Sex Traffickers in Parking Lots: LADIES, STAY SAFE pt 1
Why are suburban white women so afraid of getting snatched out of parking lots and sex trafficked? Journalist Caitlin Dewey unravels the tangled threads of modern sex trafficking panic, the impact of QAnon, and the role of influencers and media in laundering misinformation as "safety" advice for women and moms. Caitlin and Cristen also highlight how these viral myths impact real trafficking victims and survivors and connect to sex panicky culture wars.
For WAY more red string, have at The Links x Conspiracy, She Wrote reading guide to America's sex trafficking panic.
guest:
Caitlin Dewey is a writer and essayist based in Buffalo, New York. She started Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends in 2014, shortly before she became the first digital culture critic at The Washington Post. Since then, Caitlin’s written about technology, culture and assorted other topics for outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, Elle, Cosmopolitan, The Counter, Stateline and OneZero.
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