Have you ever noticed that girl in your class or at your workplace who is always by herself? Who always has huge amounts of money in her purse? Who may dress provocatively? Or that girl who may have such a low self-esteem that she's "willing to do anything with anyone?" Teachers, what about the girl in your class who is always tired, late, or has very little attendance and can barely pass your class? If you, as the reader, said "yes" to any of these questions, this next statement may surprise you.
Over half of those girls with any of those symptoms are trafficked and forced into an industry so devious, so crafty, and so dangerous that even the police have just given up on trying to find their instigators. This is the sex slave trade. It comes in many forms and has many names to describe it. There is the porn site or adult magazine, the mail-order bride service, prostitution, and much more. But it only takes one sentence to put all of those different names into perspective. This one: "Many young girls are being sexually exploited all over the world." The scariest part of this is that most are being sold into the U.S. on a daily basis.
A single porn site, alone, makes over $9.65 billion per year off of the bodies of girls who are generally no older than 14 years of age. Think about it. The average girl put into prostitution is 6 years old. We are talking girls who have not enough reached puberty yet. Guess who contributes over half of the percentage of buyers of the sex from these young girls? Americans. This may be hard to believe and even harder to swallow, but it is the truth. It is, rather unfortunately, the cold, hard, and cruel truth of the tragedy.
Most people in America say, "Oh, that's not happening here. That's only happening overseas, in other countries!" Sure, it is happening overseas in other countries, but it is not as prominent there. In America, it is just hiding on the backyards of the very people who believe that statement. It is a heartbreaking reality of our nation.
Do you still think it is such a "great nation?" This nation is so full of sin, exploitation, greed, cruelty, and hurt that no one even notices that girl in class that everyone just thinks is a freak, a slut, or just too shy. But the strong overcome the weak, right? So, what are you going to do to help these poor girls? Nothing. Are you just going to sit there and say, "Oh no! How can this happen! That's so terrible!" ? Or are you going to do something about it? I know I am.
Spread the word!
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