Jason Pamer ruined the film

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i also think his overall attitude is conveyed in the fact he was very selective with the experts he chose to film, never mind trying to find various opinions, this film is definitely out to make a clear statement instead of take the scientific approach as most documentaries do...now am i pro prostitution? heck no...i know there is a lot of abuse and horror behind the scenes...

the statement of dan allender about the culture being sexualized ignores one thing...humans are sexual beings, we are born with genitals, so we are going to have a sexual nature...however the imbalance of modern life has created a void in the human learning curve in america, so we dont get a healthy view of sex or sexuality from our parents, and more than likely will learn it somewhere else...if we were taught about these things, taught how to grow up in a balanced fashion, instead of being protected from something we eventually must do, which is grow the hell up, then we would find less people being curious for the wrong reasons, and being vulnerable because of this curiosity...

anyone who has lived in a city can tell you the same things he attempts to expose in this film...and prostitution is only a fraction of the slavery still present in what is supposed to be the free-est nation in the world...slavery is everywhere, we just call it different things because it has been glossed over to the point that we accept it as normal...

so its a much deeper problem than prostitution, it is a problem of overall self esteem...we are programmed to think we are somehow worth less than the politician, the police, the pastor, that we have no real control of our destiny...

the quote about hunting and foraging being the oldest professions is accurate...and since we dont really see the immediate fruits of our labor as a hunter or forager once did, this is also a part of the problem, because that immediate worth is filtered through taxes, a meager paycheck for most, and the attitude that we do not have a choice, we have to pay bills...and that is indication of an overall slave mentality pervasive in modern society...

so the key to combating slavery in all its forms is not preaching, but realizing we do have worth and then taking the steps to ensure we have control of that worth...

independence...true independence...

attitudes and examples can spread like wildfire too if they are done correctly, and they dont need to be forced or bullied into people...just coaxed...

It's pretty creepy when he told an underage girl that she was a "precious" "princess" and that loved her, and pressured her to say how thankful she was to him, how blessed she was to meet him, and even that she loved him! He's really a pimp himself, worse really, since he's motivated to steal girls from rivals, and pretends to have noble intentions

I agree. Every time he showed up on camera, I felt like I was watching an episode of "Cheaters" (the new ones, with Clark Gable's loser grandson). It made the film very strange, jumping from Christians complaining about porn as a gateway drug to an angry tough guy talking about killing one of the Johns. I like to watch a documentary and think, not be told what to think.

From what I've read about the making of this film, Pamer risked his life to bring the story of the exploitation of minors to life. His life was threatened by organized elements who exploit these girls for profit. Whether viewers agree with his approach or not, I have far more respect for a man who has the courage to enter the underworld and confront human traffickers for the sake of those exploited than I do for viewers who use anonymous internet forums to attack him personally. I wonder if one of the very reasons cycles of exploitation are so hard to break is that the few who stand up and speak out against them often get killed by those who should be supporting them. If you don't like how he personally addressed this issue, then approach this issue in a different way, but put on your shoes and actually do something...anything...to help these girls...don't just critique those who do. To not speak out against human trafficking or to only critique those who do is half-step toward supporting it. For me, I was personally moved by the scene where he told the young girl she has value and if my own daughter is ever in such a situation, I would hope a father like Pamer would tell her the same. Give me an imperfect man fighting evil any day over critics who do nothing.

Problem is fundamentally this, he conflates decisions of adult women or men who choose to sell sex with child molestation. Its no different than when a politician or moralist compares homosexual sex with child molestation, you see this all the time, the attempt to mesh the issue of homosexuality with pedophilia by those who are against it for moral reasons, its an invalid argument by default, meant only to confuse and conflate two separate issues. The worst of the worst resort to these methods of argument.

He confuses his moral views or choices as the only valid ones, no different than an alcohol prohibitionist, totally disregarding reality and the unintended consequences of his extremist views. Drug prohibition, sex work prohibition all drive this under ground, creating damage to society and diverting resources from actual crimes like the child rape as depicted in the documentary. But these are true believers who don't care about consequences or following through on their reasoning. No different than a pro life fanatic who wants to ban all abortion and has no answer for what happens to the unwanted children, they really aren't concerned with reality on that level.

In any case someone like this documentary maker is problematic. He seems to view women as something less, and thus requiring his special protection. Its a patronizing kind of concern which is at its heart sexist. Statements are constantly made in this documentary that are unfounded. Sex work is fundamentally exploitative? Its like when politicians and the religious used to say that homosexuality was fundamentally abhorrent, its a statement based on their personal view which they state as universal based on absolutely nothing at all.

As for the issue of porn, even gay men watch porn, and produce it as well, so are gay males oppressing other gay men? Its just absurd when this documentaries assertions are thought about even for a second. A societies openness to porn and sex work is actually correlated to increase in rights and protections for women. The actual correlation between sexual prohibition is of places like Saudi Arabia, where sexuality is repressed and things get extremely ugly for women. But again, people like those behind these documentaries don't let reality get in the way of theory...