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1) It’s been said in the press by survivors that support providers are treating them as their abusers did and they still feel enslaved. I often talk about exploitation by agency so this thread is gonna simplify how that is...
1) It’s been said in the press by survivors that support providers are treating them as their abusers did and they still feel enslaved. I often talk about exploitation by agency so this thread is gonna simplify how that is...
2)
SP = Support Provider
S = Survivor
A support provider can be in any context providing any form of support and not necessarily in the NRM
SP = Support Provider
S = Survivor
A support provider can be in any context providing any form of support and not necessarily in the NRM
3) The survivor has just escaped their abuse. They have no money, they have no home, they have no support, they have no belongings....
4) SP: Here, I got you some clothes!
S: Wow! I’m overwhelmed with gratitude, thank you so much!
S:They don’t fit, I look stupid! Please can I choose my own?
SP: No, you can’t choose! They are a gift to you, be grateful!
S: Wow! I’m overwhelmed with gratitude, thank you so much!
S:They don’t fit, I look stupid! Please can I choose my own?
SP: No, you can’t choose! They are a gift to you, be grateful!
5) SP: Here is somewhere to live!
S: Wow! I’m overwhelmed with gratitude, thank you so much!
S: My abuser lives here, it’s damp, infested, please can I move?
SP: No, you are from the streets, this is clearly better, be grateful!
S: Wow! I’m overwhelmed with gratitude, thank you so much!
S: My abuser lives here, it’s damp, infested, please can I move?
SP: No, you are from the streets, this is clearly better, be grateful!
6) SP: Here is a food parcel!
S: Wow! I’m overwhelmed with gratitude, thank you so much!
S: I don’t like chilli tuna, I have food intolerances, please can I choose my own?
SP: No! You’re desperate, you can’t choose, be grateful!
S: Wow! I’m overwhelmed with gratitude, thank you so much!
S: I don’t like chilli tuna, I have food intolerances, please can I choose my own?
SP: No! You’re desperate, you can’t choose, be grateful!
7) SP: So what would you like?
S: I’d like a job, an education, to be able to support myself and family
SP: No, you can’t. You’ll lose benefits, you can’t pay the rent, you’ll be liable for legal costs..
S: I’d like a job, an education, to be able to support myself and family
SP: No, you can’t. You’ll lose benefits, you can’t pay the rent, you’ll be liable for legal costs..
8) 10 months later...
9) SP: Wow look at you! You’re so strong! You’re still hanging in there!
S: I am?
SP: Yes, come to my event, I’ll cover all expenses!
S: But I’m still struggling!
SP: I’ll secure more funding to provide you with more support
S: I am?
SP: Yes, come to my event, I’ll cover all expenses!
S: But I’m still struggling!
SP: I’ll secure more funding to provide you with more support
10) After the event...
11) S: You said you’d cover my expenses?
SP: Let me know your mileage?
S: Huh? I’ve no car, I got the bus?
SP: Did you get a receipt?
S: No
SP: If you have the ticket I can partially refund your bus fare into your bank in 6 weeks!
SP: Let me know your mileage?
S: Huh? I’ve no car, I got the bus?
SP: Did you get a receipt?
S: No
SP: If you have the ticket I can partially refund your bus fare into your bank in 6 weeks!
12) SP: I support the exploited! I am the voice for the voiceless!
S: Are you talking about me?
SP: Yes, tell me your story and I’ll share it with the world!
S: Why?
SP: Coz you’ve no voice!
S: I’ve not?
S: Are you talking about me?
SP: Yes, tell me your story and I’ll share it with the world!
S: Why?
SP: Coz you’ve no voice!
S: I’ve not?
13) SP: Tomorrow I’ll be on prime time TV, let me share your story for you!
S: What about me?
SP: You are vulnerable, you need protecting!
S: I do? Where are you going now?
SP: TV darling....hair, nails, tan, Botox...
S: What about me?
SP: You are vulnerable, you need protecting!
S: I do? Where are you going now?
SP: TV darling....hair, nails, tan, Botox...
14) This is actually happening up and down the country right under everyone’s nose, nobody is calling these people/agencies out! If you support survivors, take a long look in the mirror and ask yourself if you’re supporting them or are survivors really supporting you???
