But on one hand, isn’t that a bit similar to the argument that trans women aren’t “really” women because they didn’t experience the same struggles as cis women? Aren’t both race and gender both socially constructed and, therefore, fluid?

I don’t think Rachel’s story is an example of a truly trapped person, but...

I will give Jezebel credit on their headline, calling the film a “Disturbing Sex Tape.” It’s fascinating what other media outlets have referred to it as. Some have completely avoided the elephant, to use the metaphor you had used earlier.

People’s headline was probably among the most milquetoast ever: “Columbia Student…

I agree with pretty much everything you wrote. I think she has done a disservice to the movement, and Gawker’s silence with regard to this video is strange to say the least.

But it is a hardcore video, in the literal sense of the term. It depicts oral sex and penetration. It also employs the hackneyed porn trope of featuring an actor with a large penis, which has the effect of turning the film into a prurient one. And Great Mango is right to question whether Sulcowicz is now doing a…

I agree with you, too. I’ve been silently following the conversation and I’m on your side. I don’t see why it’s so controversial of you to think there should be more discussion on it. We had the one original post but no follow-up. I would LOVE to see a follow-up on it. I get that people in the comments discussed it.…

LOL, of course not. You will see no mainstream criticism of Ms. Sulkowicz anymore.

I think artists have certain responsibilities in how they create their art — to be honest about who contributed to their work and give credit where it’s due, to take their subject matter with the level of seriousness it deserves, etc. I can understand feeling that Sulkowicz has a responsibility to other rape…

Seriously. I'm thunderstruck it wasn't a feature today. It is very, very problematic.

What vitriol? I took part in that conversation. I don’t recall spewing any vitriol.

I’ve looked repeatedly and that doesn’t appear to be the case. Can you provide a link? They did post one article originally when the video first landed, but that was several days ago, and the link was essentially presented without comment. Meanwhile, we get article after article about the Duggar family, even though…

Thank you! I was waiting for some sort of acknowledgement that the (wrong) story also ran here at Jezebel, but I guess I’ll be waiting for quite some time...

I think you just summed up the Jezebel of today. I miss the deeper, less shamey stuff of yesteryear.

Sorry for derailing, but this article on the NYTimes is super thought provoking and also talks about expectations for women.

Here is the issue I have with this whole thing. Would you force an african american baker to make a lynching cake for a kkk member? How about a jewish baker to make a nazi cake? A pro-choice baker making an aborted fetus cake (10/10 would have a slice) for an anti-choice rally?

If you answer no to either of these, then…

I expect I’ll be thinking about this a lot.

But Nabokov didn’t write a book about fucking a teenager. People really should read the book instead of watching the movies or taking the public’s consensus on the book and running with it. There is zero sex in the book because, again, the book isn’t about fucking a teenager. The book is about an unreliable narrator,…

Your comment makes no sense. Who called this piece “silly” because it is a “woman making a video”? Everyone comment I read here which is critical of the video is critical of the content of the video, not because it was done by a “woman.” Do we have to appreciate all purported so-called art for all time done by any…

This is demonstratively dumb.