Girls are Not for Sale
This isn't necessarily a media post, but this isn't necessarily a media blog. Necessarily.
I just got done watching a sobering documentary on (child) prostitution in the states. I put (child) in parentheses because the truth is, most prostitutes fall into that position before they turn 18.
Very Young Girls-
Produced by Showtime, 2008
The filmakers didn't have to squeeze fake emotion into it, the subject matter itself is powerful enough. Watching these older men completely control these girls is gut wrenching, but even complaining about the effects a film had on me, feels privileged, and foolish, when just these several minutes of footage are not enough for me to even BEGIN to feel what these girls feel.
All I can say is,
This is one of the most disgusting things that happens, and unlike so many global humanitarian crises, this is just a subway stop or a freeway ride away from your seat.
The world is full of disgusting things. Some things just shouldn't happen, and exploring these subjects, one feels a deep well of injustice that goes on forever beneath your feet...piquing curiosity along with the outrage...
I just got done watching a sobering documentary on (child) prostitution in the states. I put (child) in parentheses because the truth is, most prostitutes fall into that position before they turn 18.
Very Young Girls-
Produced by Showtime, 2008
The filmakers didn't have to squeeze fake emotion into it, the subject matter itself is powerful enough. Watching these older men completely control these girls is gut wrenching, but even complaining about the effects a film had on me, feels privileged, and foolish, when just these several minutes of footage are not enough for me to even BEGIN to feel what these girls feel.
All I can say is,
This is one of the most disgusting things that happens, and unlike so many global humanitarian crises, this is just a subway stop or a freeway ride away from your seat.
The world is full of disgusting things. Some things just shouldn't happen, and exploring these subjects, one feels a deep well of injustice that goes on forever beneath your feet...piquing curiosity along with the outrage...
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