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Transcript: The Effects Pop Culture Has On Sex Trafficking Sex Trafficking: The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act. What is Sex Trafficking? What is Trafficking? Let's Dive Deeper Let's Dive Deeper! In order for a situation or circumstance to be classified as trafficking it has to fall under at least two of these three categories: Coercion: threats of serious harm psychological manipulation shame and fear induces threats Force: physical harm physical restraint sexual assualt confinedment Fraud: false promises of work, wages, or living conditions withholding wages contract fraud Pop Culture's Influence Pop Culture's Influence Pop culture glorifes, glamorizes, and endorses commerical sex and sex trafficking. We have become so desensitized to an issue that enslaves so many around the world. Some examples include: music, movies, books, fashion, jokes, common sayings; just to name a few Pimp Culture One of the most popular terms that pop culture has glamorized is the term "pimp". Many rappers use it in their song lyrics. It celebrates, glamorizes, and normalizes a lifestyle of people who as a whole control, dominate, degrade, devalue, subjugate, and brutally abuse women physically and psychologically. Why Is This Important? Why Is This Important? A quote from Exodus Cry, "Though sex trafficking is a deeply disturbing injustice, its existence is not all that shocking in light of the way much of our world views sexuality." The mindset of "sex sells" is a driving force behind the commercial sex industry. Not pushing the boundraies of stigmas and stereotypes only makes combating sex trafficking harder. Women aren't objects that are to be bought one day and to be discared the next. So What's the Soultion? So What's the Soultion? We have to make conscious changes in order to set counter culture. We need to is see the value and humanity of the individual. Let the cycle stop with you! Actively choose to change your mindset. We need to have the boldness to lovingly challenge other's way of thinking. Create and support laws that bring freedom to victims. Power in numbers! Change starts when we all come together. God's Point Of View