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  • Feminist Perspectives on the Apology of Louis CK and the #MeToo and #TimesUp Movements

    Author(s):
    HELEANA THEIXOS HELEANA THEIXOS
    Editor(s):
    Jyotirmaya Patnaik (see profile)
    Date:
    2018
    Group(s):
    Communication Studies, Feminist Humanities, Film-Philosophy, Film Studies, Television Studies
    Subject(s):
    Women's studies, Women--Sexual behavior, Motion pictures, Feminist films, Journalism, Feminist theory
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Sexual misconduct activism, #MeToo, #TimesUp, Harvey Weinstein, Gender and sexualities, Women's gender, and sexuality studies, Film, Feminist philosophy
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/w4ed-zr64
    Abstract:
    The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements are sexual misconduct survivor movements, interrogating in particular the entertainment and media industries. These movements aim to dismantle power structures in these industries by raising-up systemically silenced voices of victims (survivors) of sexual misconduct. I analyze comedian Louis CK's apology for his own sexual misconduct as an exemplar text, and argue that that there are good feminist reasons for these movements to critically engage with his perpetrator statement. As such, the argument that I propose here-that certain perpetrator explanations are legitimate to these movements-is tendentious. I will support my argument by making an appeal to feminist social theory, which focuses on the cultural factors contributing to sexual misconduct. If my argument is compelling, then other perpetrator statements could also be integral to the movement's aims.
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.15655/mw/2018/v9i3/49484
    Publisher:
    Media Watch
    Pub. Date:
    2018-9-17
    Journal:
    Media Watch
    Volume:
    9
    Issue:
    3
    Page Range:
    267 - 277
    ISSN:
    2249-8818,0976-0911
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    2 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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