Beyond Beyond Teen Dating Teen Dating

ViolenceViolence

What is What is Exploitation?Exploitation?

Exploitation is…Exploitation is…

When one person uses another in When one person uses another in order to gain something for order to gain something for themselves.themselves.

If an arrangement harms one person, If an arrangement harms one person,

and another benefits from that harm, and another benefits from that harm,

exploitation is taking placeexploitation is taking place

Slavery is an Slavery is an example example

of exploitationof exploitation

Prostitution is another Prostitution is another example of exploitation… example of exploitation…

Though pop culture glamorizes the Though pop culture glamorizes the idea of pimps and pimping,idea of pimps and pimping,

Forcing someone to degrade Forcing someone to degrade themselves, and profiting from it, is themselves, and profiting from it, is true exploitationtrue exploitation

Sexual Sexual Exploitation Exploitation

IncludesIncludesProstitutionProstitution StreetStreet InternetInternet GangGang Sexual tourismSexual tourism Labor candy sale Labor candy sale

magazine salesmagazine sales

Adult EntertainmentAdult Entertainment Explicit Movies & PicsExplicit Movies & Pics Exotic DancingExotic Dancing 900 Phone Lines900 Phone Lines

Who get’s exploited this Who get’s exploited this way?way?

►Any one can get exploitedAny one can get exploited► Men Men ►WomenWomen►Children Boys and girlsChildren Boys and girls

Who exploits?Who exploits?

►Pimps Pimps ►Traffickers domestic and internationalTraffickers domestic and international►Gang members Gang members ►Boyfriends Boyfriends

Manipulate:Manipulate:

Always wanted to be a Always wanted to be a singer? singer?

An exploiter might promise An exploiter might promise to make you a star... to make you a star...

Exploiters may…

Trick:Trick:

““You’re so beautiful. You You’re so beautiful. You should be a model, or an should be a model, or an actress!” actress!”

““Let’s take some pictures Let’s take some pictures for your portfolio…” for your portfolio…”

Exploiters may…

Trick:Trick:

or simply,or simply,

““You wanna’ make some You wanna’ make some money?”money?”

Exploiters may…

Play on your fears:Play on your fears:

““If you don’t do this, If you don’t do this, I’m going to show your I’m going to show your Mom the pictures we Mom the pictures we took” took”

Exploiters may…

Exploiters Recruit Exploiters Recruit using:using:

My SpaceMy Space backpagebackpage

Personal ContactPersonal Contact (They hang out where teens do – (They hang out where teens do –

malls, schools, football games, etc.)malls, schools, football games, etc.)

Someone your ageSomeone your age to help recruit to help recruit youyou

Relationship Relationship Red FlagsRed Flags

►He asks you to do things that leave you He asks you to do things that leave you feeling guilty or shamefulfeeling guilty or shameful

►To convince you he says things like, “Do To convince you he says things like, “Do it for us” or “You’d do this if you loved it for us” or “You’d do this if you loved me”me”

►Love and Abuse are tangled togetherLove and Abuse are tangled together

►He has He has wayway more power in the more power in the relationshiprelationship

Relationship Relationship Red FlagsRed Flags

►He is controlling - constantly checks He is controlling - constantly checks up on youup on you

►He gets you to do what he wants by He gets you to do what he wants by threatening or hurting youthreatening or hurting you

►He doesn’t allow you to have He doesn’t allow you to have boundaries – You’re not really boundaries – You’re not really allowed to say “no”allowed to say “no”

If you feel If you feel someone is someone is

trying to exploit trying to exploit you or a friend,you or a friend,

You can:You can:

Tell a trusted adult –Tell a trusted adult –

Family MemberFamily Member

CounselorCounselor

TeacherTeacher

Call the policeCall the police