Thread by @lindstorian

There's a terrible movie out starring a QAnon actor depicting a self-aggrandizing liar who pretends to save children from trafficking.

Don't go see it.

I did a bunch of anti-trafficking work when I was in CA & these guys were on everyone's radar way back then.

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They've disrupting the important work of true anti-traffickers since their founding, & the work they do increases demand & makes it even harder to stop traffickers.

But they have a new shiny movie targeting Xian & Mormon audiences & they're hoping it'll get ppl on their side. 2/

Plenty of ppl have written a/b why, but you can start here:

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slate.com/human-interest…

The most important part of the article is the end:

"Anti-trafficking work is not a punch-pow battle between good and evil. It means finding kids who are being trafficked and getting them into comprehensive aftercare..."

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"It means actively creating a world where fewer and fewer kids are trafficked—the consistent labor of prevention. It’s passing safe harbor, affirmative defense, and vacatur laws, designed to provide safe transitions for victims or help them avoid the criminal justice system."

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"Anti-trafficking work is providing support for gay and trans kids kicked out of their homes and therefore exposed to heightened risk of being trafficked. It’s pushing for racial justice. It’s writing and voting for policies that provide a safety net and economic certainty."

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"Anti-trafficking work, the kind that really works, doesn’t have an immediate satisfaction. It’s slow and steady. There are no starring turns."

Skip the movie.

Support those who do the real work instead.

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