Bacchus Ladies
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Bacchus Ladies (Hangul: 박카스 할머니; RR: bagkaseu halmeoni) are elderly Korean prostitutes who solicit in parks and plazas in Seoul for sex in nearby motels. They traditionally made a living by selling bottles of the popular Bacchus energy drink in the parks where elderly men gather for a chess game and a chat with their friends. The women are in their 50s, 60, even their 80s.[1] The price of selling sex is about 20,000 to 30,000 won ($18-26) or even less if the man is a regular client.[2][3][4][5][6][7] In a testimony, about 400 women work in Jongmyo Park in Seoul. The younger men in their 20s to 40s are also becoming their clients.[8][2]
Backgrounds
In a Confucian society like South Korea, elderly parents were respected, and in their old age could have relied on their children. However recent rapid change of society, attitudes of children has changed dramatically. There is no welfare system that works effectively in South Korea. Those elderly women have no savings, no realistic pension, and no family to rely on.[2] The poverty rate of women aged over 65 in South Korea is 47.2%, the highest among the OECD countries. This figure rises to 76.6% if they are single.[6][9]
In popular culture
- The Bacchus Lady is a South Korean film presented in the Panorama section of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. The film depicts the life of an elderly Bacchus Lady.
See also
References
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