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New Research Says Black Women Are More Objectified Than White Women. Old Research Says We Knew That
Fun fact: The very first article I ever wrote for The Root was titled, “5 Signs You’re About to Be Racially Fetishized.” It was early 2016, and I was a model and musician-turned-relationship-blogger dipping my toe into the shark-infested waters of online dating after reaching the milestone age of 40 as a newly single woman.…
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Is the #MeToo Movement Ignoring Poor Black Women and Girls? Founder Tarana Burke Seems to Think So
While the emergence of the #MeToo movement has lead to a rash of indictments and criminal complaints, its founder Tarana Burke is concerned that women of color have become an afterthought. According to USA Today, Burke had plenty to get off her chest during her keynote address at the Facing Race conference in Detroit. “The…
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Billionaire Topshop CEO Accused of Sexual Harassment, Abuse of NDAs
Fast fashion retailer Topshop may be at the forefront of fashion trends, but the brand is now embroiled in an old-fashioned scandal, as the chairman of its UK-based parent company, Arcadia Group, is now the subject of multiple sexual harassment allegations and accusations of racial abuse, brought against him this week. As reported by Vox,…
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Kobe Bryant Cut From Film Festival Jury After Blowback From 2003 Rape Case
Looks like that 2003 rape allegation has caught up to Kobe Bryant after all these years. Variety reports that the former five-time NBA world champion was cut by the Animation Is Film Festival jury last week, as a result of fallout from over his 15-year-old rape charge. Bryant won an Academy Award this year for his…
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Not Like This: Melania Trump Tries to Middle Ground #MeToo (and Frankly, It’s Gross)
You know, there are times I actually feel sorry for Melania Trump. (Sorry, brain freeze.) But seriously, what must it feel like to go from a station in life where Vogue was producing cover stories on your wedding and opulent, gold-plated lifestyle to high-fashion shade like this: On her recent first major solo trip abroad…
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White Woman #101: Believe It or Not, Rose McGowan Is a Member of #MeToo, Not Its Messiah
Hell hath no fury like Rose McGowan when she’s not the center of attention. That is the only conclusion this writer could draw after hearing the actress-turned-activist’s recent remarks on the #MeToo and Time’s Up Movements—the former a movement she still claims to proudly (and loudly) represent. In a recent, frequently self-aggrandizing and sensationalistic interview…
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Newsflash: It’s Not the First Anniversary of #MeToo. It’s the First Anniversary of the World Giving A Damn
If you’re active on social media, you may have been greeted with a very important anniversary this morning: the one-year anniversary of the #MeToo movement. Yay! And if you’re anything like this writer, seeing tweets like this one by an otherwise credible news source, the Daily Beast, pissed you the entire hell off. The reasons…
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Time's Up Taps Former WNBA President Lisa Borders to Serve as 1st President and CEO
Time’s Up, the gender-equality initiative founded in the wake of the #MeToo movement, has selected former Women’s National Basketball Association President Lisa Borders as the organization’s first president and CEO. The decision was formally announced Tuesday morning by the organization, which was started earlier this year by women in the entertainment industry. But the scope…
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Janelle Monae Delivers a Strong Message of Support to Survivors of Sexual Violence
Last week was surely triggering and traumatic for victims of sexual violence as they watched Dr. Christine Blasey Ford get dragged through the mud simply for coming forward with her accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. It was an example of just how pervasive rape culture is in this country. It’s as if it…
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Sterling K. Brown Responds to Predator Backlash After Olivia Munn Calls Out Cast for Shunning Her
As the Toronto International Film Festival kicked into gear last week, much of the discussion around the film Predator, which showed at the festival, hasn’t been about the film, but about director Shane Black’s decision to cast a longtime friend and registered sexual offender in the film without alerting his cast-mates to his history. Actress…