#MeToo
Founded by Tarana Burke more than a decade ago, #MeToo came to new prominence in October 2017, after dozens of women came forward with allegations of sexual harassment and assault by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The movement has continued to evolve ever since; here’s where it stands today.
It relies on false assumptions about rape victims that just might convince a jury.
Bill Cosby faces charges, but don’t expect him to face justice; the TSA gets rid of its security chief, but who will get rid of the TSA?
“Enough. Impunity is over. We will no longer be silent.”
They’re like frats, but fancier and more elitist.
“When I was 8...”
Kasich has a condescension problem.
“If they just speak about the contributions, there will be this enormous presence that is not talked about,” one of Cosby’s accusers said.
“Fallen Heroes” is a gutsy half-hour of television.
Along with Spotlight, Room, and Mad Max.
Comedian Andy Dick, who has been repeatedly accused of assault, plays himself on Love. It’s … uncomfortable.
When I started dating men, I was so used to the feelings associated with harassment that I would no longer object to them. I just maintained a level of protective numbness.
The judge has denied the singer’s request to be released from her contract with the producer, whom she says “sexually, physically, and verbally abused” her.
We don’t believe rape victims because we don’t believe women.
“There were lots of girls, all crying uncontrollably.”
How did Cosby go from America’s Dad to an accused rapist?
In many states, women have as little as three years to come forward if they want to prosecute sexual crimes committed against them.
Bill Cosby is charged in a 2004 assault; Puerto Rico is about to miss more debt payments; and the US considers new sanctions against Iran.
The head of a major progressive PR firm was accused of rampant sexual harassment. But the problem is a lot bigger than him.
Six women have come forward, and their accusations reveal just how little we knew about the “nice guy” porn star.
“I had for a long time pretended that I had never been assaulted, but when I read my student’s story it was the very first thing I remembered.”
Incredible.
In the document, the comedian reveals details of a sexual relationship with one accuser and explains the way he hid his extramarital encounters from his wife.
Despite the comedian’s admissions under oath, a criminal prosecution is still very unlikely.
He seems to want everyone to bend to his will.
Here’s how his statements in a 2005 deposition fit into the pattern of allegations against him.
Here’s why we’re suddenly hearing so much about the decade-old accusations against the 77-year-old comedian.
He didn’t exactly answer the questions asked in this GMA interview.
Rape and sexual assault are scarily common for all young women, and the problem isn’t unique to higher education.
These myths perpetuate a culture in which rape too often goes unpunished.
He’s also pretty sure the president is to blame for the police shooting in Ferguson.
He used the bizarre 10-second clip to promote an upcoming show.
“If these young, hot little girls on campus have a firearm, I wonder how many men will want to assault them,” Nevada assemblywoman, Michele Fiore told The New York Times. That’s ignorant at worst and dangerous at best.
If you’re into scouring his past for red flags, you’ll find plenty.
A list of the decades of sexual assault claims against Bill Cosby.
“The proof is common sense for Christ’s sake. We don’t have to turn off our brains because ‘the law’ says we’re not supposed to make assumptions,” Wilmore said on Tuesday night’s show.
He says the comedian was in New York City, not at the Playboy Mansion, on the night in question.
Plus: a full timeline of the sexual assault allegations against him
Yes, they went there.