3.21.2005

Prostitution Media Style

DC Media Girl brings us a pointer to one of the best and truest lines I've ever read in The New Republic (before, during, OR after Stephen Glass) or just about anywhere else recently:

Prostitution is legalized in two places in America: in Nevada and on the airwaves.
This refers to the Ashley Smith case and the way the media went nuts over her "hero" status. The article's a good read; I encourage you to take a peek (registration required but it's free and less invasive than most).