so what REALLY goes on in these places, call me stupid i guess, but i never understood why these places would get busted. I thought it was just a place to get a nice massage or something. Is there a listing of these places somewhere?
You see, I've always wondered how more of these places AREN'T busted. I mean seriously....they have blacked out windows and offer "sensual relaxation." What I want to know is has anyone ever gone to one of these establishments and not gotten a happy ending?
I've never gone to one of those places. But where I get my haircut offers massages and they are all Asian women working there. I remember one day I was getting my haircut and one guy was leaving, he had been in a wreck recently and said he was sorry for not being able to turn/tile his head during the haircut because of the wreck. Well the lady tells him they offer a massage there. He tells her that it's okay, he will be alright, well she assures him it is a good massage and she makes sure her customers are happy. Well, the guy says that it would take more than a massage to make him happy and she comes back with, "Well like I said, I make sure all my customers leave happy."
Its not just in Houston though. I hear about places like that getting busted in Dallas just as often.
Speaking as a former RMT, I can tell you this presents significant issues for legitimate massage therapists in Houston. The connotation of the "massage parlor" is so strong that it is not uncommon to be propositioned by clients. I know women therapists who have been asked repeatedly by guys to give them a happy ending or to do the massage naked or bring a friend or whatever. I had both men AND women act strange either in the phone consultation beforehand or during the session. Not only is it awkward and uncomfortable, it's illegal and kinda nasty. All those ads they have in the back of the Press don't help, especially when the state is supposed to crack down on places like that. I personally could care less about prostitution. Hey, whatever floats your boat. But, when it endangers legitimate therapists trying to make a living, that's not cool.
Hey, if you want to get a hand job from a total stranger, by all means. Just tell the truth about it instead of shrouding it in the guise of a legitimate health practice, particularly when it places women who don't want to be prostitutes at risk to idiot guys who think it should be included in a normal massage.
Sorry, sensitive issue for me. When you get guys calling you and asking, "So, do you do, er, uh, extras?" it gets a little weird.
It really is hard to believe that in this day and age this kind of thing goes on. Like Jeff says, it really brings down the totally legitimate side of the industry. These people who are just trying to make a living don't need the hassle of being propositioned by a bunch of pervs who are looking for more than just a massage. It's a shame really. dskillz, can I get the number of that place? Thanks.
Isn't part of the problem (or blessing) that law doesn't really enforce any of these laws. I would make a conjecture, if a woman was head of HPD that things might change. I also heard that the law is vague about these things, because at massage parlors the women really don't get naked, thus there is no proposition of favors which someone can be charged with.
If they would make prostitution legal, we wouldn't have that problem. God forbid two consenting adults want to have sex.
Sad, if a woman walks into a bar and tells a total stranger "Lets go f**k", no problem legally, but if she asked for a dollar, it's against the law.
