An important documentary that sheds light on one of the most terrifying realities in the U. S. today—the … - Rachel Lloyd

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An important documentary that sheds light on one of the most terrifying realities in the U. S. today—the commercial sexual exploitation of young girls. TRICKED is a comprehensive portrait of all the players in this human rights abuse: survivors, traffickers, johns and cops. Everyone should see this film.

Commercial, Everyone, Girl, Player, Reality, Tricked

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Girls weren’t drug addicted, they were love addicted, and that, I’ll learn, is far harder to treat.

Girl, Drug, Treats, Learn, Love, Harder

If we're going to address trafficking in our country we have to address poverty, racism & gender based violence.

Country, Racism, Addresses, Violence, Trafficking

Every age, race, socio-economic background of men are 'johns. ' It's a little more complicated who's doing the selling. The truth is that the average street pimp selling American girls is often a man of color, however, Mexican pimps are selling Mexican girls, Russian men are selling Russian girls etc. Those who profit off the sex industry overall are not the ones who are standing out on the street. They're the owners of massage parlors, escort agencies, strip clubs, and brothels.

Girl, Men, Mexican, Complicated, Average, Background

Over time I learned that there were a lot of people who would judge you, blame you, and try to make you feel lesser, no matter what you did; that a degree, a good suit, and a career wouldn't always insulate you from scorn.

Careers, Insulate, Judging, Lesser, Make, People

I think a huge part is how we're socialized growing up to see our value and worth as being tied into a relationship and how our culture teaches us a distorted sense of romantic love - can't live without you, can't breathe without you, I'll die without you. As teenage girls we believe that level of emotional intensity and dramatics equates with real love. We're also taught that if we date lots of people, then we're sluts, so at an early age we put all our eggs into one basket, so to speak, and concentrate on "the one".

Girl, Growing Up, Teenage, Equates, Teaches, Girls