Are Americans aware that US is one of world leaders by exploitation of children and women in sex industry?

Question

According to UNICEF 2001, children and women subjected to commercial sexual exploitation:

400,000 in India (about 0.04% of population)
244,000-325,000 in the United States (about 0.08%)
200,000 in Thailand (about 0.31%)
175,000 in Eastern & Central Europe
100,000 in the Philippines (about 0.11%)
100,000 in Taiwan (about 0.44%)
100,000 in Brazil (about 0.05%)
35,000 in West Africa

Thailand, a country with a high percent of exploited children, started a campaign against it recently. Historically spread of children exploitation in this country is related with US military interventions. Are Americans aware of the impact of their country on children rights there too?

About Thailand: http://www.tatnews.org/special_interest/1482.asp

Answer 1

Odd. The kiddie porn industry is centered in Europe. I hope you are not gullible enough to believe anything that comes out of the UN. Its a tool for the Europeans.


UNICEF is without credibility every since they used our 'feed the children' money to build a high-rise UN office in Ethiopia.

Answer 2

1 believing UNICEF's numbers is a bad place to start.
If you take into account what is exploitation over there and what it is in the US you can't compare the numbers.
2. Americans probably finance a large percentage of the degrading and illegal (here) sex trade but most of it is done overseas.
3. It's always wrong regarding children and morally wrong with adults but the history of the world suggests it will never end.

Answer 3

As you pointed out in your question, the exploitation of women and children is worldwide. I'm not sure if Americans know specifically about Thailand, but we're not so uninformed to think that we are not responsible for some of the problems. Are you looking to blame us specifically?

Answer 4

eastern society in the time of WWII seen all civilians to be patriotic recruits for the army and so the US replaced into terrified of those human beings as a results of fact they have been going up against an entire human race. The Ming the cruel or Kull the Conqueror form stereotypes. using the atomic bomb replaced into meant as a convention of capability and to knock the war lords out of capability. The Imperial military no longer had any credibility between the inhabitants. they had no determination yet to unconditionally renounce.

Answer 5

Considering how we prioritize things in the states,basically yes, but do nothing about it.
example: a woman is raped by her husband, he depletes their checking account without telling her, then she starts bouncing checks to pay for food, and his meds. Hides her mail. Rapes her a few more times, she ends up in jail for a $25 bogus check for 6 months, he does no time at all.
so you tell me...where the hell the priorities are set. You see the legal system makes no money off the rapist, loses money in fact. But the rape victim does something she doesnt know will land her in jail, well they make money off of her. a bogus $25 check will end up costing her almost $200 and jail time, up to six months.
These conservatives care nothing about women and children in this country.

Answer 6

look at the porn industry, whether or not you consider that "exploitation" it is one of the most profitable business markets today