genuinely believe tiktok is an evil that must be defeated, my friend was telling me about how her friend is so consumed about “safety” she’s doing all those tiktok safety tips thing in hotel rooms in saratoga, new york, like that seems….really bad

lady eva (of misrule) Human trafficking exists, and kidnapping exists, but “random women being kidnapped and trafficked” doesn’t (in meaningful numbers), not in america anyway. The vast majority of kidnappings are just custody disputes that escalate into criminality

Luke D. Ismas human trafficking is a crime that targets a specific, vulnerable group of women and girls, it is usually a planned out crime and would never just happen to you randomly if you’re a woman with people who will notice you’re missing

lady eva (of misrule) Luke D. Ismas If I see another tiktok of a white woman in a Target parking lot swearing 'she literally almost got trafficked' cuz she found a piece of trash on her windscreen. That's litter, lady. For heaven's sake, CHILL

kylee not jenner DelighTad lady eva (of misrule) Luke D. Ismas My pet theory is some of the popularity is because it allows violence against women to be stranger danger rather than danger from people you know and like. The vast majority of gendered violence is intra-community, which is fundamentally unnerving in a way stranger danger isn’t.