“You might think you weren’t paying for a trafficking victim,” she recalled telling them. “Why does that matter? Money doesn’t equal consent. It is unwanted sex. You’re putting your wants above a very damaged human being. I hope at least that I have ruined your ‘Pretty Woman’ fantasy, and for those who don’t care, just know that every woman who gets in your car is disgusted by you.”
Read MoreWelcome to my achieved blog! These posts are from 2018-2019. I wanted to start fresh with a new blog in 2020 because I felt that my brand was going in a new direction. I had an apartment I love, reached a new level professionally, and was starting to think of going back to college. My hope was to showcase a transformation on my site. It was originally my goal to explore emotional topics, and discuss my research on a new level in my new blog. But COVID and the general hostility online made me NOT want to reach a new level of intimacy in my writing. In many ways, it is very disappointing to look back and realize that I’m still struggling to survive and fight for my community.
