Tricked

[explicit1313]

"tricked"
Never used backpage ads but have considered a few times
Just always felt there was something shady about the whole thing though
Always relied on strictly agency visits

Recently saw the documentary "Tricked" - which highlights the excessive amounts of trafficked and "pimped" women in the sex trade industry using backpage as forum for advertising.
And statistically, it's a heaven for drug dealers and pimps making money off women in their control.

Any SP's have any comments on this?

I would never want to support a situation where women were in this biz against their will. Although in many ways, the argument of "against their will" has enormous societal and cultural strings.
Aside from the societal/ gender/ economic implications....are there sp's that given the options - would never be in this biz? or completely look down on this?

Are agencies better than backpage?
does anyone have experience?

should anyone support or visit backpage ads?


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[lexicon4u]

I wonder the same...the rates seem good there and there's been a few gems found there from peeps on this site, but who knows what the real story is...

 

[DaleyDDD]

I watched Tricked a while ago and found it very interesting. I can only speak from my experience and the girls I know and would say it's less than accurate...then again I know very few girls who operate on BP.
I can't speak for everyone but it's tough to be forced against your will to work for a reputable agency. There's plenty of girls on BP on their own accord but I would be inclined to say that there is a bigger potential of girls being coerced into BP. I'm not saying avoid BP entirely, nor am I painting them all with the same brush, but if the shoe were on the other foot, I would tread BP more lightly.

 

[Butler1000]

I've found some Good indies over the years on BP. Not a hint of being trafficked.

A lot of it depends on certain things and tells in the ad and further communication as to whether there is nefariousness involved.

At this point I have pretty good spidey sense on ads.

I look for things like open 24/7, how the pictures are taken, certain language in the ad, location of the incall, age of the poster. That sort of thing.

 

[DaleyDDD]

For sure there's plenty of quality, lovely indis on BP who are there on their own free will!

Spidey sense is definitely a good thing to have in this case

 

[The Options Menu]

Recently saw the documentary "Tricked" - which highlights the excessive amounts of trafficked and "pimped" women in the sex trade industry using backpage as forum for advertising.
And statistically, it's a heaven for drug dealers and pimps making money off women in their control.

The simple reality is that it's online classifieds, or back on the street for most exploited girls. Clamping down on online classified is worse for the girls and worse for neighbourhoods. By all means have good resources for exploited women, and clamp down on human trafficking, under age girls, and those who sexually exploit women for profit, but be vary wary of people who want to go after the wrong things. IMNSHO, the 'wrong things' to go after are the classified ads and their hosts, women just trying to make money for whatever reason, and the vast majority of horny but harmless guys who just want to get off with no drama with an adult women.

The simple truth is that there will always be a market for 'below reputable agency' priced services. Do the people in that market really need their lives to be made harder?

 

[JohnHenry]

A better solution would have been to block only prepaid credit cards.

 

[explicit1313]

Thanks for the response/ insight
I wanted to hear various opinions on the subject.

Recently saw a debate on "Intelligence Squared" where the subject of paying for sex was debated
discussed by academics and researchers -you can see this debate here http://intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/past-debates/item/604-its-wrong-to-pay-for-sex (or watch it on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uT38_pRxHo)

what was truly interesting was the voting audiences' unevenly split decision between men and women.

I personally feel like paying for sex is arguably the decision of the consenting adults involved - and none of those involved should be doing this against their will. However, the subject conjures a very emotive response from women in general, and
context is usually thrown out under the predisposition that any payment for sexual needs in the larger context leads to the objectification of women, making them do what men want, and at that - whatever men want for a price.

This notion is what I have trouble dealing with. The idea that Sex is bad to be paid for (according to women who see it as a form of repression); when sex ...for the most part is a powerful tool that women have under their arsenal! See , its a twist on reality it seems....women have somehow been made to feel shame about sexuality and about pricing on sexuality - that if they give it away for free, then its ok, but if paid for - then its terrible! The buyer and the seller are both "horrid", and are engaged in perpetuating the downfall of women! When actually Sex is wonderful thing that women can offer men! and if they want to get us to pay for it...so be it. We seem to pay for it cause we want it! and we pay for it in all sorts of ways, not just with money...

From what I get, Backpage is a bit shady - and perhaps its better to either tread lightly as Daley@mirage noted, or perhaps stay away from entirely.

As for paying for sex....I agree with all...if its a consenting decision, then so be it.

Thanks

 

[SexyFriendsTO]

"tricked"
Never used backpage ads but have considered a few times
Just always felt there was something shady about the whole thing though
Always relied on strictly agency visits

Recently saw the documentary "Tricked" - which highlights the excessive amounts of trafficked and "pimped" women in the sex trade industry using backpage as forum for advertising.
And statistically, it's a heaven for drug dealers and pimps making money off women in their control.

Any SP's have any comments on this?

I would never want to support a situation where women were in this biz against their will. Although in many ways, the argument of "against their will" has enormous societal and cultural strings.
Aside from the societal/ gender/ economic implications....are there sp's that given the options - would never be in this biz? or completely look down on this?

Are agencies better than backpage?
does anyone have experience?

should anyone support or visit backpage ads?


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Reputable agencies don't force ladies into anything. We put the ads saying what we provide and what we are looking for and ladies basically hire us to do the work for them. Advertising, bringing them to appointments, security, supplying them with things they need for work and ect. Ladies make their own hours and have the right to refuse a client. They do it because they like it and because the money are great. Not because they are being forced. If we meet a girl for an interview and we know she is a drug or alcohol abuser we will not be representing her. I wouldn't want to support somebody's addiction.

 

[explicit1313]

If we meet a girl for an interview and we know she is a drug or alcohol abuser we will not be representing her. I wouldn't want to support somebody's addiction.

For the most part I believe that most reputable organizations would not support women that who were drug users or... trafficked women...
But I don't understand your sentence.......if you just met a girl...how would you know if she was a drug addict? ...you just met her...and it's not like people just admit their addictions in a job interview...?

So how would you know if a person was an addict or being pimped if you just net them? ...

 

[SexyFriendsTO]

For the most part I believe that most reputable organizations would not support trafficked women...
But I don't understand.......if you just net and girl...how would you know if she was a drug addict? ...you just met her...and it's not like people just admit their addictions in a job interview...?

So how would you know if a person was an addict or being pimped if you just net them? ...

If somebody uses heavy drugs or a heavy drinker you can tell by the way they look.

 

[explicit1313]

If somebody uses heavy drugs or a heavy drinker you can tell by the way they look.

Makes sense...
although you would never know if they were being pimped...there's no way to tell...