Persephone Magazine

From the article:

The disparity in age and attractiveness is the most common vein in these Western women/beach boy relationships. Taking full advantage of this is often excused away by those caught up in the trade. However, assuming beach boys are sex-starved Don Juans lucky to bed middle-aged white women would be a mistake. While some do engage in long term courtships, they always risk being ostracized from their own community. The idea of a first born son going and joining a beach boy gang instead of getting married and raising a family can be devastating, especially in a culture that puts so much emphasis on origin and tribe. These same men commonly abuse drugs and face harassment by the Kenyan mafia, which keeps tight control on just how much money can be made at the beach.

Common opinion dismisses the lifestyle of a beach boy as an easy one, but this hardly seems to be the case. The practice is unsustainable, and there is very little prospect for the men after they’ve grown past their expiration date. What perhaps starts as a life of being a cute kid making change on the beach in exchange for smiles, often turns into one of cocaine addiction and eventual poverty. Without family or social support for these men, the idea of turning to a life of crime is not only attractive, but likely.

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