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more about #sextrafficking sybann: Did anyone else think that the conclusions reached by the show (lift up one woman and you save her entire community) was overly simplistic? We are no ... more » Spiderra: The reason I don't like Kristoff and WuDunn's work is that it continues to discursively construct non-Western women as helpless, passive victims that ... more » Scout: whew! I just read every comment and all my tiny pea brain kept playing over and over was an image of Kristoff and WuDunn on one side of a couch, Opra... more » Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: I think it's sad that the conversation on this comes down to "eh, they could be doing less." Really? I think that most American TV viewers already ha... more » meloroast: Change will come when women are no longer perceived as objects, as commodities, as disposable. This will require a complete shift in not only how men ... more » singawhore: On an individual basis, yes, it helps. But results from this type of aid is often dismissed as "anecdotal" (whatever that implies when it means a youn... more » xay: I'm really uncomfortable with Kristof. He and his wife are doing good things and their hearts are in the right place, but sometimes I feel like he is ... more » TallyCola: I wish people wouldn't say stuff like "slavery was the problem for the 19th century", because what is happening to these women IS slavery. There is TO... more » SarsDoesntSave: I get the criticism, I really do. But at the same time, it seems to me that when a person with a platform like this is willing to bring awareness to ... more » PilgrimSoul: Well, Latoya, the answer is plainly no. I really think that most men and white people and even, hell, people in the developed world generally, are si... more » History Major: Oprah is damned if she does and damned if she doesn't. She takes time out to invite people on the show to talk about a subject dear to her heart and o... more » marciax3: "Is human intervention enough in the face of structural and societal problems of this magnitude?" In a word, yes. Okay, maybe one girl was saved from ... more » rdVark: I went through the exhibit and frankly found it pretty tame. I know the point is not to tell horror story after horror story (and this person's story ... more » BAngieB: American Apparel ads keep getting creepier and creepier. #sextrafficking more » Schrodinger's Cat: File this under Rejected Movie Posters for a sequel to "The Shining." #sextrafficking more » andBegorrah: Alternate title: Jimmy McNulty's Fever Dreams. #sextrafficking more » sarasasa: That's both incredible and scary. #sextrafficking more » mariamariamaria: I found Pesta's inclusion of descriptions of what Chan was wearing to be completely relevant. Despite the horror that Chan endured in the brothels sh... more » Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: "...the way to inject some Seriousness in between all the makeup tips and dress-for-your-shape ideas" I'm confused. Is there an inherent problem wit... more » yeahisaidit: I read about this article on Broadsheet at Salon a couple days ago. This is how they ended the post: Ten years after getting out, Sreypov still shrin... more » -
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Nick Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn Talk Half The Sky With Oprah
Oprah dedicated today's show to a star-studded discussion of the issues facing women around the world. Inviting Nicholas Kristof and his wife and co-author, Sheryl WuDunn to discuss their book Half the Sky, the conversation was both enlightening and frustrating. More » -
#maghag
Marie Claire Writer Chronicles A Sex Slave's Memories — And Outfits
Sex slavery is a serious problem around the world, and more coverage of the issue may lead to better solutions. But as a recent article reveals, Marie Claire may not be the best place to start. More » -
#hardnutstocrack
Five Questions Surrounding the Current ACORN Scandal
The House has voted 345-75 to suspend federal funding to ACORN, piece by piece. The vote occurred after incriminating videos surfaced showing ACORN employees advising two people on the finer points of sex trafficking. But what's actually going on here? More » -
#leftovers
Stress: The Natural Bug Spray • Man Arrested For Revisiting Outhouse Pit
• Scientists believe they may have discovered why mosquitoes leave some of us alone while they devour others. No, their blood does not "taste better." Mosquitoes respond to certain chemical odors, some of which are tied to stress. • More » -
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Pastor Continues To Pray For President's Death • Woman Suffers Gender-Identity Changing Seizures
• Arizona pastor Steve Anderson, who, as you'll remember, once dedicated an entire sermon to "Why I hate Barack Obama," now says, "I hope that God strikes Obama with brain cancer so he can die like Ted Kennedy." • More » -
#whosechoice
Meet The New Faces of Sex Tourism, Trafficking
Evelyn Duenos of Ecuador is now (at least) the second person this year — along with Alina Percea — to head to Western Europe to work a low-skill job and "decide" that auctioning off her virginity was a better option. More » -
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Traffick Reports
According to a recent report, there are 1.2 million children in India involved in prostitution or sex slavery. India occupies a "unique position" as source, transit nation and destination for the trade of people. [CNN] -
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#leftovers
Is Popeye's Ad Racist? • Banned Books Week Founder Passes Away
• Do you think this ad, featuring a black woman shilling fried chicken for Popeye's, is racist? Mediabistro sure does, although Jossip begs to differ. Click through for video. • More »
