Derrick May, one of the originators of the 1980’s Detroit techno scene, is facing a slew of sexual assault allegations. The accusations, sparked by none other than former friend and collaborator, Michael James, claim that May is has been responsible for “sexual misbehavior,” including but not limited to rape, for the majority of his DJing […]
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Detroit techno stalwart Derrick May accused of long history of sexual assault
Derrick May, one of the originators of the 1980’s Detroit techno scene, is facing a slew of sexual assault allegations. The accusations, sparked by none other than former friend and collaborator, Michael James, claim that May is has been responsible for “sexual misbehavior,” including but not limited to rape, for the majority of his DJing […]
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Creative Director Going On Leave Of Absence Amid Infidelity Scandal
Citing “personal issues,” Ubisoft creative director Ashraf Ismail said on Twitter today that he is stepping down from his role on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The reference ties, no doubt, to a Sunday tweet from a woman who said he’d deceived her about his marital status while they were in a one-year relationship.Read more… Continue Reading […]
MEMBERS ONLY: The Brett Kavanaugh And Neil Degrasse Tyson Conundrum
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, it would be a fair assessment to say that my entire world view changed — almost over night. The seemingly never ending stream of high profile men accused of horrific acts of sexual assault laid bare the reality most women live in. Far from the equal society many […]
Inside The Cockamamie Plot To Take Down Robert Mueller
Last night it was revealed that two right-wing grifters, Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, were reported to the FBI for a hasty, rushed-together conspiracy that involved forcing women to make false claims of sexual assault against Robert Mueller. For those unfamiliar with either Burkman or …Continue reading Continue Reading at https://thedailybanter.com
The ‘Due Process’ People Are Back To Hating Due Process Again
I’ll confess here at the outset: my tolerance for Donald Trump and all of his accompanying cruel whimsy has reached an all new low. Chiefly, the shit flinging, without any real accountability for it, is overloading my logic circuits to the point of seizing up — to the point where it feels … Continue reading
Watch A Trump Supporting Mother Condone Groping IN FRONT OF HER DAUGHTERS
Please excuse the caps in the headline, but this is too much. Too fucking much. If you want to understand what is at stake this November, please sit down and watch the following short clip where a Trump supporting mother from Bozeman, Montana, condones sexual assault in front of her goddamn …Continue reading Continue Reading at […]
He Pulled Up Her Dress At School So She Stabbed Him With A Pair Of Scissors
Down in Tennessee, a male student at Central High School thought it would be funny to lift up the dress of a female student to get a peek underneath. She was not amused: The victim took a pair of scissors and attempted to strike him multiple times before eventually connecting, a report states.The …Continue reading […]
#MeToo Is “Total Hypocrisy”? Oh, F*ck You, Roman Polanski
In 1977, 43-year-Roman Polanski, a powerful and famous director, gave a 13-year-old girl drugs and alcohol and proceeded to orally, vaginally, and anally rape her. He then fled the United States before being sentenced to jail and has been avoiding extradition ever since. Several other women since …Continue reading Continue Reading at https://thedailybanter.com
Women Win Big in House Primaries Last Night
Last night’s primaries in Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina, and West Virginia garnered more attention for who lost rather than who won. In Ohio, Dennis Kucinich, the former Congressman and perennial Presidential candidate lost the nomination for governor this fall. Although his old presidential …Continue reading Continue Reading at https://thedailybanter.com
Did Donald Trump’s “Dirty Ops” Campaign Bring Down Eric Schneiderman?
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: Fuck Eric Schneiderman. I know we’re supposed to do the whole “innocent until proven guilty thing” but just like with Roy Moore, Schneiderman’s victims told their friends about what had happened so there is contemporaneous collaboration of their stories. …Continue reading Continue Reading at https://thedailybanter.com
Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, And The Identity Politics Conundrum
There is a good argument to be made that the Alt Right movement spearheaded by the likes of Steve Bannon, Richard Spencer, Milo Yiannopolous, and the polemicists at Breitbart was a reaction to the rise of identity politics on the left. Much has been written about this, and the movement built around …Continue reading Continue […]
MEMBERS ONLY: Tony Robbins Proves Why The #MeToo Movement Is Still So Important
I have a personal story about Tony Robbins that confirmed many of my worst suspicions about the self help/positive thinking guru. It involves a close friend of mine who may face legal consequences for his run in with Mr. Robbins, and for that reason this article has to go behind our paywall. I will …Continue […]
Florida School Forces Teen Girl To Put Bandaids Over Her Nipples
American schools have this fascinating double standard when it comes to how male and female students are allowed to dress. Boys can wear pretty much anything they want while girls are not allowed to wear anything that might be “distracting” to boys and/or male teachers. Case in point: MANATEE …Continue reading Continue Reading at https://thedailybanter.com
MEMBERS ONLY: Gary Oldman And The Limits Of The #MeToo Movement
In the wake of the #MeToo movement that swept across America and much of the western world in October of 2017, I was so taken aback by the speed and intensity of it that I genuinely struggled to come to terms with what was going on. The sheer number of horrendous stories that flooded social […]
‘Ren & Stimpy’ Creator Accused Of Possessing Kiddie Porn And Preying On Underage Girls
(PHOTO: Kricfalusi and a 15-year-old Byrd in 1996. Via Buzzfeed.) Many of you might not know this about me, but between 1999 and 2009, I ran my own animation studio called “Camp Chaos.” Our first breakout success, “Napster Bad,” was a crude satire of Metallica’s lawsuit against …Continue reading Continue Reading at https://thedailybanter.com
Don’t Be Anxious About Impeaching Trump. He’s More Useful To Democrats In Power.
If Donald Trump were black and a Democrat, he would have never been allowed to run for president in the first place. His “thug like” behavior would have been far too threatening to white male Fox News viewers, and you would barely remember his name let alone have to deal with the madness Americans …Continue […]
The Sexist Roots of the “Nancy Pelosi Problem”
When Conor Lamb won his special election in Pennsylvania last week, he distanced himself from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, calling for new leadership if the Democrats retake Congress in November. Since Lamb won by only a handful of votes, this may have been shrewd strategizing on his …Continue reading Continue Reading at https://thedailybanter.com
Women Drivers on Movie Sets Detail Harassment, Discrimination, and Gender Pay Gap
Brita McCollough and Brenda Ryan are twins who have been fighting against discrimination in Hollywood for 20 years—from behind the driver’s seat. Read more… Continue Reading at http://jalopnik.com
The #MeToo Movement Is Beginning to Spook Trump
Donald Trump is starting to see the power in the #MeToo movement, and the power in the women who firmly believe that the time is up for the patriarchy and misogyny that has plagued us for so long. Trump is scared and his tactic to divert attention away is to rush to defend those accused […]