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November 27, 2007
Young Kenyan men enjoy same gifts-for-sex benefits young women have had for centuries
Reuters had an article yesterday on the trend of older white English women going on vacation in Kenya, and while there, taking out hot young men, buying them clothes and expensive dinners, and having sex with them.
He wore new sunglasses he said were a gift from her.
"We both get something we want -- where's the negative?" Allie asked in a bar later.
Apparently the negative is that a lot of hotel managers and members of the Kenya tourism board are lumping these women in with other sex tourists who come to Kenya to pay 12 year-old girls or boys for sex.
Which is nuts. Old, wealthy sugar daddies everywhere have long enjoyed taking much younger women out, showering them with gifts, and having sex with them. Some might go so far as to marry them (Billy Joel, Donald Trump, Fred Thompson, Ben Kingsley, Les Moonves, I could go on all day) but plenty more just enjoy the arm candy for a while then drop them (George Soros).
At last, young men from poor countries with little opportunity for living in economic security get to enjoy the same temporary access to nice clothes and fancy dinners that young American women have been hustling to get their hands on forever! Why should sex-for-goods be exclusively a rich man/poor woman transaction? I'm so glad to see these enterprising young African men are finally able to exploit their youthful hotness with all the savvy of a midwestern high school dropout draping herself over aging producers at Hollywood parties.
22 year-old Joseph, a Kenyan man who says he has slept with over 100 white women, says:
He could be half the girls in their early 20's who hang out at expensive Tribeca bars hoping to snag free drinks from an investment manager.
The movie Heading South came out in 2006 and featured Charlotte Rampling (in the photo above) traveling to Haiti to have sex with young men in the 1970's. A long article about the movie goes into all these complicated arguments about sex, economics, political power, gender roles, exploitation, and on and on.
Seems like the only new or interesting thing happening here is that the older, richer person in the dynamic is female and they have to go to other countries to find young men willing to do what many young women in rich countries have done basically forever. Yawn.
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Good points about safety. The Reuters article also says that the AIDS prevalence in Kenya is 7%, so I hope these tourists aren't letting themselves get too swept away in their Terry McMillan fantasy world.
Posted by: amy at November 27, 2007 5:36 PM
erm,
No thanks. I'll have to pass on that one.
Plus most kenyan males have multi women and or more than one wife. Usually younger than us. (if not mostly). He'd just take your money and give it his actual girlfriend.
That's not love.
And the other catch is..... males will not marry females their senior anywhere on earth.
Africa least of all. I know. I'm kenyan. (actually ethiopian but i was raised in kenya).
I don't know how attractive older white women THINK they are but, come on. At some point reality has to sit in. We are not trading our 27 year old girlfriends for a 55 year old white woman.
The actions of a handful of males is not a reflection on the whole.
And those are prostitutes not "lovers". When did women start pretending male prostitutes were "lovers"?
Posted by: T. Asega at March 20, 2008 12:14 PM
How do they even know the guy's age???
Maasai never know their age.
Posted by: Asega at March 20, 2008 12:16 PM
hey, if i had the kind of money it took to fly off to Kenya and have a wild time with my sexual fantasy?
If the government allows it, let the girls have fun!....(i'd like to hear from the girls just exactly how good it is???)
Posted by: Tarzan at March 21, 2008 10:41 PM
Ilikethat
Posted by: at May 15, 2008 6:10 PM
i think it is sick what they do because it is not right for the locals to see all this going on in the home !
Posted by: becky at June 19, 2008 5:44 PM
I am an american older woman going to Kenya and Rwanda for a safari and gorilla trek this fall. I never knew about any of this until I happened upon an article a few weeks ago. I think it sounds pretty good and I may end up going back in a year or so if I can find another lady who wants to go. I'm afraid that none of my friends would be interested in a little fling but I sure am. I think I'll scout around while I'm there this fall. If anyone might be interested post here and I'll get back to you.
Posted by: pacific_coast2 at July 6, 2008 1:28 AM
Hi Pacific Coast,
I am from Kenya - and live on the East Coast in Boston. I like the idea, but then I am a young man! Perhaps we could just have a fling here in the U.S.!
Respond and let me know.
Posted by: Harrison at July 13, 2008 1:28 PM
am around and i live in kenya. hit me if yo interested in a fling
Posted by: inlove at August 28, 2008 6:14 AM
I am a young Kenyan man (not available and financially stable) but still feel i must chip my two cents in...
Firstly the Ethiopian going on and on and on is just full of hot air... and is Ethipian (which in KEnya says a lot - LOL)
Anyway he would probably jump at the chance to stay in a half decent hotel for a while eating good and getting money and some honey (even if it comes in 70s style)...
The truth is, life is hard here and i can see lots of young men doing this... I mean, seriously, when your alternatives are:
1) steal from people
2) go hungry or
3) sleep with a 45-65 y.o. women who pretty much have looked after themselves...
i think i too would rather be having lots of indiscreet relationships for money...
I don't much like what is going on but for two reasons i would let it:
1) older men have done it for years and
2) it is probably the lesser of the evils the young men here may have to choose from.
And now i am thinking about what it would be like to sleep with an older woman... grrrrr
Posted by: utamu at October 8, 2008 1:05 AM
i m a man lookinglady outside the coutry
Posted by: waithaka at December 10, 2008 12:51 PM
This is a good idea if one is getting something after you groove. So for me also am a hardsome guy and also looking for this old white women so if you come to kenya contact me through my email abunjoniom@yahoo.com or Tel: +254725700140
Posted by: Abraham at January 21, 2009 8:50 AM
Hi pacific_coast2 am a young man and id realy be intrested to hook up with you why not bring along ur other older women. Hit me up at email. (ian2@kenyamail.net)
Posted by: Ian at January 23, 2009 4:46 AM
PACIFIC COAST:
To you and any of you ladies coming to Nairobi please do let me know.I'll be more than pleased to show you a great time.
brown.thick@gmail.com
Posted by: BBC FOR SPONTANEOUS at January 24, 2009 11:42 AM
Hi,
I am also interested such kind of women please...
Posted by: bache at March 11, 2009 6:11 AM
Get in touch with me pacific_coast2 and we can have some real fun when you are in Kenya. Get in touch at elikomia@yahoo.com
Posted by: Johnny at March 23, 2009 8:51 AM
Hello all,
So much has been talked against English Ladies who travel to Kenya in search for real sex satisfying experiences with black men. Is it not their choice to explore and experience what they want? What exploitation is it if they don’t force such black men to have sex with them, in fact, they even buy them clothes? Is this not people’s un-substantiated jealous?
Hi ladies from Western countries, why don’t you also explore Southern Africa for real sex encounters with strong African black men, honesty, friendly, and supportive. You will not even need to spend so much to get the sex pleasure you will never forget. It’s not only the Maasai who know how to do it better but generally most African men are real good. Contact me for any information of assistance or referals on muwangula@gmail.com
Posted by: Kennedy at March 26, 2009 2:59 PM
Any lady from Europe ;America & Asia who have come to explore Kenya and have fun is welcome.
Kindly contact me through my email onyangojogoo@yhaoo.co.uk.
Posted by: Samwel Omondi Ayott at April 29, 2009 9:53 AM
THOSE COMING TO UGANDA CAN GET THE SAME AND TOO ARE FAR BETTER,CONTACT ME ON sirty735@gmail.com OR BY PHONE;+256782601162.WOMEN WILL NOT REGRET COZ U'LL ENJOY THE BEST
Posted by: van mark at May 5, 2009 2:49 AM
Hi ladies! My name is andrew and I live at Mombasa Kenya and it will be my pleasure to meet a lady who is willing to visit Kenya for fun. Age is not a barrier. 'LOVE IS A NAME AND SEX IS THE GAME, SAY THE NAME AND PLAY THE GAME TO YOUR PERFECTION".
The older the berry the sweeter it becomes. you can reach me through tamuandy@gmail.com
Posted by: andy at May 5, 2009 10:17 AM
Well, I live in Toronto Canada, and I wish I could find a woman much older than me (Im 35) to have adventurous times like that. Oh and I wouldnt charge money, just energy.
Posted by: Groovy Drew at May 20, 2009 6:43 PM
Sooner or later one of these women is going to get robbed or hurt. That would be bad publicity for Kenya. But it shows how sexist the authorities in Kenya are if they haven't even bothered to concoct a halfway real reason (safety) and only cite "unwholesomeness".
They should encourage this. What tourist promotion authority would rather have smelly British backpackers than sober middle-aged women Getting Their Groove Back?
Posted by: T-Rock at November 27, 2007 2:47 PM