NBC contributor becomes spokesperson for controversial group accused of 'normalizing pedophilia'

NBC contributor Noah Berlatsky is now the Communications Director for Prostasia, a not-for-profit group that is reportedly attempting to legitimize pedophilia under the guise of helping children.

As part of his work with the group, he has written about legitimizing "Trans children," conducted interviews about the positive impact of pornography on children, and how the best way to help children who are trafficked into the sex trade is to "Decriminalize the sex industry."

Berlatsky promotes the work of UC Berkeley lecturer Alexandra Lutnick, writing "Most young people who trade sex don't see themselves as victims, Lutnick emphasizes. They often see themselves as resourceful individuals who are doing what they need to survive in difficult circumstances."

Berlatsky writes for Prostasia that there's an issue with the term "Trafficking" itself, saying that it "Conflates underage people trading sex, consensual sex work, immigration, and all kinds of labor exploitation in all industries." He claims that to use the word trafficking for child sex trafficking is a "Deliberately obfuscating term which is basically designed to target sex workers rather than labor exploitation."

"As for"Sex worker rights," Prostasia states that they are "strongly opposed to minors engaging in any kind of sex work," but they have concerns that measure to combat child sex trafficking "target all sex workers in the name of protecting those who are underage, and that these "Are disproportionate and infringe the rights of adult sex workers."

Berlatsky seems to see little difference between sex work and other kinds of work, saying that the "Lots of jobs require people to barter their health and their bodies," and comparing sex workers to people who work in mines.

He calls children who have been trafficked into the sex trade "Young people trading in sex," and believes that the key way to help them is to deal with the root causes that led them to their involvement, rather than dealing with the crime of sex trafficking itself.

https://thepostmillennial.com/nbc-contributor-prostasia-normalizing-pedophilia