If you ever heard her speak in a support group, you'd realize that it wasn't "supposedly" dehumanizing and degrading. It WAS dehumanizing and degrading. And if you think that young kids from abusive or just broken homes, disproportionately of color, have the freedom to "chose their choice", I have a bridge in Brooklyn…

Great article. I'll take a stab at what kind of policies could work in NYC:

Seriously, like all of 19th century literature. There's no daylight between Princeton Mom, who encourages women to marry for money, and these young women. Though I won't be surprised that they feel like being a "sugar baby" is somehow better than being a "prostitute".

I'm pretty sure I come down at the end of legalizing prostitution, but your friend sounds like an entitled prat. Poor baby can't get a blowjob? He can use his hand, or convince someone to help him.

There are great arguments for legalizing prostitutions, but pretending that it's simple and easy, and that everyone who objects to it must do it because they think they are better than everyone else is... distorting. The most eloquent person I know who opposes sex work does so because she was a runaway and a…

Sorry, I find Parinda Wanitwat (you spelled her name wrong) and Princeton Mom equally distasteful. Just the name of her website. Ew.

There's a lot she forgot. What's happening in Iraq and Syria (and in Syria the authors of the horrors are not just IS) this summer is about 10 times worse than everything she listed together.

Oh no, I don't think you should always tell the story of those who died. But NonServiam put it better than me- when you make it all about "the triumph of the spirit" instead of politics and luck in addition to spirit you are doing everyone a disservice (plus making a movie I personally don't want to watch). And the…

I haven't watched the movie, and I don't know, just judging by the trailer. And I suppose there's an argument for any press is good press, regardless. But yes, I think the role of art, especially in covering situations that are still going on, is to put a mirror in front of us, not to give us a comforting version of…

Just what I thought! There's a huge Iranian diaspora, including in L.A. I can't believe it couldn't be done. Or at least someone who looks a little Iranian.

Even if it ends up by minimizing the real life experiences of those who didn't make it? So many brave Iranians suffered under this regime. Most didn't have a happy ending.

Ugh. No Iranian-American, or at least middle-eastern american, actors instead of GGB? This looks like another Angelina Jolie with an afro.

Agreed. And spiritual-strength-conquers-all not only is a fantasy, but insults those who don't survive. The flip side of the message of - if you're strong, you'll survive - is that it was the rest of those folks' fault that they didn't survive.

Cue 3, 2, 1 for all the people complaining about no models in fashion magazines. Me, I love it. An accomplished, gorgeous woman with a beautiful, but not standard-issue model body, but which I bet serves her well in the kind of shows she gives. Honestly, I'd rather never see another model again.

Other thing is, male senator publishes a book, everyone talks about politics. Female senator publishes a book, everyone talks about her weight. I'm as guilty as anyone...

Troll, and I'm not white.

Only one more reason to eat your veggies...

I know... I couldn't care less about the instructor - it's the trauma to the poor girl that's horrible. And given that the parents are the ones who took her to this place, I bet we can't count on them for rational support.

Second that!

Long story but years and years ago, when I was a teen and protesting an environmental, lefty, cause, this dude came up to me and told me, in all sincerity: