The most fucked up part about the article is that, despite being ripped off, apparently some like it.
As I see it they're not just saying this out of fear of retaliation. They have internalised the ideology of the system and genuinely believe themselves to be inferior and unworthy of dignified conditions.
I think a great driving factor for this is a basic human need to be included in community. These women are being denounced for being morally deficient and excluded from society and are then told that they can be let back in by prostrating themselves and accepting exploitation as penance for their sins.
As I see it they're not just saying this out of fear of retaliation. They have internalised the ideology of the system and genuinely believe themselves to be inferior and unworthy of dignified conditions.
I think a great driving factor for this is a basic human need to be included in community. These women are being denounced for being morally deficient and excluded from society and are then told that they can be let back in by prostrating themselves and accepting exploitation as penance for their sins.