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    Truck Stop Girls Just Want "Someplace Safe"

    Meryl Streep's Top-Secret Career Boost

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    Image of Maggita Maggita
    08/20/09

    In reply to Truck Stop Girls Just Want "Someplace Safe"
    "I asked her what she needed most. 'Someplace safe,' she said. 'Someplace to be a girl. Someplace where I won’t have to have sex with men anymore.'"

    Here's to change for the better.
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    formergr promoted this comment Maggita was starred Maggita was unstarred
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    08/20/09

    @Maggita: That made me tear up...
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    Image of clevernamehere clevernamehere
    08/20/09

    In reply to Truck Stop Girls Just Want "Someplace Safe"
    These are the stories I think about when Jez has posts about happy, college educated sex workers.

    Its not that I doubt that sex workers by choice exist, its that sex workers by choice are so glamorized and so able to convey their stories to the media that it overwhelms these stories. I know someone is going to say that all they see in the media are down-trodden hookers, but while I can think of two tv shows about happy, affluent sex workers I can't think of one about this. The most this kind of sex work gets is a very special episode.

    When people talk about legalization, I think these stories are what they need to think about. The affluent, out-call sex worker is doing okay already. But it legalization really going to help someone who already feels forced into sex work? Does she have time to make it to the sex workers union to make sure her voice is heard? Is legalization going to help her get out of sex work? Stories like these exist all over the world and legalization hasn't gotten rid of them anywhere. Maybe that has to do with how legalization is handled, but it so far hasn't shown to be a solution for women at the bottom of the sex worker totem pole.
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    Image of ChildBride ChildBride
    08/20/09

    @clevernamehere: THIS. Well-stated and what I believe too.
    "Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution." --Victor Hugo
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    La Chica Lucy promoted this comment ChildBride was starred ChildBride was unstarred
    Image of DutchessOfDork DutchessOfDork
    08/20/09

    In reply to Truck Stop Girls Just Want "Someplace Safe"
    Swaziland King's solution to HIV/AIDS crises was telling people to stop having sex for 5 years. This was whilst he took on a few more wives. So I think this is a step in the right direction.
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    08/20/09

    In reply to Truck Stop Girls Just Want "Someplace Safe"
    "a prominent minister suggested that AIDS and HIV victims be "branded,"'

    Oh, go save a soul.
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    Edited by CurtCole at 08/20/09 4:07 PM CurtCole was starred CurtCole was unstarred
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    08/20/09

    @CurtCole: Right!? Because that will really encourage people to get tested. Logic fail.

    And honestly, if you're in a country where the person you have sex with has a 33% chance of being positive, everyone is branded. It's everyone's problem.
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    08/20/09


    @tailfeather: I love that this guy refers to himself as a "Christ Ambassador" because I am certain that's what Jesus would be all about, branding people.
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    08/20/09

    @CurtCole: Dude threw some wild parties. I could see it happening.
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    Image of Pizza!Pizza!Pizza! Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
    07/28/09

    In reply to Meryl Streep's Top-Secret Career Boost
    One of my favorite Old Hollywood anecdotes involves an actress auditioning for a lech and, finally, removing her falsies, handing them to him and saying 'Here's what you're after.'

    Of course, now I'm blanking on who it was...
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    Image of TransFat TransFat
    07/28/09

    In reply to Meryl Streep's Top-Secret Career Boost
    You'd think with being told that she's the greatest living actress/of her generation over and over would make her untouchable and holier than thou. But I swear, at least in interviews, she's so damn charming and gracious it seems like she would be down to drink a beer and shoot the shit.
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    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) promoted this comment TransFat was starred TransFat was unstarred
    Image of Dayman-Fan Dayman-Fan
    07/28/09

    In reply to Meryl Streep's Top-Secret Career Boost
    Dude, how incredible is it to be Amy Adams? She's done two movies with and has become friends with freakin' Meryl Streep. That's like a basketball player being mentored by Michael Jordan.
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    suck_it_monkeys promoted this comment Dayman-Fan was starred Dayman-Fan was unstarred
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    07/28/09

    @Dayman-Fan: I was just thinking that! I think it's a HUGE compliment to Amy Adams and a testament to how talented she is and how much potential her career had. Ms. Streep has better things to do than befriend any old starlet, you know?
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    07/28/09

    @suck_it_monkeys: I've been loving Ms. Adams ever since she played a bit role on Charmed, and having Meryl be all BFF with her just solidifies my admiration for her.
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    mariamariamaria promoted this comment iKniter was starred iKniter was unstarred
    Image of Dayman-Fan Dayman-Fan
    07/28/09

    @suck_it_monkeys: Absolutely. Amy's talented, but to be able to improve upon that talent and learn more tools of her trade from Meryl--gold.
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    Image of DuckDuckGoose DuckDuckGoose
    07/28/09

    In reply to Meryl Streep's Top-Secret Career Boost
    Turns out that Pollack worried Robert Redford wasn't quite manly enough for his role, and Redford used essentially the same trick to get the part.
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    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) promoted this comment DuckDuckGoose was starred DuckDuckGoose was unstarred
    Image of sybann sybann
    07/28/09

    In reply to Meryl Streep's Top-Secret Career Boost
    My love for this woman knows no bounds. She's so good it's intimidating. I find myself picking up ticks from her characters after one viewing of a movie. Thanks to her I am NOT waiting tables.
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    Image of NefariousNewt NefariousNewt
    07/28/09

    @sybann: Honestly, I want her. I'm sure that wouldn't make my wife happy...
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    Image of andBegorrah andBegorrah
    07/28/09

    In reply to Meryl Streep's Top-Secret Career Boost
    While Megan Fox grips her car polish buffer and cries, cries, cries.
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    andBegorrah was starred andBegorrah was unstarred
    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    07/28/09

    @andBegorrah: Her fault. She's the one that turned down the Bond girl role. I mean, Michelle Yeoh did it, and Halle did it and she has an Oscar. I have nothing but schadenfreude.
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    Image of Penny Penny
    07/28/09

    In reply to Meryl Streep's Top-Secret Career Boost
    I see she wore the same outfit to her premiere? That makes me love her more.
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    Edited by Penny at 07/28/09 3:19 PM Penny was starred Penny was unstarred
    Image of MissBrittleBones MissBrittleBones
    07/28/09

    In reply to Meryl Streep's Top-Secret Career Boost
    Out of Afri-cans.
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    andBegorrah promoted this comment MissBrittleBones was starred MissBrittleBones was unstarred
    Image of Ailatan Ailatan
    07/28/09

    @MissBrittleBones: I was tit-illated by your comment, Bra-vo!
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    Image of MissBrittleBones MissBrittleBones
    07/28/09

    @Ailatan: You know, I've been strapped for compliments lately, so thanks for padding my arsenal. I C that you're very supportive!
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    Image of Ailatan Ailatan
    07/28/09

    @MissBrittleBones: knock(ers) on wood, you'll get more of these. Anyway, it's not like I've sculpted your bust.
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    07/28/09

    @MissBrittleBones: I am also D-lighted by your commenting prowess. I think you should cut(let) yourself some slack, even if you are under (the) wire.
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    Image of NotChoinski NotChoinski
    07/28/09

    @MissBrittleBones: Crikey! Ah Dingo Eht Mah Boobie!
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    Image of NotChoinski NotChoinski
    07/28/09

    @MissBrittleBones: Mammary Mia!
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    Image of J.D.Regent J.D.Regent
    07/28/09

    In reply to Meryl Streep's Top-Secret Career Boost
    Poor Meryl, imagine how many anecdotes she has had to tell at how many interviews over the course of her career. At the same time I do sort of long for a Hollywood with enough innocence that paper towels qualified one as sexy enough (to play a 50 year old Danish writer).
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    Image of brendastarlet is on it brendastarlet is on it
    07/28/09

    @J.D.Regent: she doesn't do that many interviews, so perhaps she has been spared the indignity. It was a treat to see her on Conan.
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    Image of Yahtzii Yahtzii
    07/28/09

    In reply to Meryl Streep's Top-Secret Career Boost
    Well, this is a phrase I've never expected to use, but: You're too good for Sydney Pollack!
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    Lin-Z [linguist on duty] promoted this comment Yahtzii was starred Yahtzii was unstarred
    Image of The Queen of No The Queen of No
    03/27/09

    In reply to HBO Premieres No.1 Ladies' Detective Show
    I'm definitely checking it out! Thanks for posting about this.
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