Canadian Artist Mandy Stobo Forced into Cambodian Sex Trade

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Canadian Artist Mandy Stobo Forced into Cambodian Sex Trade

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Canadian Artist Mandy Stobo is claiming she was kidnapped off the streets of Cambodia and forced into a Cambodian brothel.

And not just any brothel, but a brothel where Mandy Stobo along with others were chained to beds and mainly American and European men would come to pay $5 to rape and torture her with a selection of weapons provided by the brothel.

Her is a glimpse of her story:

My name is Mandy Stobo. I am a visual artist in Calgary, Alberta. I created a project called Bad Portraits, that highlight our flaws to be seen as beauty and to spread joy through art as the project allows it’s subjects to see themselves without ego, but with pure love. I have a beautiful 8 year old, and a baby on the way. I recently married the most incredible man. My life is full of support, creativity and kindness. But that wasn’t always the case.

Here is my story.....

......Years later, through many struggles and a “get up and go” mentality, I found myself travelling the globe, alone, running away from anything that could get close. I ended up in Cambodia, where, after many years of thinking I had conquered things and that perhaps I didn’t deserve abuse, and that maybe, just maybe I could have self worth and hope, etc… I was taken off the streets and put in a brothel. I won’t go into details here, but there were many rooms, and in each room we were chained to a mattress, and next to us was shelves of tools, crowbars, knives, etc… that the ‘client’ could use as they pleased. Most “clients” were American and European men, who could come abuse and use women as they wish for less than $5. I was tortured and raped multiple times a day. But I was one of the lucky ones. I was able to get out and run right to the Khmer police (which, this was shortly after Pol Pot, so they weren’t exactly police like you would think ours to be.) This was the first time I spoke out right away. And I wasn’t shamed. They sang bob marley ‘s three little birds to me and then went to take down this place. I still sing that song when I fall into an episode… I was sent to Vietnam, and after being hospitalized there, I was on my way home. Vowing to never have to experience such horror again. Vowing to pick up my chin and truly hope and create the world I wanted. Vowing to help try and change the fact that this behavior is getting normalized. That, although, I had multiple experiences, and that there was no logic to any of it, that there are so many women around the world who are experiencing worse. And they are doing so without any support......

https://badstobo2014.wordpress.com/2014 ... ell-yours/





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Mandy Stobo is a visual artist in Calgary, Alberta. She is the creator of The Bad Portrait project, http://www.thebadportraits.com, which celebrate joy and flaws in each of us.



Thank you for taking the time to read my story, and to feel safe enough to share your own. Abuse holds too much power, and by speaking our truth we can help eliminate shame, and start finding our joy.

http://www.mandystobo.com

http://www.thebadportraits.com

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What a way to get free publicity
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sounds riverside?
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Why are American and European men flying ask the way to Cambodia to go to brothels to have sex with Canadian women?
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What is your point Digg3r?
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My point is Canada in probably a better destination to have sex with Canadians.
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So?
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I call bullshit.
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LTO wrote:I call bullshit.
So where do you think the best place is for sex with Canadians?
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I was referring the OP, not your comment...if that's why you're asking.

As for sex with Canadians, hmmm, maybe Cuba. I've heard there are droves of them there.
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