Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind. – Les Emmerson
Lately the number of idiotic “signs of sex trafficking” have been proliferating to absurd levels; just recently, for example, the Department of Homeland Security (a name which makes me feel like a fascist just for typing it) told hotel staff that all of the following were to be included in the already-bloated “sex trafficking sign” list:
- garbage cans containing many used condoms
- frequent use of “Do Not Disturb” sign on room door
- excessive foot traffic in and out of a room
- “excessive sex paraphernalia” in room
- an “overly smelly room” that reeks of “cigarette, marijuana, sweat, bodily fluids, and musk”
- a guest who “averts eyes or does not make eye contact”
- individuals “dressed inappropriate for age” or with “lower quality clothing than companions”
- guests with “suspicious tattoos”
- the presence of multiple computers, cell phones, pagers, credit card swipes, or other technology
- the presence of photography equipment
- minibar in need of frequent restocking
- guests with too many personal hygiene products, especially “lubrication, douches”
- guests with too few personal possessions
- rooms paid for with cash or a rechargeable credit card
- “individuals loitering and soliciting male customers”
- “claims of being an adult though appearance suggests adolescent features”
- refusal of room cleaning services for multiple days
I might point out that when I travel, I leave the “Do Not Disturb” sign on the door the entire time and don’t take maid service unless I feel it’s absolutely necessary. But I’m a “prostituted woman”, so there you are. Anyhow, it started me thinking; just how many of these moronic “signs” have been claimed so far? Here’s a list of all the ones I could easily locate:
- barbed wire
- being drunk
- being popular
- being young (too many examples to link)
- bruises
- burglar bars
- denying strangers’ creepy suspicions
- eating in a hotel room
- escorts who don’t do outcalls
- a “feeling of sadness“
- generous boyfriend
- going to a beauty parlor
- going to a doctor
- hunger
- long sleeves
- looking like a whore
- malnourishment
- moving for work
- not talking to strangers
- open-mindedness
- resenting busybody questions from strangers
- sleeping bags
- small amount of luggage
- speaking a foreign language
- staying out late
- “suspicious situations“
- tattoos (too many examples to link)
- traveling in a group
- traveling with one’s father
- wigs
- working long hours
There are probably others I’ve missed, and I’m sure more will be added before the collapse of the panic, so I’ll copy this into a static page for easy updating. Happy pimp-and-victim-hunting!
Hilarious given that I’m headed to my club leather event at the Hyatt Capitol Hill where all of these “signs” will be readily apparent. Oh wait these are GUYS so there’s no problem.
Sent from a slightly addictive electronic device.
What drives me nuts about this inanity is that we’re told these sex trafficking rings are vast, super sophisticated operations yet untrained personnel can blow their cover simply by observing s few simple characteristics. Somehow, a criminal organization of vast wealth would have no capacity to cover its own tracks *and* engage in unique behaviors no one else would possibly do. I’ll be honest, though. I want to be “too many condoms in the trash” guy..
Great comment, Wanfuforever! You basically explained my low regard towards conspiracy theories.
I don’t think they’re supposed to be ‘super sophisticated’ as just plain vast, with the benefits that come from dealing in bulk commodities. We always hear about how they supposedly have millions upon millions of women in their sway. So what if the authorities find one or two (or none)? There’s always plenty more where they came from.
Right on the mark. And in addition, these people have been operating for decades without ever really being spotted!
The ploy to tell people to be on the lookout for specific signs of something to make a fantasy-threat more real to them has been used countless times before though.
“The Fuehrer says, we are the Master Race
So we Heil-thftt-Heil-thftt-right in the Fuehrer’s face.”
–Daffy Duck. 1942
The first cabinet position that needs to disappear is the Secretary of Homeland Security; Who are probably more interested in acquiring free “blitzmadschen” than anything else.
Arrrrgh!
Sorry to be pedantic, but the classic cartoon fan in me wants to point out that it was a Donald Duck cartoon (“Der Fuehrer’s Face”, 1943) that featured that song, not Daffy Duck.
But, to paraphrase Daffy, just how, pray tell, may I ask, do you expect to make that position to ‘disappear’?
Incidentally, is ‘blitzmadschen’ the German equivalent of ‘comfort woman’?
Sorry, I guess my brain didn’t have all my ducks in a row. lol
As a cost cutting measure of course.
And yes, I do know what a blitzmadschen was, and they were–early in the war–German prostitutes rounded up from concentration camps.
Actually, you are pretty wrong about “Blitzmädchen” (or Blitzmaedchen” if you do not have the Umlaut). The official term is “Wehrmachthelferin” and they were sort of female soldiers without being real soldiers. Typical occupations were communications specialist, secretary and other non-fighting positions. About half of them were volunteers and about half were drafted. The idea was to free up men to do the actual fighting.
As things got more desperate, they were armed in 1945 and started to operate AAA searchlights.
I like the orange traffic sign. It seems to say “Caution, families fleeing in panic!”.
Yes and no. The blitzmaedschen were not considered service members. They had to wear civilian clothes when off-duty. They often became mistresses for officers, for both protection and privileges. When captured by the Russians, became sex slaves, or were raped and killed outright, because, since the Germans didn’t consider them service members, the Russians said they were not protected by the Geneva Convention.
If you see guests who doesn’t fit at least a few of the signs, it is most certainly a trafficker and his victim trying hard to look ”normal”. Or maybe some unskilled alien invaders trying to blend in.
Funnily, many of the signs are contradictory, like:
-showing too much skin, or wearing long sleaves to cover marks of abuse.
-Talking to (soliciting) strangers or refusing to talk to strangers.
-Too few possessions or too many possesions.
Let’s come up with a list of telltale signs that identify cops and finks. I’ll bet we can do better than they did.
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