The whole thing was staged. If you want to see an example of "propaganda" which is lies packaged as truth so as to deceive you and to try and control and manipulate you - this is a perfect exercise in this. The show teaches you to think critically and don't accept things at face value. The set-up was staged. The women were staged. Even the fact the ads supposedly were on Backpage were staged. When someone is showing you something - you have to wonder also what are they "not" showing you? For example - why not just show the truth? Why not just sit down and call numbers off Backpage? Why all the time, trouble and expense? Because they're trying to fool you into thinking that prostitution is "trafficking" for one thing. It's not. They're also trying to hide what "real" trafficking does look like from you. There should be a serious disclaimer on here to "not try this at home" because I assure you to do so would be very dangerous. I know because I've been fighting real traffickers for 30 years now at Sex Workers Anonymous.
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Expoitive, fraudulent, misrepresentation of Mr Browns activities.
douglasn-9654325 April 2015
The premise that this is anything other than exploitation of the girls being filmed is revealed in the first few minutes.
The show claims to be reality but is impossible to believe that these women have not signed a contract before filming. In fact we now know that they do. This show is a classic demonstration of the primary form of fraud perpetrated in our country. so called experts and self-anointed crusaders lying about crucial details for personal gain.
There have also been substantiated claims by the women being filmed that they were promised financial and social help in exchange for participation. This help never comes. Instead they are abandoned to social services and at least two have been arrested. Very suspicious.
Airing this show is extremely irresponsible and it is obvious that A&E did no vetting to verify the intentions or capabilities of Mr. Brown.
If I could give it zero out of 10 I would.
The show claims to be reality but is impossible to believe that these women have not signed a contract before filming. In fact we now know that they do. This show is a classic demonstration of the primary form of fraud perpetrated in our country. so called experts and self-anointed crusaders lying about crucial details for personal gain.
There have also been substantiated claims by the women being filmed that they were promised financial and social help in exchange for participation. This help never comes. Instead they are abandoned to social services and at least two have been arrested. Very suspicious.
Airing this show is extremely irresponsible and it is obvious that A&E did no vetting to verify the intentions or capabilities of Mr. Brown.
If I could give it zero out of 10 I would.
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