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Ocean’s 8: What a Way to Cap the Year of the Woman
The utter coolness of Ocean 8’s trailer is especially heightened because it comes in a year where the prevailing climate is being dictated by women.
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#MeToo: How to Return from Shame-Leave, the Alok Nath Way
Alok Nath might return to the public eye after a self-prescribed sabbatical, in a film about the #MeToo movement. A society that welcomes harassers back after a short time-out ensures that they are shielded from meaningful consequences.
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Why Harvey Weinstein’s Sentencing Needs to Be Celebrated
Consequences for sexual predators even after the revelations of #MeToo are in short supply. But Harvey Weinstein’s conviction gives us hope; it marks a collective, cathartic exhale, both for his victims, for journalists, and for women around the world.
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Harvey Weinstein’s Rant Before His Sentencing Tells You that He is a Man With No Remorse
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison for 23 years for rape and criminal sexual assault. You’d think the barrage of accusations which led to a global #MeToo movement, would push a man to reflect upon his actions. However, his final statement portrays him as a man living in denial.
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Jessica Jones and the Superhuman Power of Female Anger
Jessica Jones is an eloquent portrait of female rage that makes you glad for the anger. The women aren’t merely outraged about the abuse they’ve faced. They’re furious about a whole spectrum of systemic injustice of which sexism is only the tip.
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The Cost of Creep-Proofing My Career
As women, we learn to develop a kind of “minority report” attitude to men who enter our stratosphere, judging them for their future predatory potential before we allow ourselves to feel safe in their presence. How many missed opportunities are there to account for?
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Asia Argento, Tinder Date Rape, and What Makes a “Good” Sexual Assault Victim
The #MeToo movement has changed our perception of who a sexual abuser can be – but not our view of victims of sexual assault. Who exactly is the “perfect” victim? The Asia Argento case challenges that notion, letting us know that a victim of assault can also be a perpetrator.
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Beware of the Brocialist
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, there is a new species of men to study: Brocial-ists. Dudes who are supposedly woke and espouse the right kind of politics, but are utter douchebags to women.
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Best of Arré: The Year of the Fearless Femme
The Harvey Weinstein story was a reckoning like none other. In other fields, other battles continue. But as far as the online world is concerned, this was the Year of the Fearless Femme.
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Why Is No One Talking About Rape Allegations Against Cristiano Ronaldo?
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been accused of rape, continues to be shielded by Portugal’s PM, the national media, his club, and his corporate sponsors. In wake of the #MeToo movement, a temporary suspension for Ronaldo may not be so outrageous after all. To privilege Ronaldo’s account over that of his victims is an act of further weaponising the powerful.
