Over the four years since I published “Signs“, the number of things claimed to be “signs of sex trafficking” have continued to proliferate to absurd levels; I originally meant to copy the list to a static page, but never quite got around to it. So now I need to update the list before I do that, and some of the more recent one are even more moronic than the ones claimed since these started to be a feature of the propaganda about ten years ago. I’ve used symbols to note “signs” which contradict each other (eg, good grooming and poor grooming are both supposedly “signs”, as are both having a cell phone and not having one).
- accident-proneness
- ADHD or boredom in school
- asking to be dropped off at side entrance
- atheism
- barbed wire
- being American
- being Asian
- being drunk
- being in debt
- being popular
- being young (too many examples)
- body odor~
- bruises
- burglar bars
- cameras
- cell phones*
- cheap clothing@
- confusion
- denying strangers’ creepy suspicions
- desiring privacy^
- distrusting cops
- dressing attractively~
- drinking alcohol
- eating in a hotel room#
- emotional trauma
- enjoying bondage
- escorts who don’t do outcalls
- a “feeling of sadness“
- friendliness^
- gay couples with kids
- generous boyfriend
- going to a beauty parlor~
- going to a doctor+
- having visitors
- homelessness**
- homeschooling
- hunger#
- long legs
- long sleeves
- looking like a whore
- looking young
- losing one’s phone*
- lube
- malnourishment#
- mental illness
- multiracial families
- moving for work**
- nice clothing@
- not speaking English
- not talking to strangers^
- older boyfriend
- open-mindedness
- paying cash
- physical disability
- poor health+
- requesting towels at a hotel
- resenting busybody questions from strangers^
- scars
- sex toys
- shyness^
- sleepiness
- sleeping bags
- small amount of luggage
- smoking
- speaking a foreign language
- staying out late
- “suspicious situations“
- tattoos (too many examples)
- teen with fake ID
- traveling in a group@@
- traveling with one’s children
- traveling with one’s father
- use of “Do Not Disturb” sign
- used condoms
- wigs
- woman without male escort@@
- working long hours
This time I’ll copy the list into a static page for easy updating. Happy pimp-and-victim-hunting!
