Agreed. The majority of readers are going to pat themselves on the back for NOT buying pajamas with a dumb name and then feel like they did something. Very clever of you!

This is the best argument so far. You can be 100% annoyed with the way they're peddling their message, but if you say "I'm not gonna buy this because the message is exploitive!" and *then* go shop at Target or Walmart or the like, you've chosen to support an infrastructure that actually hurts women like these. We're…

I think she was trying to make the point that you hang *clean* clothes out to dry, you don't pin your *dirty* ones on the clothesline.

So what is the suggested stance on fair-trade items? I was buying those because I thought it was good to pay people a decent amount for their work, but actually it seems like I've been doing it blindly so that I can take selfies with my chocolate and blog about it.

A few thoughts:

I don't get it. So if I can't do all of the above, I shouldn't bother trying?

Well exactly. There was something that floated around on my Twitter feed a few weeks ago. Some idiot missionary went to Nairobi and was stunned—yes stunned— to find lovely supermarkets, nicely dressed people that spoke English, and nice homes. She literally said she expected to find starving kids, dirt floors, dirty…

How does the money get to these women? What are the working conditions? How much are they paid per item? How do we know they're even making the items in question? I applaud anyone who is trying to help people but making them sew pajamas isn't the answer.

Eh, I bought my mom some. They're pretty and lightweight so when she gets hot flashes they're not unbearable. I'm not over here fooling myself into thinking I've solved slavery but let's be real, probably 90% of what most people buy was made by people who are working in horrifying conditions and I don't know a single…

You don't see how giving jobs to women who otherwise would have no other choice outside of sex work is a good thing?

I figure if you're going to buy something you were going to buy anyway - like pajama pants - and you can buy them and support an effort to help women, rather than the sweatshop system - why not? I agree it shouldn't earn you a gold star on your permanent record and it's probably not the ideal solution to a horrible…

I worked as an assistant manager of a theater all through college, and man, I'm glad I wasn't there for this movie (I did have to deal with "The Passion of the Christ" though, which is a whole other story). Theater employees have to deal with the absolute worst on top of getting paid low wages with no tips. We saw it…

I have a theory about people who become wildly successful/famous on the level that Steve has achieved: their relationship with their past, pre-fame and success, is an either or proposition. Either they embrace it. Or they shed it like a snake sheds its skin, leaving it in the middle of the road, to dry up and blow…

She also created red carpet culture as we know it, which is a huge deal. It used to be so formal and boring. She brought in humor. "Who are you wearing?" She was the very first person to ask that question on a red carpet, and she made fashion take the spotlight as well. Sometimes it's the only fun part of the show,…

When Peggy Lee passed she wasn't included in the in memoriam tribute, even though she had been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Pete Kelly's Blues. The Academy gave the reason for her absence as her no longer being "relevant". I am not a big Peggy Lee fan, but that is some cold hearted shit.

I found that snub so indicative of how Hollywood has treated Joan Rivers over the years. They laugh at her jokes, clap along to her witty jabs at celebrities and then ignore her when it comes time to honor "their own." Fuck the Academy. Joan is too good for them.

Broadway did dim their light for Joan. There was a lot of pushback against the original decision and the lights were dimmed for her, you may want to update your article to reflect that.

And yet you know when Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, and Bill Cosby die, those fuckers will not only be included in the In Memoriam segment but will have goddamn laser shows accompanied by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir...

Garcia Marquez is one of my favorite authors, but he was in there because... Movies based on his books? Weird

Too bad for Harry. Just missed the opportunity to get himself into a relationship with English royalty.