sexual abuse
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'He's Ruining Women': R. Kelly Accuser Details Gaslighting, Grooming and Abuse in New Interview
Not-so-fun fact: A perfunctory search of “R. Kelly” on our publishing platform brings up dozens of articles alleging years of sexual predation and abuse by the still-enduring R&B singer, featuring testimonials from everyone from his ex-wife to former members of the “sex cult” Kelly purportedly maintains in several homes. Now, in a new interview in…
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'There Is No Model Survivor': Tarana Burke Warns Against the Derailing of #MeToo
Correction: August 21 at 2:04 p.m. EDT: An earlier version of this article mistakenly identified Rose McGowan as Rose Byrne. Earlier: As the #MeToo movement has gained steam, so have attempts to delegitimize accusers and victims of abuse; all too often, we hear “well, why didn’t she say something sooner?” Or, “this is a money-grab;…
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'For the Survivors': Simone Biles' Winning Leotard Was a Message to Victims of Sexual Abuse
When Simone Biles stepped onto the podium after winning her fifth U.S. women’s gymnastics title Sunday, she was sharing her win with fellow survivors of sexual abuse. Wearing a leotard she designed herself, Biles, who was among the more than 160 victims of former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, strategically chose to wear the…
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Everything You Missed At The ESPYs
Like any award show, the ESPYs was filled with some amazing and some not so amazing looks. The award show, hosted by ESPN, took place in Los Angeles with Danica Patrick as host of the event’s 26th edition—the first women to serve the role. Many deserving athletes took home awards in various categories such as…
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Glamour Magazine’s College Women of Year Make It Clear: We Should All Be Fighting for Change
This generation is filled with young women willing to fight for change. (Because seriously, who else is going to fight for us?) Case in point: Ten women from Glamour Magazine’s 2018 College Women of the Year participated in a Q&A with Glamour on everything from “activism, #MeToo and calling b.s. on perfection.” Here are the…
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Survey Says: How Are Men Really Processing #MeToo?
Since it hit the mainstream last fall, the #MeToo movement has sent shockwaves through our collective consciousness, revealing predators in some of our most respected positions and forcing all of us to re-evaluate our behavior. But despite how pervasive the phrase has become, would you be shocked to know that 41 percent of men have…
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Trump Knew Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Was an Alleged Sexual Abuser in 2013: Report
President Donald Trump reportedly knew that Eric Schneiderman, the former New York attorney general, was accused of sexually abusing two women back in 2013. It was news that was kept under wraps until recently, when four women came forward to claim in a New Yorker report that they were the victims of sexual assault during…
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Call Me ‘Master’: Ex Says Former New York Attorney General Was Into Racist Role-Playing During Sex
On Monday the New Yorker published a 6,000-plus-word exposé on now-former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, in which at least four women in past relationships with him accused the Democratic operator of physical, sexual, verbal and emotional abuse. Hours later, Schneiderman denied the allegations but resigned his position. The irony for many was that…
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The Reckoning: What Junot Díaz Teaches Us About Internalized Misogyny
I was pissed. I read Zinzi Clemmons’ tweet yesterday accusing Junot Díaz of sexual misconduct and thought, “Why the fuck would she do that?” I was pissed at her for putting down such a renowned public figure in the Dominican community. Then I felt an immediate pang of deep shame and guilt for thinking that…
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Watch: R. Kelly Responds to Time’s Up #MuteRKelly Letter
The women of color within the Time’s Up movement penned a letter calling for action against R. Kelly for his alleged history of sexual abuse. In it, the women call on the music industry to cut ties with R. Kelly and also call for an investigation into all sexual-misconduct allegations involving the singer. Kelly’s team…