In Case You Missed It: Changing the Power Paradigm in Hollywood
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The revelations about Harvey Weinstein had broken the week before (and) women were speaking out.
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Sex Trafficking Survivor Says It’s Time to Stop Glamorizing Prostitution
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What is inherently harmful is being passed off by Hollywood as a glamorous lifestyle of choice, says Rebecca Bender, who was trafficked for nearly six years. This causes the myths about prostitution to proliferate.
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Hollywood’s Ugly Deception: Faking Concern for Ethnicity
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Simulating ethnicity as if it were just another special effect hides how much the entertainment industry still prizes and prioritizes whiteness.
Culture
Hollywood Actresses Embrace a Movie Starring the E.R.A.
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The Equal Rights Amendment has been hanging around since 1923 and, politically speaking, often gathering dust. But Hollywood stars are reaching for it now as a tool for their own discrimination battles and to join a broader sisterhood.
Arts & Culture
‘Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt’ Opens in U.S.
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Go see this profile of the influential thinker. Another must-see opening this week is the drama “Wedding Doll.” But don’t bother with Melissa McCarthy’s latest negative caricature of female ambition in “The Boss.”
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For Can-Do at Cannes, Female Directors Need Money
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Join me in offering talented female directors support. Anyone who can help financially can promote female directors either directly or through an organization. I believe that’s the way to get women out of their Hollywood rut.
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An Open Letter to Woody Allen: Say ‘I’m Sorry’
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The director and actor’s “fantasy” defense against abuse allegations from his adoptive daughter only make him sound like all the others, says Wendy Murphy. Little girls fantasize about becoming princesses and doctors, not sexual abuse.