Thanks for your thoughtful comments. I went back and made a few changes in my last paragraph to clarify my meaning. I think it's important to develop the conversation that must be deployed when confronted with blatant misogyny. It's easy to make strong statements that inadvertently can be perceived as attacks. It bothers me that the perspective of women is so blatantly disregarded in the media. Telling people, "you'd have it worse elsewhere" is like the first thing abusive people learn to say--and you never hear that counter argument. I think I'll address several points both in this article and in your messages in future articles. Thanks again!