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One of the many terms used for a red-light district in [[Japanese language|Japanese]] is {{nihongo|''[[akasen]]''|[[:ja:赤線|赤線]]}}, literally meaning "red-line." (This has independent origins from [[redlining|the same term in English]]). Japanese police drew a red line on maps to indicate the boundaries of legal red-light districts. In Japanese, the term {{nihongo|''[[aosen]]''|[[:ja:青線|青線]]}}, literally meaning "blue-line," indicates a non-legal district, also exists. |
One of the many terms used for a red-light district in [[Japanese language|Japanese]] is {{nihongo|''[[akasen]]''|[[:ja:赤線|赤線]]}}, literally meaning "red-line." (This has independent origins from [[redlining|the same term in English]]). Japanese police drew a red line on maps to indicate the boundaries of legal red-light districts. In Japanese, the term {{nihongo|''[[aosen]]''|[[:ja:青線|青線]]}}, literally meaning "blue-line," indicates a non-legal district, also exists. |
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Still others {{Who|date=April 2010}} believe that the term originated from an early 20th century piece of autobiographical writing entitled "Street Walker Unveiled", written by then-reputable New York City high-class prostitute, Nicole Sullivan, who at the time worked for the notorious "mobster" Most Jokes. In the work she mentions how she would "[walk] about the dim streets in the early morning, red light bathed across [her] face." |
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In the United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries, the term ''sporting district'' became popular for legal red-light districts. Municipal governments typically defined such districts explicitly to contain and regulate prostitution.<ref>{{cite book | title=Prostitution in the United States.| author=Woolston, Howard Brown | year=1921 | publisher=The Century Company | location=New York | isbn=978-0217038577 | page=105–107 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9ifSrQEcxwcC}}</ref> |
In the United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries, the term ''sporting district'' became popular for legal red-light districts. Municipal governments typically defined such districts explicitly to contain and regulate prostitution.<ref>{{cite book | title=Prostitution in the United States.| author=Woolston, Howard Brown | year=1921 | publisher=The Century Company | location=New York | isbn=978-0217038577 | page=105–107 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9ifSrQEcxwcC}}</ref> |
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A red-light district is a neighborhood or a part of a neighborhood where businesses connected to the sex industry (sex shops, strip clubs, adult theaters etc.) exist. In some red light districts, prostitution may legally take place; other red light districts are known for their illegal prostitution scene. The term "red-light district" was first recorded in the United States in 1894, in a newspaper article in The Milwaukee Sentinel of Wisconsin.[citation needed] Other mentions from the 1890s are numerous, from locations all over the United States. Possibly the best known red-light district is De Wallen in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
In the 19th century, the term "red light" was associated with the red lanterns carried by railway workers (which the latter left outside brothels when they entered).[dubious – discuss][citation needed]
During World War I, there were many brothels in Belgium and France; authorities marked them with blue lights for brothels for officers, and red lights for other ranks[citation needed].
One of the many terms used for a red-light district in Japanese is akasen (赤線), literally meaning "red-line." (This has independent origins from the same term in English). Japanese police drew a red line on maps to indicate the boundaries of legal red-light districts. In Japanese, the term aosen (青線), literally meaning "blue-line," indicates a non-legal district, also exists.
In the United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries, the term sporting district became popular for legal red-light districts. Municipal governments typically defined such districts explicitly to contain and regulate prostitution.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Woolston, Howard Brown (1921). Prostitution in the United States. New York: The Century Company. p. 105–107. ISBN 978-0217038577.
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