Those scenes were the stuff of nightmares.

May I ask where you got that information? If you're talking about the U.S., nothing I'm finding comes close to what you claim. I have a report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics showing that 93% of confirmed sex-trafficking victims from 2008-2010 were female. (However, labor-trafficking victims were about 50% male,…

Thank YOU for the thoughtful response!

Can they conceive of something better?

In countries wherein Islam is not just a religion but a governing system, how are women "free" if they are required by law to do/not do certain things with their bodies?

I think Doug just single-handedly broke feminist criticism.

"Doug Barry has a singular talent for appearing to mock the point that he is actually trying to make. this reads like an MRA's attempt at being ironic."

I literally LOLed

He's not being snarky; he's a men's rights activist.

Oh I wanted to add that a high-quality education is not readily available to low-income students, even those whose parents go out of their way to seek it (see: "The Lottery" documentary), so you cannot argue that education is the great equalizer.

Try looking at it this way. These workers are actually NOT sitting around complaining about their lives, they are actively improving their conditions and taking responsibility for themselves by organizing unions. The U.S. has a rich history of labor organizing, and unions are much of the reason previous generations…

THANK YOU. Do folks not understand that there is plenty of money available to fund wage increases - corporate profits are BOOMING. Not to mention that other developed countries pay a living wage and are still prospering. So much ignorance.

Maybe you're just getting that impression because the author of this post chose his snarkiest, funniest movie review super-burns. It's not indicative of his personality or writing in general at all. He actually seemed very caring and thoughtful. I was genuinely sad to hear of his passing.

We don't have much of a choice. Unchecked capitalism FTW :/

Excellent analysis!

There is a basis in this case - When Guttmacher was founded in 1968 it was part of the corporate structure of PP. Later it became its own entity but remained a "special affiliate" of PP and received some funding from them until 2007, after which they were totally independent of each other.

Glad someone made this point. I think you're so right!

You might like this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/opinion/sunday/why-gender-equality-stalled.html

Yep, this. FFS people, I too love the Mindy Project, but there is nothing there, or in any of these network shows, to warrant a weekly critical analysis.