“In a city with a thriving sex trade, the assumption that sexuality is constantly available for purchase infects the broader tourist experience”

In a city with a thriving sex trade, the assumption that sexuality is constantly available for purchase infects the broader tourist experience. Most interactions on the Boulevard — from exchanges between card dealers and players to tourists drunkenly yelling at one another from across casino lobbies — feel like performances in some unending “Sin City” sitcom.

Underlying it all is the clichéd belief that how you behave in Vegas “stays in Vegas” — that it’s not a true reflection of your character, and bears no real consequences. This combination not only encourages people to indulge in aggressive behavior, but also distorts sexual harassment into something far less severe, even innocent.

Brittany Bronson, “Can You Be a Waitress and a Feminist?”, The New York Times (19 April 2015), SR2.