"I Cannot Be Bought"
The "I Cannot Be Bought" campaign aims to raise awareness about the impact of books and media on changing the culture on topics as serious as human trafficking.
The Conservative Voice
The world of literature, media, and writing is predominately run by academics who have taken the truth out of books and made media subjective which has become pushed by the common reader. It's this belief that has made the proliferation of smut not only acceptable but pushed. We believe literature will only be great once objective truth is put back into literature.
What do books have to do with human trafficking?
William Wilberforce brought down the slave trade with the power of the pen. He had help from notable writers of his time like Hannah Moore; they used pamphlets, plays, and other mediums to spread their message and showcase the evils and depravity of the slave trade. The stories we tell fiercely impact our imaginations, hearts, and passions. This truth drives #ProtectCleanFiction in the "I Cannot Be Bought" campaign.
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What we read will affect how we view the world. This is why we hold so strongly to novels that uplift virtue and quality. (This is not to say that a story cannot be fun or must be groundbreaking to have value.) Sadly, as has grown popular, are books filled with gratuitous descriptions of sex that cause your brain to react in the same way it would porn. Porn is degenerative in its devaluing of human beings and sex itself. It is a moral compromise that spreads to its consumers through over-sexualization which feeds into porn.
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It's a cycle...
It would be reductionist to say it is only these three steps that play into the horrors that are human trafficking, but for the sake of simplicity, it can be boiled down as above. The demand for more gratuitous sexual content is driven by over-sexualization and thereby porn.
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We have the power to change that.
Feel free to download and repost this image on social media if you feel compelled. Use the hashtages #Icannotbebought and #protectcleanfiction.
“You can choose to look the other way but never again can you say that you never knew.”
― William Wilberforce
Resources to become educated:
"Fiction Becomes Reality"
​With original art made by the founder of #protectcleanfiction, the imagery and slogan aims to showcase the consequences of an oversexualized culture.
As you can see by this sneak peek into the merch designs, your purchase can help raise awareness about books and media's impact on human trafficking.
Made by Miranda Markley at @thespiritseedscomic
