Many forum readers who read the blog post believe his claims are nonsense - in particular, that he takes a stun gun with him when he accompanies customers off the premises, and that in some cases he goes to bed with his clothes on.
I will respond to the claims as best I can tomorrow. For now, here is one reaction to Kew's story. The writer refers to SF...I am not sure who that is. Perhaps it's me.
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I can understand some of these reactions, but in the context of SF's blog post, and some previous ones of his on the same boy, I find them a bit off-beam.
It's absolutely clear from a daily reading of this blog that SF is a kind, sympathetic man with some psychological understanding (and some wit, to boot!), and that this boy is in a deep depression.
The boy's late-night conversations with SF are the nearest thing a penniless Thai boy is going to get to the therapy he almost certainly needs. And I think SF knows what he's doing.
Agreed, the sleeping with customers fully clothed and the electric shock device are fantasy - nothing more than what, in self-protection, the boy would like to do. But this so-called 'bullshit' is exactly the give-away that someone professionally trained would use as a jumping-off point for trying to help him.
In many ways it tells you a lot of what you need to know in order to get started. The boy keeps breaking into tears, is edgy, difficult to deal with; and is no doubt in a private hell of his own.
That much is obviously clear to SF. He does not challenge the truth of these fantasy comments, but listens, and wryly shares with his readers that he has his doubts about them. Whatever, the story of this boy should not be read as a challenge to us to say what we would do if we came across a boy who refused to take his clothes off or electrocuted us in bed with a stun gun.
We would all react differently (in self-protection, perhaps?), but some of these reactions might not be particularly helpful to the boy.
now, see part 2
I stumbled on the conversation yesterday also. Of course no one has stumbled upon a boy quite like Kew...
ReplyDeleteBut then again I believe that "Bangkok" Kew, the one who only sleeps with his clothes on and the one with a taser is not the same person as "Pattaya" Kew (Lets not forget that in Pattaya Kew talks about make up and long hair).
In Bangkok Kew is sharing with a close gay friend his life in Pattaya but he wants his friend to know that he is not "that way"
So, he talks about sleeping with his clothes on and having a taser....while he is also asking his friend to go clothes shopping with him (buy him clothes?).
I believe too many people took Kew literally rather than figuratively...he is just saying that he was a barboy and he could be "offed" but that he did it as a job rather than something he enjoyed.
SF= Silom Farang....commenters are confusing you with gayboythailand blog....duh!
ReplyDeleteTao: I think you are right. He wants me to know it is just a job, so might be inclined to embellish his stories a little.
ReplyDeleteAnon: Ah...I was too dim to figure that out myself. I wonder if SF would mind if I claim authorship of my own piece?