That really wasn't the point.

I’m not using my position to add authority to my view, merely to contextualize the situation from the perspective of a person who exists within a skewed power dynamic (and who that dynamic favors).

And as far as what I suggest, I’m surprised I have to make that explicit: Punish the persons in positions of power who…

I never said women were willing to do this in terms of it being an active choice they gladly go to. I said the industry would move on to people who were willing to accept this as a necessary hurdle. Context and nuance are important in discussions like this.

The entire point is that the hurdle itself is abusive, and…

I think the problem comes in when the assumption is “I have power/wealth/influence, therefore you have to fuck me if you want a job.”

I don’t begrudge anyone the right to pursue a partner they find attractive (assuming everyone’s a consenting adult, anyway), but I balk hard at abuses of power imbalances. Part of that’s…

What in the actual fuck are you smoking?

First, please articulate for me where—at any point—the internal logical consistency of my point broke down. I’ll wait.

Secondly, holy fucking leap in logic, Batman. Saying “women should not be compelled to perform sex acts in exchange for a job” has approximately fuck-all to do…

This seems to be a thing with a lot of these Japanese “comedians” over there. Sometimes they’re just downright rude and have no filter. There was a recent talk show where a comedy duo went to a market to track down this person so they can figure out if that person was a man or a woman going so far as to grab their…

Female entertainer describes being assaults, harassed and coerced into sex for the promise of work by older producers.

For a show named “listen Carefully” they sure sucked at listening.