What influences our reactions to sexual abuse/exploitation of children?

[The_Lady_Snow]

Originally Posted by Kobi

Thanks to everyone who chose to respond so far.

What I am hearing so far is the intensity of a response to stories of sexual abuse/exploitation of children has some roots in a personal history of abuse; values i.e. right vs wrong, protecting the innocence and vulnerabilty of children, the value of children; and particular acts we find distasteful.

Snow raised an interesting issue i.e. money and the power it gives, the power it takes, who has it, and the influence it wields.

This makes me start mulling over how "class" factors into the intensity of reactions. Looking at something from the standpoint of how money trumps and triumps over human beings makes my reactions intensify a lot.

Interesting food for more thought.

DING DING!

Why of course money trumps over most things, last year a victim of sex trafficking went to the NFL and asked if they would do a PSA to let people know what was happening during this event.

They denied her, here was a chance for SOMEONE with power, and money to DO something for the better.

But no, no no no we can't have our Superbowl tainted with anything that is going to cause a buzz kill, cause that is what it would do it would ruin everyone's good glutenous time and children AREN'T worth that.

That's the message they sent out with their denial

Money

Children

which has more value?


Money won...


here's part of the article

""I’ll never forget my first trip to Dallas/Fort Worth several years ago. It was 2006 when I was dragged there against my will by a pimp. I was forced to dance, strip and sell sex (along with five other young girls) for over a month while he pocketed the cash ($1,000-$3,000/night from each girl) and planned our next gig. I was trapped in a life I never wanted without any hope of escape."

She goes on to say that she's taken the courageous step of sharing her story publicly to help prevent other young girls from experiencing the same thing. A.H. knows the Super Bowl Host Committee and NFL can be instrumental in helping stop this systematic exploitation by endorsing Traffick911's "I'm Not Buying It" campaign and sharing campaign materials during the game. It's easy, it's painless, and it could make a huge difference for the many girls like A.H. who are trafficked for sex at the Super Bowl every year. But so far, both the NFL and the Host Committee are ignoring the request made by A.H., several anti-trafficking organizations, and over 68,000 Change.org members."


Big money, big commercials, big game and children go unheard, honestly I think we ALL should be outraged at the NFL Committee and that this is happening to kids.......


Here's the video the NFL could of run....