Undercover travel agents working in the shadow economy, offering transport to people who wish or need to travel internationally, including refugees fleeing persecution; and/or people from whatever background who help migrants to evade racist restrictions on freedom of movement between countries, including those who help refugees escape from persecution.
This is a recently INVENTED word which has appeared in the mass media, perhaps from the Millbank spin machine, in an attempt to justify attacks on the right of refugees to flee oppression, torture and death. It did not exist until about a year ago. It is used as an excuse for persecuting refugees and those who transport them, by likening the latter to drug and arms "traffickers" (although genealogically, to "traffick" simply means to move something from one place to another - in which case all commercial pilots, bus and train drivers and people who take passengers in their cars are strictly speaking "people traffickers" - it is linked to the word "traffic", used to refer to lots of cars etc. in one place; this use, however, is archaic, and to traffick now means to smuggle illegal goods).
It basically means that the people who use the word think that people - especially black people - are THINGS which can be OWNED and therefore TRAFFICKED like drugs and arms; worse still, that people are ILLEGAL goods to be trafficked and owned. Its use is evidence of the barely concealed racism of the government and the corporate media as well as all the sheep who buy into the filth they spout.
It has become popular partly because of a lot of publicity surrounding sections of migrancy which are run by organised criminals and involve the establishment of sex slavery and forced labour. However, the laws brought in against "people traffickers" are typically aimed at ANYONE who transports migrants, including refugees, and so could even apply to heroic people such as human rights activists who help people flee oppression.
This is a recently INVENTED word which has appeared in the mass media, perhaps from the Millbank spin machine, in an attempt to justify attacks on the right of refugees to flee oppression, torture and death. It did not exist until about a year ago. It is used as an excuse for persecuting refugees and those who transport them, by likening the latter to drug and arms "traffickers" (although genealogically, to "traffick" simply means to move something from one place to another - in which case all commercial pilots, bus and train drivers and people who take passengers in their cars are strictly speaking "people traffickers" - it is linked to the word "traffic", used to refer to lots of cars etc. in one place; this use, however, is archaic, and to traffick now means to smuggle illegal goods).
It basically means that the people who use the word think that people - especially black people - are THINGS which can be OWNED and therefore TRAFFICKED like drugs and arms; worse still, that people are ILLEGAL goods to be trafficked and owned. Its use is evidence of the barely concealed racism of the government and the corporate media as well as all the sheep who buy into the filth they spout.
It has become popular partly because of a lot of publicity surrounding sections of migrancy which are run by organised criminals and involve the establishment of sex slavery and forced labour. However, the laws brought in against "people traffickers" are typically aimed at ANYONE who transports migrants, including refugees, and so could even apply to heroic people such as human rights activists who help people flee oppression.
New laws against people trafficking increase penalties for concealing migrants inside one's vehicle.
by Andy April 27, 2004
Get the people traffickers mug.Slamming on your brakes for a random fucking merge, and going from 70mph to 0mph in t-minus 5 seconds on a LA freeway.
Person not familiar with merge spots:
OMFG stop stop stop its an LA traffic stop. Holy Sh!t, (crash)
LA driver: He didn't factor in the random fucking merge, and in a LA traffic stop, he rear-ended that hybrid.
OMFG stop stop stop its an LA traffic stop. Holy Sh!t, (crash)
LA driver: He didn't factor in the random fucking merge, and in a LA traffic stop, he rear-ended that hybrid.
by MK the Political Scientist April 20, 2010
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The act of catching a girls or guys eye while sitting in busy traffic, often resulting in friendly smiles and maybe a wink.
Extreme success can result in winding down windows and chatting/exchanging details.
Extreme success can result in winding down windows and chatting/exchanging details.
David: "Hey Skeeve, how was your trip home?"
"Long, but got some serious traffic flirting in with this babe in an Audi."
"Long, but got some serious traffic flirting in with this babe in an Audi."
by Skeeve Stevens April 25, 2006
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K-Mart: yo , we all bout to fit in this basement ?
Me: yeah , my mans crib in traffic
K-Mart: yo , we all bout to fit in this basement ?
Me: yeah , my mans crib in traffic
by alleghenytrey017 December 30, 2010
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Get the Traffic on Penistone Road mug.A roadway intersection where the roads don't directly cross (like at a stoplight) but enter/exit on a circular road. When well designed it is very superior to a normal intersection, but prone to confuse people who learned to drive in a place without them. Poorly designed or outdated they are a recipe for disaster.
If you live in New Jersey, but don't know what a traffic circle is, you're living an unbelievably sheltered life.
When correctly designed, you should always yield when entering the circle, but never when in the circle.
When correctly designed, you should always yield when entering the circle, but never when in the circle.
by LurKer August 31, 2012
Get the Traffic circle mug.A Person who, while driving, prides him or herself in predicting the actions of the driver behind or in-front of them before the driver does it.
DRIVER: Okay he's driving a Buick so that automatically means he's a senior citizen WHICH MEANS he's gonna slow down to at least 10 mph here at this turn because the elderly are as we all know, terrified of taking a turn too fast and running the risk of flipping over their car.
(*the person in the other car does just that*)
DRIVER: I Knew It!
PERSON IN SHOTGUN: Let it Go, You're such a Traffic Prophet!
(*the person in the other car does just that*)
DRIVER: I Knew It!
PERSON IN SHOTGUN: Let it Go, You're such a Traffic Prophet!
by Aquaris April 27, 2013
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