# Harvard Law professor claims that Japanese comfort women were voluntarily employed

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**Created:** [February 9, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvard-law-professor-claims-that-japanese-comfort-women-were-voluntarily-employed/932485 "2021-02-09T02:22:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvard-law-professor-claims-that-japanese-comfort-women-were-voluntarily-employed/932485/18 "2021-02-09T14:37:35Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> At least it’s literally true that slaves were immigrants and workers. The connotations are all wrong, but the literal meaning is at least correct.
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> But saying that these women were willing, when they themselves say otherwise, is just plain wrong.

This is an area where one should defer to the professionals who have actually researched the primary evidence. It would appear the great majority of professionals vehemently disagree with this guy.

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