A child is an uncut diamond. #SaturdayThought #SaturdayThoughts #SaturdayMotivation #SaturdayMorning #SaturdayWisdom #quotes #quotestoliveby #QuotesForLife #quotesoftheday #quoteoftheday #InspirationalQuotes #ernest6words #sixwordstories pic.twitter.com/oLBzo2fnDs — Six Word Stories (@ernest6words) January 20, 2018
Stassi Schroeder is persona non grata around the Internet right now. And for a fairly understandable reason. The 29-year old Vanderpump Rules star addressed the victims of Hollywood’s ongoing sexual misconduct scandal on her Straight Up with Stassi podcast this week… … only she didn’t exactly take their side, for some strange and indefensible reason. Instead, she actually titled the latest episode “Are we on a male witch hunt?” and made comments that implied men such as Kevin Spacey and Charlie Rose were the ones getting a raw deal these days. In response to Schroeder’s stance, critics jumped on Twitter and jumped all over the reality star. “so I’m never one to go here but I’m disgusted after listening to @stassi newest episode,” wrote one annoyed individual, adding: “How dare you question these victims, mock #metoo , or even defend men who push boundaries with women.” Added another: “I’m only 15 minutes in and I’m already offended. I’ve never heard such ignorance or general disregard for women. She’s literally saying basically women only are lying for attention and we just are on a man with hunt. And another: “No one can MAKE me suck a dick’ And it’s official I’ve turned the podcast off.” During her podcast, Schroeder took issue with the idea that women were forced to give oral sex in some of these alleged situations. “I’m sorry, no one could make me suck a dick,” she said, adding: “I’m sorry it sounds like he thought you liked it because you were making out with him. And now that it’s a trend and it’s #metoo you’re going to come out and accuse him because you regret it.” Pretty easy to see why so many people are so upset with her, isn’t it? Not just people, though, Advertisers have also come out and distanced themselves from her podcast. Rent the Runway, for example, Tweeted the following: “We’re shocked by @stassi’s comments re the #metoo campaign. It goes against everything RTR stands for as a company and has publicly advocated. “Our 1st ads were slated to run on Mon but effective immediately we’ve terminated our relationship with her podcast.” Another advertiser, Framebridge, shared this sentiment: “In no way do @stassi’s comments about the #metoo campaign reflect our beliefs. We are ending our relationship with the Straight Up with Stassi Podcast effective immediately. “We will always stand by brave women sharing their stories.” How has Stassi responded to this scandal? By using it for PR purposes. She Tweeted in reply to the advertiser boycott and the backlash from listeners: “Just finished recording a follow up episode… stay tuned.” Nope, sorry. But we definitely will NOT be doing that. View Slideshow: #MeToo: Stars Share Stories of Sexual Harassment, Assault
Atlanta Fire Department Diversity Initiative The Atlanta Fire Department is kicking off a diversity initiative tonight to specifically recruit women, Hispanics, & LGBT identifying people. “Narratives in Courage: Stories of LGBT Public Safety Heroes” is a free event. It is Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Center for Civil and Human Rights. A reception starts […]
When the doors to Hollywood are closed tightly shut, marginalized voices often take to independent film to tell their stories. The best place to see those films, and possibly discover the next Spike Lee or Ava DuVernay? The Sundance Film Festival. The nation’s largest and most prestigious film festival has launched the careers of some […]
HBO has announced a four-part documentary series about Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. The Defiant Ones — directed by Allen Hughes (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents) — will feature interviews with Ice Cube, Eminem, and more. From HBO: “Set amid many of the defining events of the past four decades, THE DEFIANT ONES tells the stories of Jimmy […]
Michel’le And Lifetime Shrug Off Dr. Dre’s Lawsuit As you probably have already heard, Dr. Dre is NOT here for Michel’le’s made-for-tv biopic “Surviving Compton,” and the dramatic scenes of him brutally abusing her — in accordance with the stories she’s always told about their five-year relationship. Michel’le says that she quietly gave Dre the chance to portray himself in the (positive) way he chose in “Straight Outta Compton,” so she deserves the same chance to give her side of the story in her Lifetime movie. Furthermore, she and execs at lifetime aren’t too intimidated by the cease and desist letter he sent along regarding their film. Will you be watching the movie??? TMZ