This is the Forward’s coverage of the #MeToo movement against sexual violence.
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The Schmooze ‘Saturday Night Live’ Seriously Mishandled Al Franken’s Assault Accusations
Is America ready for a nuanced commentary that uses comedy to examine how women can be inconsistent about sexual harassment allegations? Of course! We are always ready for great, nuanced criticism no matter how hard it is to hear. But what happened on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend was not great or nuanced. The…
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Opinion Woody Allen Plays The Anti-Semitism Card To Escape #MeToo Reckoning
Yesterday, Dylan Farrow published a brave and important op-ed in the LA Times, asking why the “#MeToo revolution,” which has exposed the horrific behavior of entertainment industry figures like Harvey Weinstein, has spared her father, Woody Allen, whom she has alleged sexually assaulted her when she was seven. It’s a devastating article which reminds its…
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Fast Forward Bryan Singer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teenage Boy In Lawsuit
Bryan Singer, the director of several X-Men franchise movies, is being accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in a new lawsuit, the New York Times reported. The alleged assault against Cesar Sanchez-Guzman occurred at a yacht party in Seattle in 2003, when Sanchez-Guzman was 17 and Singer was 37. The suit was filed Thursday….
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Fast Forward Senate Braces For Al Franken Speech As Calls For Resignation Crescendo
Amid growing calls for his resignation, Senator Al Franken announced this morning that he will be giving a speech on the Senate floor before noon. Franken’s office announced the speech in a bare bones tweet that belied the dramatic drop in support from congressional Democrats in the wake of a seventh accusation of sexual misconduct…
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Opinion When It Comes To Jerusalem, Trump Needs To Learn How To Share
Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! Donald Trump promised that he would move the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as one of his earliest acts as president. Like so very many things this man has said…
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Community This Thanksgiving, Remember The Women Who Harvest Your Food
Though the #metoo campaign has brought renewed attention to sexual harassment and assault against women, we often overlook the degree to which women in low-wage jobs are particularly at risk. The women who pick the food we eat every day, for example, have for decades experienced an epidemic of gender-based violence in the fields. According…
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Opinion How The Jewish Community Can Make #MeToo Into #WeToo
We may be at an inflection point, a moment when #MeToo becomes #WeToo, when the gender rules that have hurt and disadvantaged women for so very long are finally and substantively challenged. And if so — if the outpouring of painful recollections and apologies and resignations and outrage unleashed by the Harvey Weinstein story are…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Shares Her #MeToo Moment About Sexual Harassment At Shul
A rabbi at one of the largest synagogues in the United Kingdom came forward last week with details of sexual harassment that she and female rabbinic colleagues had received from their own congregants, urging the community to pay closer attention to the issue. Rabbi Hannah Kingston of North Western Reform Synagogue in London said in…
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