"The New York Post is notoriously fond of its hooker headlines – though that they were the sole..."

"The New York Post is notoriously fond of its hooker headlines – though that they were the sole source of this "news" ought to be enough to cast doubt on it. Still, even if the unnamed hotel worker had sold sex, this should have no bearing on her accusation. Feminists and advocates against sexual violence have been firm in pointing this out. But so what if Strauss-Kahn was a bad trick? So what if he was one of dozens of clients? Is the stigma of selling sex so severe – or the doubts it casts on a woman's ability to tell the truth so severe – that we could not accept this woman's accusation?"

- I've got a new piece at Alternet, on the front-page trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's accuser. (via melissa)