After co-opting #MeToo, white feminists and liberals continued to frame sexual assault as individual instances rather than as a systemic issue. TW/CW: This article discusses sexual assault, victim-blaming, anti-Blackness, and anti-indigeneity. As the Tara Reade allegation came to the forefront in recent months, several proponents of “Believe Women” demonstrated that they do not, in truth,...
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month: A Wear Your Voice Reading List
Wear Your Voice curated a list of the many pieces we published over the past few years which are fitting reads for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Content Note: discussions of sexual violence, including r/pe, abuse of minors, coercion, and stealthing Survivors of sexual violence need space to be able to talk about and work through...
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BoJack Horseman, #MeToo, and the Monsters We Love
There is a human cost to all the revelations unveiled during the height of #MeToo. This is something BoJack Horseman recognized early on and excelled at. This article contains spoilers for Netflix’s BoJack Horseman, mentions of sexual assault, and physical violence. Back in 2014, the pilot for BoJack Horseman aired. The initial season of the...
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Misinformation Campaign #JusticeForJohnnyDepp Proves We Still Don’t Believe Survivors
The swift reaction to coddle Johnny Depp and condemn Amber Heard is indicative of the resistance survivors still face when coming forward about abuse. Content note: This story discusses domestic violence and situational partner violence. Last weekend, #JusticeForJohnnyDepp was trending on Twitter in the United States. Depp stans were foaming at the mouth over leaked...
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‘Bombshell’ Fails to Paint White Women As Leaders of the Resistance
t’s ludicrous for Bombshell to position any of these women as champions against workplace sexual harassment when their racism simply shifts that violence against Black and brown women. CW: Discussions of workplace sexual violence I knew exactly what I was in for the moment I sat down for my screening of Bombshell (dir. Jay Roach)...
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10 Black Twitter Moments That Defined The 2010s
These are the Black Twitter Moments from the 2010s that we will remember for years to come for their brilliance, staying power, and cultural impact. By Clarkisha Kent and Da’Shaun Harrison 1. The Zola Story Newer Twitter denizens will hear “Zola” and assume we’re talking about the A24 film set to premiere at Sundance in...
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Lena Waithe and the Obligations of Leadership
This has been a teachable moment for Waithe but I regret greatly that Tiffany Boone and Ayanna Floyd’s bodies, minds and safety were the sites for her lessons. This article has been re-published with permission from DanielleDash.com and the original can be found here. I came out to my mum in an Ikea car park,...
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A Call-In: What Terry Crews Got Wrong And How He Can Fix It
Those who consider themselves allies and male feminists need to learn how to listen to the communities they claim to support. By Sherronda J. Brown and Lara Witt It’s been more than a week since Terry Crews apologized for tweeting that children who grow up without both a maternal and paternal parent will be “severely...
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine Shows How to Discuss #MeToo in Pop Culture
The latest episode is completely honest about how complicated sexual assault cases are and how women are constantly forced to choose between ourselves, our careers, our livelihoods, and justice. This essay contains spoilers for Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode 6.8, as well as descriptions of sexual assault and harassment “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is my favorite copaganda machine. It’s...
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There Is A Real #HimToo, And It Isn’t About False Rape Accusations.
There is no war on men, but there is a war on patriarchy and our lives depend on us winning it. [TW: mentions of groping, sexual harassment, sexual violence, rape and physical violence.] I remember growing up scared of many things: dirt, falling and scraping my skin on gravel, spiders, losing my parents in...