As Twitchy reported, the website Babe.net published the #MeToo story of a woman named “Grace” who recounted her sexual assault at the hands of comedian Aziz Ansari.
However, not all women regarded the incident — the two went out on a date that led to oral sex — as sexual assault. Pieces by women supporting Ansari popped up in The New York Times and The Atlantic: Caitlin Flanagan argued that the Babe.net story was nothing but “3,000 words of revenge porn.”
Now, a war of words has broken out between HLN anchor Ashleigh Banfield and the piece’s 22-year-old author, Katie Way, who says she’s “disgusted” by “burgundy lipstick bad highlights second-wave feminist” Banfield and her attempt to “piggyback” off of Grace’s bravery.
Who’s to blame for all of this strife? As if you needed to ask … it’s the patriarchy, duh.
Patriarchy (n): a system that allows discussions of sexual predation by men to devolve into a fight between two women who both work for men, and ends with one telling the other, "google me."
— Jamilah King (@jamilahking) January 17, 2018
That’s Jamilah King, race and justice reporter for Mother Jones.
that’s the stupidest thing I heard today.
— DRL (@drlcartman) January 17, 2018
This is a stupid take.
Ludicrous mental gymnastics to make an argument between two women the fault of men. https://t.co/QuPpV11EiE
— RBe (@RBPundit) January 17, 2018
But while the two of them argue, Ansari gets away with a blowjob and maybe a little public embarrassment. Patriarchy!
Feminism (n): a system of thought that provides cover for stupid, weak willed women who aren't adult enough to accept responsibility for their own actions and so must blame men simply for being male. https://t.co/kuN8XXPrde
— Ranger Deep Fried and Thankful (@mecantyping) January 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/953752156993015808
https://twitter.com/NetConscience/status/953750824995491840
https://twitter.com/Oil_Guns_Merica/status/953749674246144001
https://twitter.com/emphaticnebulae/status/953752961116770304
No, we women are just bitches sometimes. It's ok to say it.
— Autumn-y Wiffle (@wifflewaffel) January 17, 2018
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