The Anti-Nicholas Kristof Backlash
Criticisms of the way the Times columnist covers women in the developing world, especially sex workers, are mounting. What’s the alternative?
Criticisms of the way the Times columnist covers women in the developing world, especially sex workers, are mounting. What’s the alternative?
Ashton is filming Jobs in India, and took some time out to go to the Delhi NGO.
When Secret Service agents visited prostitutes in Colombia, they didn’t just generate bad press — they may also have helped line the pockets of drug cartels.
Proof the internet can do good: A post on a community forum apparently saves two women from sexual slavery. A guy posts a plea on AskMetafilter: “A Russian friend of mine may be in a dangerous situation in Washington, DC.” After describing a situation that sounds like an obvious sex trafficking scam set up by the Russian mob, the outpouring of help from the site manages to prevent both women for showing up for their first “work shift” at a sketchy lounge in Brooklyn. Worth reading. (via The Awl)