http://thewendalecollins.blogspot.com/2011/03/using-new-media-as-means-of.html?showComment=1302314997141#c8681602027571752426
http://mmmidentity.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-am-not-my-hair.html
Friday, April 8, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Twisted Vacations
In an earlier blog I mentioned that the United States was ranked as a high trafficking destination. Other places include Belgium, Japan, Thailand, and Turkey. These countries are places in which children and women are captured and sold EVERYDAY, but the difference is that people fly to these countries solely to have sex! Professionals like lawyers and doctors fly to trafficking destinations to have sex with young boys and women.
I find that very sad and disturbing. Trafficking in itself is a terrible crime, but it is amazing and sickening the lengths that people go to in order to participate in such a horrendous crime. After reading an article in Essence magazine, I was shocked to find out that more and more men are going on these twisted vacations. I do not understand what type of individual will travel half way across the country to have sex with a child. In a sense, it is like they are trying to separate themselves from the actual act. By that, I mean they travel to these far away destinations where they are unknown, and they can act out things that would not be acceptable back home--wherever home may be. Most of the time, these vacations are usually disguised as business trips. The families back home are usually unaware of what is really going on, and that is unfair to the wife and children. These twisted vacations are becoming more and more popular, and they are contributing to the rise of human trafficking. That is the opposite of what needs to be happening, and these twisted vacations and their participants are enjoying every minute of it.
I find that very sad and disturbing. Trafficking in itself is a terrible crime, but it is amazing and sickening the lengths that people go to in order to participate in such a horrendous crime. After reading an article in Essence magazine, I was shocked to find out that more and more men are going on these twisted vacations. I do not understand what type of individual will travel half way across the country to have sex with a child. In a sense, it is like they are trying to separate themselves from the actual act. By that, I mean they travel to these far away destinations where they are unknown, and they can act out things that would not be acceptable back home--wherever home may be. Most of the time, these vacations are usually disguised as business trips. The families back home are usually unaware of what is really going on, and that is unfair to the wife and children. These twisted vacations are becoming more and more popular, and they are contributing to the rise of human trafficking. That is the opposite of what needs to be happening, and these twisted vacations and their participants are enjoying every minute of it.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Post Links
Blog: Evora Mcglone
Blog Post: Online Sex Trafficking
Comment:You are absolutely right in your assessment. I
feel really strongly about sex trafficking. Many people are not aware that this
is a serious problem. It goes on in and around many neighborhoods across the US
and various other countries. I will add that women and young boys are also very
popular victims. It isn't just young girls, but something has to be done to
stop this problem.
Blog: Forgotten Ones
Blog Post: Interracial Adopting
Comment: The fact that
people still feel that way does not surprise me at all. Despite that fact, I am
very bothered that people feel that way. In my opinion, skin color should not
matter when it comes to raising children (or in anything)! All that should
matter is the well being of the child, and I really believe that people should
stop being narrow and closed minded about interracial adoption. Like you said,
we should open our minds and eyes and begin to see beyond color.
Blog: Kill the Violence
Blog Post: Analyze This
Comment: I think this is a powerful picture also. A world without violence would be a perfect place, but does a twisted gun really signify non or no violence. It could simply be making a statement about guns in general. It could also be making a statement against having guns in public places. Looking at the setting, that conclusion would be very logical, but overall, it is a powerful picture.
Because I was having technical difficulties with my computer (it would not let me post comments), I copied and pasted each comment that I attempted to write in this blog instead of providing you with the links. I will try to post the comments again at a later date, but I wanted to get the assignment done on time.
Blog Post: Online Sex Trafficking
Comment:You are absolutely right in your assessment. I
feel really strongly about sex trafficking. Many people are not aware that this
is a serious problem. It goes on in and around many neighborhoods across the US
and various other countries. I will add that women and young boys are also very
popular victims. It isn't just young girls, but something has to be done to
stop this problem.
Blog: Forgotten Ones
Blog Post: Interracial Adopting
Comment: The fact that
people still feel that way does not surprise me at all. Despite that fact, I am
very bothered that people feel that way. In my opinion, skin color should not
matter when it comes to raising children (or in anything)! All that should
matter is the well being of the child, and I really believe that people should
stop being narrow and closed minded about interracial adoption. Like you said,
we should open our minds and eyes and begin to see beyond color.
Blog: Kill the Violence
Blog Post: Analyze This
Comment: I think this is a powerful picture also. A world without violence would be a perfect place, but does a twisted gun really signify non or no violence. It could simply be making a statement about guns in general. It could also be making a statement against having guns in public places. Looking at the setting, that conclusion would be very logical, but overall, it is a powerful picture.
Because I was having technical difficulties with my computer (it would not let me post comments), I copied and pasted each comment that I attempted to write in this blog instead of providing you with the links. I will try to post the comments again at a later date, but I wanted to get the assignment done on time.
Self-Assessment
Blogging about human trafficking has been a very informative process. In doing research, I found out that human trafficking is a very serious problem. Many people do not know it, but the United States is a very high trafficking destination. That type of valuable information and more can be found on my blog, and in posting such information I am able to get the word out to people and make them more aware.
I believe I am contributing to finding a solution to this problem because I am getting the word out. Because my blog is online and easily accessible, many people can read it and find out information. My
analysis and critique of the information I find provides insight into the growing problem of human trafficking. Not many people are aware of what actually goes on in the human trafficking business, and I think I am putting the information out there in a great way through new media.
Through new media and my blog I am openly addressing the problem of human trafficking, but my blog could always be better. I believe I can improve upon my blog by making it worldlier. I can incorporate other cultures and show how they are affected by human trafficking. Overall, I enjoy
blogging. I am interested in the subject matter and enjoy doing research and reporting my findings through blogging. My one weakness is that sometimes I do not critique the information I find. It is easier for me to just report my findings, and I find myself doing that very often. My major strength is that I cover different aspects of human trafficking, and as the time goes on, I hope to continue with my blog and inform more people about human trafficking.
analysis and critique of the information I find provides insight into the growing problem of human trafficking. Not many people are aware of what actually goes on in the human trafficking business, and I think I am putting the information out there in a great way through new media.
blogging. I am interested in the subject matter and enjoy doing research and reporting my findings through blogging. My one weakness is that sometimes I do not critique the information I find. It is easier for me to just report my findings, and I find myself doing that very often. My major strength is that I cover different aspects of human trafficking, and as the time goes on, I hope to continue with my blog and inform more people about human trafficking.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Victims Analysis
Today, sex trafficking has grown into a very lucrative business. According to the book Human Trafficking by Kathryn Cullen-DuPont, “Belgium, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States are very high trafficking destinations as reported by the United Nations”(25). Many victims of human trafficking are women and children. They are usually promised a better economic future and fraudulent job offers for themselves and their families, but once to their destination, they realize they have been lied to. After getting trapped into the sex trade, the victims are usually drugged and beaten into submission. The women are forced to become prostitutes and work in brothels. The children are either sold off to the highest bidder or kept and prostituted to people that fly to trafficking destinations to have sex with them. These are doctors, professors, and lawyers.
How could there be a business of selling people? This question goes through my head numerous times whenever I hear about human trafficking. Like the title of my blog explicitly states, human rafficking is a modern day form of slavery. The only differences are the services being rendered and the people being sought out. For human trafficking, as I stated earlier, women and children are preferred, but during the time of American slavery, men were looked upon as the better investment. Slaves and human trafficking victims also receive much of the same treatment. Both are beaten, kept under close surveillance, and have an overseer, but one difference is that human trafficking victims are also drugged. This puts a twist on things. In drugging their victims, traffickers disorient them and make them unaware of their surroundings and what is going on, but if you think about it, slave masters did the same things to slaves by taking them to an entirely new place. They were disoriented, and although they were not drugged they did not know where they were. It was an entirely new place. In short, victims of all types of slavery feel the same things. This type of slavery and what the victims feel and go through is not much different than what happened during American slavery.
Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn. "Human Trafficking." Google Books. Web. 28 Feb. 2011.
How could there be a business of selling people? This question goes through my head numerous times whenever I hear about human trafficking. Like the title of my blog explicitly states, human rafficking is a modern day form of slavery. The only differences are the services being rendered and the people being sought out. For human trafficking, as I stated earlier, women and children are preferred, but during the time of American slavery, men were looked upon as the better investment. Slaves and human trafficking victims also receive much of the same treatment. Both are beaten, kept under close surveillance, and have an overseer, but one difference is that human trafficking victims are also drugged. This puts a twist on things. In drugging their victims, traffickers disorient them and make them unaware of their surroundings and what is going on, but if you think about it, slave masters did the same things to slaves by taking them to an entirely new place. They were disoriented, and although they were not drugged they did not know where they were. It was an entirely new place. In short, victims of all types of slavery feel the same things. This type of slavery and what the victims feel and go through is not much different than what happened during American slavery.
Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn. "Human Trafficking." Google Books. Web. 28 Feb. 2011.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Extra! Extra! Human Trafficking is BOOMING in Washington, D.C.!!!!!
Many people do not realize it, but human trafficking goes on in and around many neighborhoods in the United States. According to an article published on Change.org, “Human trafficking has become a booming business in and around Washington, DC. In the last few months alone, several pimps have been arrested for selling human trafficking victims in the suburbs of Southern Maryland.” After reading this article, I was very shocked and in a state of awe. I could not believe that people were (and still are) trafficked in the very district that I go to school in. My first thought was that this is the capital of the United States for goodness sake. How can such a horrendous activity be going on in the capital of the land of the FREE?! In doing research, I have read about countless organizations, programs, and initiatives started to combat human trafficking in other countries, but what about our own country? Shouldn't the same measures be taken here to combat human trafficking like those taken in other countries?? My answer is YES! I am shocked and embarrassed to find out that trafficking goes on under right under the president of the U.S.'s nose, and I think immediate steps should be taken. As a current resident of Washington, D.C., I am much more cautious and wary when I am walking to the train or bus or the store. I think that every woman and child should be, and I hope reading this blog post opened many people’s eyes. Reading that article sure opened mine, and so everyone can get the full story, I posted the link to the article below.
http://news.change.org/stories/human-trafficking-booming-in-washington-dc
http://news.change.org/stories/human-trafficking-booming-in-washington-dc
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