Headline Roundup • January 17th, 2018
After Ansari Story, Outlets Debate #MeToo Movement
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Aziz Ansari has come under fire after an article on babe.net accused him of sexual misconduct by an anonymous woman named 'Grace'. Although the encounter detailed in the piece was consensual, she alleges he did not properly read her nonverbal cues as signs that she was uncomfortable. Some on the Left agree that he is guilty of sexual assault, while many others are asking: Has the #MeToo movement gone too far?
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From the Left
Hey Aziz Ansari defenders, saying 'no' is more complex than you think
Mashable
News
It took very little time for the same-old deeply dangerous rhetoric to rear its ugly head after the publication of a report accusing Aziz Ansari of sexual misconduct. In the anonymous report—published over the weekend by Babe—a woman shares her account the alleged misconduct which took place on a date in September 2017.
From the Left
The Aziz Ansari takedown is a setback for the #MeToo movement
Opinion
If the term "jump the shark" didn't already exist, it would need to be invented to describe the state of the #MeToo movement after the publication of (and lavish praise for) a lengthy essay recounting the lurid details of one woman's bad date with comedian Aziz Ansari.
From the Right
Feminists, Stop Bad Sex Before It Happens
News
Women are free to opt out of hookup culture if they don’t like what it offers them.
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