Abduction As Romance
Abduction as Romance is a media trope where a man kidnaps or imprisons a woman and she eventually falls in love with him. Abduction as Romance is one of a…
Rebecca Solnit: Let This Flood of Women’s Stories Never Cease
There’s a problem with the way feminism moves forward in reaction to breaking news stories. It brings focus to a single predator, a single incident, and people who haven’t faced…
Opinion | Why Men Aren’t Funny
The post-Louis C.K. reckoning is actually the best thing to happen to comedy in a long time.
Why All the Comedy Men Are So Awful
It's not funny anymore.
The Weinstein Moment and the Trump Presidency
The producer and other powerful men are facing repercussions for their alleged abusive behavior. Will the President?
Don’t Let Female Creators Be Collateral Damage When Male Abusers Go Down
It was Thanksgiving 2015. We were home for a much-appreciated break from trying to break into Hollywood; so far we had amassed a successful YouTube channel and the possibility of…
Re-defining Manhood | Kevin Powell
As I’ve watched the Weinstein saga unfold, I cannot help but think of my mother. As I’ve watched the Harvey Weinstein saga unfold these past few weeks, and the stunning…
Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say
As the powerful comedian found success by talking about his hang-ups, he was also asking female comics and co-workers to watch him masturbate.
Kevin Spacey Is Not The First Gay Man To Weaponize Coming Out
Earlier this week, BuzzFeed News published an account of Kevin Spacey making a sexual advance on then-14-year-old Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp. Spacey, who had been contacted but declined…
Harvey Weinstein and the Economics of Consent
The blunt power of the gatekeeper is the ability to enforce not just artistic, but also financial, exile. It’s not these bad men. Or that dirty industry. It’s this inhumane…