I always felt she was kind of wrong about Knocked Up being sexist. It depicted a sexist (and realistic) world, but I didn't feel like it celebrated it. The Ugly Truth, on the other hand...

All I'm reading is a woman failing to take responsibility for her reputation going sour. You didn't expect Hollywood to turn on you after you bashed people left and right? Granted, she was absolutely right about sexism in the business, but no one said you HAD to accept the role in Knocked Up. It's not very smart to be…

I seem to recall people hating her because she constantly trashed the writers for her most famous projects (Grey's, Knocked Up). Sure, the string of bad flicks didn't help, but people didn't vehemently hate Kate Hudson after she made a few bad rom-coms.

What bothers me about this is that he could be making a valid point if he weren't being so....Matt Lauer-y. It's true that neither men nor women can 'have it all.' And I think the fact that men, too, struggle with sacrificing family for their careers is brushed aside. Society is waaaaaaay harsher on women who…

Right. Whether a woman can "have it all" depends on what you think "having it all" means. Indra Nooyi's daughter might be hurt now about her mother not being able to go to coffee hour at school, but I'd like to think that when she's older, she'll realize how badass it was that her mom was the CEO of a Fortune 500…

Let's be clear, it's not possible to work 60+ hours a week and be there for the home stuff. Maybe once and a while if you're the boss you can arrange your schedule to be there but you aren't doing the daily after school pick ups, the homework, etc. It doesn't matter if you're working three jobs making minimum wage…

I remember reading an article and I can't for the life of me remember the publication that talked about this. The men in high powered jobs wrote how they were not as connected to their children but felt it was their job as a father to provide for them. They expressed anger that the women were not willing to make the…

When I saw this segment today I rolled my eyes so hard I almost fell off my couch ...

Seriously, do men EVER get asked this? It's assumed they provide the truly valuable parenting ——intellectual, spiritual, political, whatever——while women just wipe asses and do the shit work.

I agree with Matt's favorite book.

I actually can't beleive some people wake up in the morning, put their shoes and their coat on and go protest outside abortion clinics everyday.

I've done quite a lot of research on this topic (I focused more on <male> customers attitudes on sex work), and it's damn near impossible for me to really choose a "side", it is more on a spectrum, depending on the country.

I appreciate Jezebel publishing something related to sex trafficking, especially in light of all the discussion about Belle Knox and sex work. Between all the essays written by privileged women who have chosen to work in the sex trade, there are countless voiceless children, women, and men who are forced into sex…

I volunteer with a rape crisis center in Oakland. A huge percentage of the prostitutes are 12-15 years old, and think they are in love with their pimps. Some of these girls have never been shown love, and then an older guy comes along, buys them nice things, and professes love a few weeks later. They think the pimps…

Yes! We need this! It's also about the fact that Oakland has one of the highest rates of trafficking underage girls. One of my close friends from high school was being pimped out by her Uncle in Oakland. We both cried together for an hour when she told me everything. I called my mom who's a Social Worker and last I…

I don't want to be an asshole, but alot of the women who get into sex work "willingly" dont really want to be there either-it's a small small minority. And I know this is anecdotal but alot of the women I've known(myself included) that are in the business and start out wanting to be there and end up being coerced,…

Thanks for making a distinction between sex work and sex slavery. I work in an office and I am reimbursed for my labour (although I think I could stand to get a bit more reimbursement) that is why I am labeled a worker. Had I been forced to work 9-5 and only been paid 10% of my salary along with all of the mental…

It seems as though this article is talking about trafficking (involuntary and often underage) not people doing sex work voluntarily. Do you understand the difference between those?

I guess because not everyone agrees with Belle Knox? (I assume especially those in charge of enforcing the laws that make it illegal!)

Good.