Comments on: in NYC: provocative “Journey” on sex trafficking http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2009/11/in-nyc-provovative-journey-on-sex-trafficking.html Journalist and author Violet Blue's site for sex and tech culture, accurate sex information, erotica and more. Tue, 26 May 2015 17:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2009/11/in-nyc-provovative-journey-on-sex-trafficking.html/comment-page-1#comment-7232 Ryan Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:31:24 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=3610#comment-7232 I attended the Journey exhibit a few days after seeing "Very Young Girls," a Showtime documentary about domestic sex trafficking in the U.S. Both of the pieces tell the same story, of pimps and madams targeting girls who are vulnerable, living with a thread-bare support network. They control the girls' worlds, setting up perverse incentive structures where the women can only get what they need to survive, physically and emotionally, by having sex with strangers for money, sometimes servicing thirty or forty men a day. This is fucked up, obviously. My impression is that, while there are a few organizations in the trenches doing good work (GEMS is a good example), sex trafficking remains a fringe issue, essentially ignored by society. Perhaps a more sober look at sex trafficking, through exhibits and films such as these that give voice to the trafficked, can help generate the cultural shift and political will we need to bring an end to exploitative sex work. I attended the Journey exhibit a few days after seeing “Very Young Girls,” a Showtime documentary about domestic sex trafficking in the U.S. Both of the pieces tell the same story, of pimps and madams targeting girls who are vulnerable, living with a thread-bare support network. They control the girls’ worlds, setting up perverse incentive structures where the women can only get what they need to survive, physically and emotionally, by having sex with strangers for money, sometimes servicing thirty or forty men a day. This is fucked up, obviously. My impression is that, while there are a few organizations in the trenches doing good work (GEMS is a good example), sex trafficking remains a fringe issue, essentially ignored by society. Perhaps a more sober look at sex trafficking, through exhibits and films such as these that give voice to the trafficked, can help generate the cultural shift and political will we need to bring an end to exploitative sex work.

]]> By: jondoe http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2009/11/in-nyc-provovative-journey-on-sex-trafficking.html/comment-page-1#comment-7177 jondoe Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:14:20 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=3610#comment-7177 Fem - please remember that Polanski was about to be screwed by a corrupt judge. I don't condone his act, and I don't blame him for leaving. Even the victim wants this all to go away. She says she has suffered more from the legal system and press than the rape. I think it is time to let it go. Emma is pretty smart - and female. She must have good reasons for her beliefs. == Poodle - In the 1600's, 75% of the world were slaves of some sort. I don't know if the numbers today are exaggerated or not. It is a horrible crime, and is all too easy to commit and perpetuate. Here in Atlanta, they are always busting some houses with captured teens working inside. And I'm guessing they just find the obvious ones! Fem – please remember that Polanski was about to be screwed by a corrupt judge. I don’t condone his act, and I don’t blame him for leaving. Even the victim wants this all to go away. She says she has suffered more from the legal system and press than the rape.
I think it is time to let it go. Emma is pretty smart – and female. She must have good reasons for her beliefs.
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Poodle – In the 1600′s, 75% of the world were slaves of some sort. I don’t know if the numbers today are exaggerated or not. It is a horrible crime, and is all too easy to commit and perpetuate.
Here in Atlanta, they are always busting some houses with captured teens working inside. And I’m guessing they just find the obvious ones!

]]> By: Poodle http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2009/11/in-nyc-provovative-journey-on-sex-trafficking.html/comment-page-1#comment-7164 Poodle Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:22:08 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=3610#comment-7164 Yes trafficking is serious crime and this exhibit looks very good. There is evidence though that its extent has been exaggerated for various reasons: most of all to try and tare all the sex industry. See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/20/trafficking-numbers-women-exaggerated Yes trafficking is serious crime and this exhibit looks very good.
There is evidence though that its extent has been exaggerated for various reasons: most of all to try and tare all the sex industry.

See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/20/trafficking-numbers-women-exaggerated

]]> By: fembot http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2009/11/in-nyc-provovative-journey-on-sex-trafficking.html/comment-page-1#comment-7161 fembot Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:16:12 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=3610#comment-7161 It still boggles my mind that Emma Thompson, for all her concern and spokesmanship against sexual exploitation, nonconsent and human trafficking, has come out in support of Roman Polanski's release. It saddens me and it colours my view of everything she does now. Shame. It still boggles my mind that Emma Thompson, for all her concern and spokesmanship against sexual exploitation, nonconsent and human trafficking, has come out in support of Roman Polanski’s release. It saddens me and it colours my view of everything she does now. Shame.

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