#MeToo movement Archives

Why Not Believing Survivors of Sexual Assault Only Hurts Women

HipLatinaOctober 5, 2018August 24, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 5, 2018August 24, 202005800

Just a few minutes ago, Sen. Susan Collins announced her vote over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s future as a Supreme Court justice. It’s infuriating especially considering the weeks leading today which have left many of us following the hearings—women in...

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Ariana Grande Being Groped By Bishop on Live TV Is Proof That Misogyny Still Runs The World

HipLatinaSeptember 4, 2018September 3, 2020

by HipLatinaSeptember 4, 2018September 3, 202001878

The only thing that’s had me madder than Louis C.K. trying to make an out-of-the-sudden comeback is the way Pastor Charles H. Ellis was groping Ariana Grande publicly—as in on stage in a church—during Aretha Franklin’s funeral. This pig has...

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Roxane Gay Addresses Why Louis C.K.’s Comeback Is So Problematic

Johanna FerreiraAugust 30, 2018September 17, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraAugust 30, 2018September 17, 202001147

The #MeToo moment which was originally created by black activist Tarana Burke, has been around years before it was popularized because of sexual assault and rape allegations made against movie producer Harvey Weinstein. It gave not only women in Hollywood...

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#MeToo Founder Tarana Burke Responds To Asia Argento Report

Johanna FerreiraAugust 21, 2018September 15, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraAugust 21, 2018September 15, 20200770

You’ve probably heard by now about the New York Times report regarding Italian actress Asia Argento that has gone viral. According to the report, Argento who has become one of the leading voices in the #MeToo movement, had arranged to...

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#MeToo Leader Asia Argento Tried To Pay Off Her Own Accuser and It’s Not Too Surprising

Johanna FerreiraAugust 20, 2018September 14, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraAugust 20, 2018September 14, 202001142

For many of us women, we will never forget October 2017. It was the month that dozens of women in Hollywood broke their silence and came out with sexual assault allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein. It’s what lead black...

Culture

Junot Díaz Is Cleared in MIT Sexual-Misconduct Investigation

Johanna FerreiraJune 19, 2018September 30, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJune 19, 2018September 30, 20201772

In May, sexual misconduct allegations were made against Dominican-writer Junot Díaz. It started with Zinzi Clemmons, author of What We Lose, who accused Díaz of cornering and kissing her back when she was a grad student. Within minutes several other...

Lifestyle

Jada Pinkett Smith Banned Son Jaden From Sleepovers To Protect Him From Violation

Johanna FerreiraJune 13, 2018September 29, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJune 13, 2018September 29, 202004496

If you grew up in a strict Latino household, chances are you weren’t allowed to sleep over anyone’s house and that included even relatives. It was something I never really understood until I got older, which is why Jada Pinkett...

Culture

The Invisible Threat Behind #MeToo

kamariMay 30, 2018October 9, 2020

by kamariMay 30, 2018October 9, 20200871

Disclaimer: This article contains several spoilers to Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why. Questions continue to swirl around the newly-released second season of Netflix’s breakout hit teen drama 13 Reasons Why. And rightfully so, as the show’s writers take viewers...

Culture

Why We Need To Start Seriously Addressing Toxic Masculinity & Machismo

Johanna FerreiraMay 10, 2018October 5, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMay 10, 2018October 5, 2020117612

Recent sexual misconduct allegations made against acclaimed Dominican-American writer, Junot Díaz has had me thinking a lot about toxic masculinity, machismo, and what society has conditioned us to believe defines manhood. This might seem like a radical theory to some, but...

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What Happens When The Assaulter Says “Me Too?”

kamariMay 7, 2018October 2, 2020

by kamariMay 7, 2018October 2, 20202 1248

Junot Diaz never got any help. A poignant essay written by the acclaimed Latino writer this past April leads with this context before taking readers through the author’s lifelong “coming of age” story where Diaz begins as the abused, becomes...

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Zoe Saldana Shares The Sexism She Experienced Filming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’

Johanna FerreiraApril 5, 2018October 12, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraApril 5, 2018October 12, 202018123

If you’re a fan of Zoe Saldana, chances are you remember her first major film role as pirate Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl — I know I do! How could I forget the...

Culture

How the #MeToo Movement Impacts Latinas

Johanna FerreiraJanuary 25, 2018November 11, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJanuary 25, 2018November 11, 202011 3811

Days after the sexual allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein were made public, dozens of women in Hollywood came forward, not just against the movie mogul, but to share their painful experiences with being sexually harassed, assaulted, or raped. Their...