The History of Geisha

First geisha appeared in the early 1600s. After 8 centuries of fighting among the warrior lords, the country was united under a military dictator, or shogun. Tokugawa Ieyasu quelled the internal warfare, unified most of the country, and in 1603 became shogun, establishing his government in Edo (now Tokyo). This Edo-based shogunate lasted some 265 years and is called the Edo period. Under shogun rule, Japan isolated itself entirely from the rest of the world. During that time, prostitution was controlled. Special “pleasure quarters” were set up. The pleasure quarters became the places of sexual freedom. Exclusive prostitutes or courtesans would entertain samurai warriors. It was there where the first geisha appeared. These geisha were men. They also were called jesters (hokan) or drum bearers (taiko-mochi), and they were there to make the guests laugh. In 1751, some customers in a Shimabara brothel were surprised when a female drum bearer came to their party. She was referred to as geiko, the term still used in Kyoto instead of geisha. By 1780 female geisha outnumbered the men; by 1800, a geisha was a woman.
Even after the novelty wore off, female geisha remained in high demand. By the 1750s, the licensed quarters had already been in existence for 150 years, and yujo (the prostitutes) were not as skilled in the arts as they had once been. In fact, the entertainment of the pleasure quarters had probably gone a little stale. The new female geisha took the quarters by storm. They sang popular songs; they were fun to talk to. And although in the official hierarchy of the licensed quarters, geisha stood near the bottom, customers preferred the fresh-faced geisha with her shamisen to a high-ranked yujo.
The geisha in the licensed quarters were forbidden to sleep with the yujo’s customers. In 1779 geisha were recognized as practicing a distinct profession, and a registry office (kenban) was set up to provide and enforce rules of conduct for them. Geisha were not to wear flamboyant kimono, or combs and jeweled pins in their hair. Arthur Golden further explains:A traditional image of a geisha in the West is often confused with what was a prostitute from the 1800s. The look of a prostitute and the geisha is very distinct. Geisha tie their obi tied in the back. A prostitute, on the other hand, wear her obi tied in the front: she is taking her kimono on and off all night; she can’t have a dresser come in, so she ties it in front herself. Also, the image of lots of hair ornaments — it is also of the prostitutes. Geisha wear much simpler ones. (The Secret)
Under these regulations, geisha completely separatedfrom the prostitutes. Geisha prospered. The simplicity of their appearance became highly popular. They spread over the country while Japan continued to shut itself out from the rest of the world.
World War II also had great influence on the image of geisha. Japan proclaimed war against the United States. The Japanese were sure they would win because the emperor’s power was divine. After the United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered. The country had been devastated. The United States Army headed by Gener al McArthur came to Japan. Already a year and a half before the surrender, the war was having its effect on the geisha districts. The expensive restaurants at which they entertained were required to close at eleven, and geisha to cease entertainment at ten. Sayuri recalls the times of Depression during World War II:
Our okiya had been stripped off the things other families had lost long ago, such as stores of food, undergarments, and so forth. … The neighborhood association began confiscating many of our ceramics and scrolls to sell them on what we called the “gray market,” which was different from the black market. … It was mainly housewives selling off their precious things to raise cash.
The geisha districts were required to close down completely on March 5, 1944. Since the geisha houses were closed, the Americans looked for fun elsewhere:Even as the Meiji government had essayed to provide ladies of pleasure for early foreign visitors and residents, so the Japanese government thought to do it for the Occupation forces. Soon after the surrender there was a poster in Ginza inviting young ladies to join a “recreation and amusement association” for the entertainment of the Americans. It had a few gatherings in the basement of a Ginza department store, but soon became a cabaret for Japanese. The government early indicated a willingness to set aside a generous number of pleasure quarters for the exclusive use of the Occupation.
The American troops found pleasure with the streetgirls. They called them geisha (wrongly pronounced “geesha”). The new “geisha” had neither the accomplishments nor the brains of the real ones. However, Americans used the term geisha because it was easy and convenient. Japan lost the war, and the geisha their reputation.


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Persecution

Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other times where national service has been compulsory. In Germany, as many as 12,000 Witnesses were sent to concentration camps,^[243] and were identified by purple triangles; as many as 5000 died.^[244] More than 200 men were executed at the orders of German war courts.^[245] In Canada, Jehovah's Witnesses were interned in camps^[246] along with political dissidents and people of Chinese and Japanese descent.^[247] In the former Soviet Union, about 9300 Jehovah's Witness families were deported to Siberia as part of Operation North in April 1951.^[248][249] Their religious activities are currently banned or restricted in some countries, including China, Vietnam and some Islamic states.

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Dumbest Laws Ever

ALABAMA

You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.

It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.

No person within the city may possess confetti.

If one wishes to read palms in the city, they must first pay $10 for a permit.

It is illegal to howl at ladies within the city limits.

NEW YORK

Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it

1900′s prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk.

It is illegal for a father to call his son a “faggot” or “queer” in an effort to curb “girlie" behavior.

OHIO

It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car.

It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.

No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July.

No person shall solicit sex from another of the same gender if it offends the second person.

(certain city)Electric fences are banned.

Cincinnati-Anal intercourse is banned.

Toledo-Throwing a snake at anyone is illegal.

PENNSYLVANIA

It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel.

Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.

Bensalem-Persons convicted of felonies may not operate Bingo games.

Connellsville-One’s pants may be worn no lower than five inches below the waist.

Morrisville-It is required that a woman have a permit to wear cosmetics.

It is still illegal to bring a donkey or a mule onto a trolley car.

Horses are not to be tied to parking meters.

COLOARDO

 It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.
Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses.
To own a dog over three months of age, one must obtain a license.
Couches may not be placed on outside porches. (The University of Colorado in Boulder is renowned for its party atmosphere. In the most recent edition of the Princeton Review (2003), it was ranked the number one party school in the US. A common tradition at the University is to burn couches following big events (i.e. winning a football game). To curb this potentially dangerous activity, an ordinance was passed to discourage such actions.)
VERMONT
Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
It is illegal to deny the existence of God.

CALIFORNIA
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
Women may not drive in a house coat.

Arcadia-Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.

Cathedral City-It is prohibited to sleep in a parked vehicle.

Why should Husbands have the SAY?

1. In Maryland, a woman cannot go through her husband’s pockets while he is sleeping. Not even if she really wants a piece of gum.
2. In Vermont, a woman must obtain written permission from her husband if she wishes to wear false teeth. Because women really lead with their teeth in wanton, uncontrolled sexuality.
3. In Tucson, Arizona, women are not allowed to wear pants.
4. In Carrizozo, New Mexico, it is illegal for a woman to appear unshaven in public.
5. In Dyersburg, Tennessee, it is illegal for a woman to call a man on a date.
6. In Carmel, New York, women may not wear high heels within the city limits. They are obviously just protecting their citizens, as this move effectively disqualifies the city from ever letting a “Sex and the City” sequel to be shot in their town.
7. In Michigan, a woman isn’t allowed to cut her hair without her husband’s permission

if anyone shall happen upon the rest of the half of these laws to justify them, email me asap. id like to complete the laws. email them to malicemarikia7@gmail.com labeled STUPID LAWS.

Bullied Women at Abortions

Don't know about you, but I am PRO CHOICE. A woman should have all rights to their bodies and the life within. No, I'm not saying that a cheating wife should get an aborition just to save her own ass, but it would be her choice to explain things when he grows up looking like dad's best friend. I do absolutely believe that a woman who was raped or a product of family/family affair, than they deserve the abortion. No one sould have a choice made for them. A pregnant teen has every right to want to abort her pregnancy, but maybe she wants the option of open adoption or just plain give-up adoption. Don't blow off a chance at giving the child a chance to live just because it's an inconveniance or that it would get in the way of your continuing party life. Give the child a chance to grow up with posotive options. a family that could take care of them.

Another scarey thing is adoption. Giving the child blindly to others who seem fine could be fatal and sexually abusive. A woman might let her husband rape them at bed time. A single man might rape or sell them to pay their way or support a drug habit. A foster child might even get pregnant by their foster parent and no one would believe them except friends. The system might be believed that it was just a sleep-around symptom against fun. But what ever the choice it may be, be carefully deciding.

A pro choice does not mean murder.
Any state or facility that releases your file on the internet for the public to find is against doctor patient confidentiality and you might win for suing, but dont do just that just because you read it on the internet. Be smart. Make your own choices and do the correct legal thing for you and your baby.
These are a few REDICULOUS laws that bully women who abort.


Describing ultrasounds: Because requiring ultrasounds is not enough, technicians in Oklahoma, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi are required to describe what they see (eyes, a hand, maybe even the sex) during an ultrasound up to an hour before the abortion. Victims of rape and incest are not spared the theatrics.

1. Post patient questionnaires online: Oklahoma requires women to fill out a questionnaire, which asks potentially identifying questions, and then posts it online.
2. Provide info on fetus's ability to feel pain: Nine states are required to tell women how much pain the fetus will feel. This seems like fine information before a woman decides, but afterward?
3. Report inaccurate info on an abortion-breast cancer link: Out of the seven states whose required info provides material on breast cancer risks after abortions, five (Alaska, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia) inaccurately report an increased risk.
4. Focus only on negative reactions: Most calls were about guilt over feeling relief. Yet out of the 17 states that provide info on possible psychological responses to abortions, seven (Michigan, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia) focus on the negative only.

Know Your Rights at School

The right of children with diabetes to care for their diabetes at school is based on the Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA). These laws provide protection against discrimination for children with disabilities, including diabetes, in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. This includes all public schools and day care centers and those private schools and centers that receive federal funds.
There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the differences between a 504 and and Individualized Education Plan (IEP). To put it simply, a 504 plan is plan designed to deal with medical issues, such as diabetes, while an IEP is a plan designed to deal with educational challenges or special needs that need not be related to a medical treatment plan. A 504 would contain instructions, for example, for blood glucose monitoring, while an IEP would include instructions for additional reading education, should it be needed. Children with diabetes use a 504 plan for accommodations related to diabetes and need not have an IEP unless they have special academic needs.

• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• State Regulations
According to this law, parents of qualifying children have the right to develop a Section 504 plan with their child's school. To qualify for protection under Section 504, a child must have a record of such impairment, or be regarded as having such impairment. Schools can lose federal funding if they do not comply with this law. Parents can use these laws to ensure that, while at school, their children with diabetes can fully participate in all school activities, while at the same time caring for their medical needs. This means that the school cannot: refuse to allow a child with a 504 to be on the honor roll, deny credit to a student whose absenteeism is related to diabetes, refuse to administer medication (a school cannot require parents to waive liability as a condition of giving medicine), and determine sports/extracurricular participation without regard to the student's diabetes. Any school that receives Federal funding must comply with IDEA and Section 504 laws. A child need not require special education to be protected. This law prohibits all schools and day care centers, except those run by religious organizations, from discriminating against children with disabilities, including diabetes. Protection under is this law is the same as that for Section 504. IDEA mandates the federal government to provides funding to education agencies, state and local, to provide free and appropriate education to qualifying students with disabilities. This includes children who have diabetes. As with the other two laws, you must show that diabetes can, at times, adversely affect educational performance. The school is then required to develop an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) to accommodate your child's needs. Some states have enacted additional legislation to protect children with disabilities. Contact your state legislature for further information.

What this Means

Any educational facility, school or daycare center, which receives federal funding cannot discriminate in the admission, educational process, or treatment of a student who has diabetes. Provided that the presence of diabetes has been disclosed and verified, and that the student/parents have requested reasonable accommodations, the educational facility is required by law to make the approved modifications which allow the child with diabetes to fully participate and benefit from all school activities and programs.
The student/parents are not required to assume responsibility for the provision of needed accommodations. However, the school can refuse to grant a request for an accommodation that is not specifically documented. School personnel do not have the right to confidential medical information. They need only to know what needs to be done to guarantee equal opportunity for the student. Any individual member of school staff who fails to comply with the approved medical and education plan can be held personally liable.

Responsibilities

• Student or Parents
• School personnel
1. In a timely manner, identify that the child has diabetes.
2. Provide recent documentation that the child has diabetes.
3. In writing, request needed accommodations.
4. Request a meeting to discuss 504 Plan and IEP.
1. Provide written assurance of nondiscrimination.
2. Provide notice of nondiscrimination in admission or access to its programs or activities. Notice must be included in a student/parent handbook.
3. Designate an employee to coordinate compliance.
4. Cooperate in providing authorized accommodations.
5. Request physician's specific recommendations of needed accommodations.
6. Request a meeting to discuss 504 Plan and IEP.
7. Provide grievance procedures to resolve complaints.

What to include in a 504 Plan

1. Medication procedures and dosages (e.g. insulin administration prior to meals, etc.) You will want to note if your child is capable of deciding that amount to be given or provide an alternative such as calling a parent or using a chart to determine amount to be given.
2. Blood glucose testing procedures (when where, etc.). The school does have the right to not allow blood glucose testing in the classroom. However, if you can demonstrate that this procedure will not endanger others (i.e., materials will be disposed of at home and not at school), your school may allow the child to check in a secure area in the classroom.
3. Procedures for treatment of hyper and hypoglycemia.
4. Precautions to be taken before physical activity.
5. Guidelines for meals, snack, special treats, and parties.
6. Contact information for medical assistance (as needed) and parents.

What to include in an IEP

1. The need for repeat of information. Sometimes, if a child has had an insulin reaction or extremely high blood sugar, that child may not be able to concentrate and need additional assistance.
2. The child with diabetes may need to be allowed to take make-up tests if that student has had an insulin reaction or severe hyperglycemia during an exam.
3. Flexibility in attendance requirements in case of health-related absences including physician visits (e.g., allowing students to be on honor roll and qualify for awards, etc).
4. Permission to leave class to use restroom as needed.
5. Provision of adequate time for taking medication, checking blood sugars, and completing meals and snacks.
6. Access to increased fluid intake as needed

The Laws You Thought u Knew...

* In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day.

* No man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions, or sardines on his breath in Alexandria, Minnesota. If his wife so requests, law mandates that he must brush his teeth.

* Warn your hubby that after lovemaking in Ames, Iowa, he isn't allowed to take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with you or holding you in his arms.

* Bozeman, Montana, has a law that bans all sexual activity between members of the opposite sex in the front yard of a home after sundown- if they're nude. (Apparently, if you wear socks, you're safe from the law!)

* In hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it's illegal to make love on the floor between the beds!

* The owner of every hotel in Hastings, Nebraska, is required to provide each guest with a clean and pressed nightshirt. No couple, even if they are married, may sleep together in the nude. Nor may they have sex unless they are wearing one of these clean, white cotton nightshirts.

* An ordinance in Newcastle, Wyoming, specifically bans couples from having sex while standing inside a store's walk-in meat freezer!

* A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.

* In Norfolk, Virginia, a woman can't go out without wearing a corset. (There was a civil-service job -- for men only -- called a corset inspector.)

* However, in Merryville, Missouri, women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male."

* It's safe to make love while parked in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Police officers aren't allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of his car to investigate.

* Another law in Helena, Montana, mandates that a woman can't dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she has on at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.

* Lovers in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, should avoid satisfying their lustful urges in a parked car. If the horn accidentally sounds while they are frolicking behind the wheel, the couple can face a jail term.

* In Carlsbad, New Mexico, it's legal for couples to have sex in parked vehicle during their lunch break from work, as long as the car or van has drawn curtains to stop strangers from peeking in.

* A Florida sex law: If you're a single, divorced, or widowed woman, you can't parachute on Sunday afternoons.

* Women aren't allowed to wear patent-leather shoes in Cleveland, Ohio a man might see the reflection of something "he oughtn't!"

* No woman may have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance within the boundaries of Tremonton, Utah. If caught, the woman can be charged with a sexual misdemeanor and "her name is to be published in the local newspaper." The man isn't charged nor is his name revealed.

* A Tremonton, Utah law states that no woman is allowed to have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance. In addition to normal charges, the woman's name will be published in the local newspaper. The man does not receive any punishment.

* In the state of Washington there is a law against having sex with a virgin under any circumstances. (including the wedding night)

* The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the missionary-style position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.

* In Bozeman, Montana, you can't perform any sexual acts in the front yard of any home, after sundown, and if you are nude.

* Hotel owners in Hastings, Nebraska are required by law to provide a clean, white cotton nightshirt to each guest. According to the law, no couple may have sex unless they are wearing the nightshirts.

* In Nevada sex without a condom is considered illegal.

* In Connorsville, Wisconsin no man shall shoot of a gun while his female partner is having a sexual orgasm.

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