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Though this video is about human sex trafficking, it touches on how pornography and the pornification of our culture is driving demand that is creating more and more victims every year. I found this through the Second Carnival Against Pornography and Prostitution where I was linked. Not sure how they found me, but I’m honored to be doing my part. Over at A Room of Mama’s Own, MPJ sums up pretty well how it is a problem of the spirit, not one of morality, prudishness, or censorship. I agree with her, though I still think things go much deeper and there is clear and compelling evidence that actual people are being harmed directly and indirectly. This video highlights how demand drives the sex industry as a whole, and thus contributes to human sex trafficking. I won’t apologize for making you feel squirmy. We all should.
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No, I totally agree that people are being harmed. I haven’t clarified by finishing the series yet. And I don’t know when I’m going to get back to it. Not for another few weeks probably. Sigh!
Oh dear. I guess I’ll have to wait then.
As much as I love a good and squirmy documentary, I think I will have to watch all 45 minutes a little later on. =)
It’s probably not going to make you squirm much. More likely to make people squirm who don’t want to talk about these issues, much less think about and consider them.
I may be wrong, but I believe these problems existed long before ‘pornography’, per se, and would continue to exist were said ‘pornography’ somehow to vanish.
Pornography is wrong. It exploits women. But you cannot blame human trafficking on porn. It comes out of attitudes. It comes out of poor education and a lack of respect and a whole bunch of other stuff that has nothing to do with porn. Porn is a symptom. Porn is not the disease. If you eradicate porn, the underlying disease will still be there.
You’re right, I did use language that made it seem like I’m saying there is a direct and one-way link. I was in a rush. Still am, but what I meant to convey is somewhat like what you said. However, even though the problems have existed for a long time, they have ebbed and flowed and right now things seem to be reaching a feverish pitch worldwide. I focus on one aspect of the issue, porn, because it is currently the one we are most accepting of as a culture, and the attitudes surrounding it, stemming from it, etc, do contribute to the larger issues at hand.
I also focus on it because not only is it the most accepted arm of the sex industry, it is the most vehemently defended as being harmless and being most pushed on all of us.