My last post spoke about women who were sexually abused, a recent movie is a perfect segway to the topic of human trafficking. The movie “Traffik” is not a true story, but is based on true events. I want to emphasize how big an epidemic human trafficking is in the world, there is an estimated amount of 40.3 million victims.

The film goes on to explore how women get caught into human trafficking and what happens to them during. The protagonist, played by Paula Patton, gets caught in and takes viewers through her fight to get out. Although the movie is fictional, it shows what could actually happen to any woman, man, or child. This movie is a great source of awareness and brought light to an issue we do not acknowledge enough.

We have to understand that sexual abuse is not only physically harming, but also mentally and emotionally harmful. It has been long overdue to emphasize that women are more than sex objects, therefore, we must continue to teach others how to respect and treat women equally.