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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
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Please explain this.

The name is what first grabbed my attention. Comfort women? What a moniker for the sexual slaves who were coerced, confined and raped in the Japanese military brothels strung across during World War II. The very name reduces the women to the sum of their service. What kind of comfort did they supply? The label is only marginally more humane than the other words for the women listed on the procurement rolls: "items" and "logs."








  

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Ahn The name is what first grabbed my attention. Comfort women? What a moniker for the sexual slaves who were coerced, confined and raped in the Japanese military brothels strung across during World War II.

— Philip

  • Ahn The name is what first grabbed my attention.
  • Comfort women?
  • What a moniker for the sexual slaves who were coerced, confined and raped in the Japanese military brothels strung across during World War II.
  • The very name reduces the women to the sum of their service .
  • What kind of comfort did they supply?
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AhnThe name is what first grabbed my attention. Comfort women? What a moniker for the sexual slaves who were coerced, confined and raped in the Japanese military brothels strung across during World War II. The very name reduces the women to the sum of their service. What kind of comfort did they supply? The
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2) who is 'their'? the women
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1. strung is like spread, yes.
2. their is the women
3. listed on procurement rolls = written on the official lists of supplies to be purchased

CJ
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Thank you for all your answers ^^
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One more question occurred to me.

The very name reduces the women to the sum of their service.

-->What does this mean?
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their service = the service (i.e., the "comfort", i.e., sexual 'favors') provided by the women

CJ
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