New Meaning to Open House

From yahoo news:

Red Light District Plans Open House
Fri Feb 17, 12:41 PM ET

There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but occasionally there’s a cheap feast for the eyes.
Several topless bars, peep shows and sex show clubs in Amsterdam’s famed “Red Light” prostitution district have declared an open house on Feb. 18, hoping to shore up their reputation with local politicians who are calling for a crackdown.
“You can come in, have a free drink, look around,” said Bob de Maan, spokesman for the “Banana Bar,” which is known for its live sex shows.

“People think that this is something dirty, but now — it’s an open house. They can see for themselves.”
Prostitution in Amsterdam boomed during the city’s 17th century Golden Age, when prostitutes catered to sailors on shore leave.With its lingerie-clad women and red neon lights, the area in the city center became a major tourist draw in the 20th century. The Dutch government legalized prostitution in 2000 with an eye to making it easier to tax and regulate.
But problems have continued as the area acts as a magnet for pimps, drug addicts, petty criminals and human traffickers. A recent study found that despite health rules, about 7 percent of Dutch prostitutes have HIV, the virus that causes AIDs.
The open house came in response to proposals by the head of Amsterdam’s largest political party meant to discourage women from marketing themselves in windows.

Several of the best-known institutions are opening their doors, in an idea supported by the Prostitution Information Center, the Sex Museum, and the Salvation Army which helps the district’s many downtrodden.

Open house totally has taken on a whole new meaning.
Before I start into this there is a line in this that totally confuses me.

“But problems have continued as the area acts as a magnet for pimps”

Um it’s the red light district. Doesn’t that go hand and hand? Isn’t it like going into a bar and seeing a bartender?
This seriously had me laughing for like an hour. While the concept behind it makes sense, they want to show the politicians they are on the up and up. The execution to me seems a little flawed. Aren’t they basically inviting them to brothels and live sex shows to show them how well things are managed? That to me seems kind of funny. Granted it is legal there so comparing it to inviting a politician to a speakeasy during prohibition might not be the right analogy but it is still kind of screwed up.

“Hey politicians come to the red light district on February 18th so we can show you that there are no drug dealers, petty thieves, criminals, etc”

Actually the idea is genius. They announced the day when the politicians are coming so the criminals can stay home and then they can distract them with titties and sex shows. After Helga gets Lars the representative from Enhoven on stage and electroshocks his nipples everything will be right again in the red district. I personally have never been to a red light district before and I feel like I am missing out. Not because I want to sleep with hookers but, I mean isn’t that the ultimate window shopping for guys? Women dream of Rodeo Drive or Fifth Avenue and what are guys left with? Don’t try and sell me on Home Depot, I don’t build shit.

That is why Vegas needs to create a red light district in multiple hotels. While the girls go to Caesar’s Palace and go shopping the guys can go next door and have like hot girls in a window that you can have sex with if you want to. Most women that shop in Vegas aren’t really going to buy anything they just want to check out the designer shit. Guys really just want to window shop to, and a strip club doesn’t cut it. If Vegas did this it would be the greatest city in the world.

I have no idea how I got from point A to where I am at now. I think it is time to click the abort button on this one.