This is the Forward’s coverage of the #MeToo movement against sexual violence.
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The Schmooze Louis C.K. Gave Another Surprise Set — And Joked About Underage Sex
Louis C.K. had a good Yom Kippur, apparently. The disgraced 51-year-old comedian, who in November 2017 admitted to sexual misconduct after The New York Times reported on accusations from five women, appears to have attained full forgiveness. From himself. C.K. went down during the aftershocks of the Harvey Weinstein accusations, as reporters zeroed-in on misconduct…
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The Schmooze Convicted Rapist Roman Polanski Will Rehash Dreyfus Affair In ‘J’Accuse’
Sometimes you need a large amount of bile in a short period of time — for, say, a home improvement project, or a reenactment of medieval medical practices Let’s make our own! We’ll start by reading this news: Roman Polanski, who in 1977 pled guilty to raping a 13-year-old girl — he had, he later…
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The Schmooze Mel Gibson Slithers Back To Power Under The Cover Of #MeToo
America is embroiled in one of our favorite national disputes: Can people make amends for evil acts? Can a person who has done some good things also be a person who has done some bad things? If a man is wealthy, handsome, and affable-seeming, should we put him in a position of power regardless of…
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Fast Forward Ruth Bader Ginsburg Defends #MeToo On Eve Of Kavanaugh Hearing
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg voiced support for the #MeToo movement on Wednesday in a striking statement on the eve of a high-stakes U.S. Senate hearing into allegations of sexual misconduct by President Donald Trump’s nominee to the court, Brett Kavanaugh. During a question-and-answer period after an address to first-year law students at Georgetown…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman On Kavanaugh: ‘Whatever You Think Of Him, You Gotta Admit — The Guy Is Funny’
Sarah Silverman, the hoodie-donning, perfectly-ponytailed human keeping this nation from the brink of civil war, shared her take on the Bret Kavanaugh rape-attempt accusation on Wednesday night. Ahead of her Hulu talkshow “I Love You America” — a critical hit that blends Silverman’s trademark wit with her ocean-sized heart to help Americans create ties in…
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Community I Was Skeptical That Women Are Sexually Assaulted — Then 3,000 Sent Me Their Stories
It’s been a tense week in the White House and all across America during the SCOTUS confirmation hearings for Judge Kavanaugh. The big concern Americans on the left have is that the latest Trump pick could possibly reverse the landmark Roe vs Wade Supreme Court decision on abortion rights or take other steps to undermine…
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The Schmooze Ruth Bader Ginsburg Inspired Kesha’s New Pop Song, ‘Here Comes The Change’
The shofar may be away for the season, but musician and feminist advocate Kesha has sounded a new call to action, in the form of her song “Here Comes The Change,” written for the anticipated Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic. Scoff if you want, but the woman who made a name for herself for waking up…
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The Schmooze Wonder Why The Emmys Weren’t Funny? Look At The List Of Writers.
The 70th Annual Emmy Awards, hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che, exceeded all expectations: They were even more egregiously unfunny than detractors could possibly have imagined. Haters of bloated award shows, haters of the Saturday Night Live Weekend Update hosts, and people angry to be awake late on a Monday united in disparaging the…
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