Tag: sexism

After I spoke up on #MeToo, my work offers dried up: Chinmayi

rapeculturerealities:

A storm broke out after singer Chinmayi accused poet-lyricist Vairamuthu of sexual harassment in the wave of #MeToo that swept through South India. While some in the industry did speak in support of her, she faced a lot of trolling and abuse for making the charge. Life has pretty much changed, for her after #MeToo, she tells The Hindu in a frank, exclusive interview.

How exactly has life changed for you after #MeToo?

Before #Metoo, I used to sing three songs a day. After an album as successful as 96 (movie), in which I had dubbed for the lead actor as well, I should usually get work for the next one month. But, after my involvement in the #MeToo movement, there has been a silence. In a month, I used to do 10-15 songs, out of which 5 songs would be in Tamil. This has dried up as well. And then, the dubbing union terminates me. I realised it is not a coincidence. Recently, I had signed on to dub for two movies, which were subsequently cancelled.

Why were you terminated from the primary membership of South Indian Cine, Television Artistes and Dubbing Artistes Union?

The office-bearers of the dubbing union say that they have debarred me for not paying the subscription fee — but in February 2016, I had paid a subscription fee of ₹5,000. In 2016, my name was there in the list of members.

They have put in my name, along with 96 others, for not paying the subscription fee. According to the union bylaw, the membership automatically lapses and a new card has to be bought. Since I had dubbed for 96, Irumbu Thirai and two other recently launched films, it clearly means that I was a member

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After I spoke up on #MeToo, my work offers dried up: Chinmayi

A Japanese Medical University Lowered Female Students’ Scores Because It Didn’t Want Too Many Women Doctors

buzzfeed:

According to Japanese media, Tokyo Medical University has allegedly been systematically decreasing the scores of female applicants since 2011, after the number of successful female applicants jumped to 40 percent in 2010.

An unnamed university official told the Yomiuri Shimbun that the university believed accepting more male students would help solve the university hospital’s doctor shortage because female doctors would inevitably drop out of the workforce after they get married and give birth to children.

The source also said that women doctors are “more unwanted” in the surgical department, where working hours are irregular and emergency operations occur.

The source added that it was commonly accepted in the surgical department that “it takes three women to serve as one man.”

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A Japanese Medical University Lowered Female Students’ Scores Because It Didn’t Want Too Many Women Doctors

A Major Bank Slipped Up And Showed Why Women Rarely File Sex Discrimination Cases

rapeculturerealities:

Of all the tactics companies use to silence women who speak up about sexual harassment, the way corporate lawyers question victims in depositions may be the most brutal.

In these taped confrontations, defense lawyers interrogate people on every aspect of their sexual histories, medical records and traumas from childhood.

Rarely do the depositions in civil cases get broad public attention. But this week, the Sydney Morning Herald obtained a transcript from a deposition that revealed exactly how lawyers for a major Australian bank, ANZ, grilled a former female employee.

Enilolobo Malika Oyo, a black woman who worked as a vice president in investment banking at ANZ’s New York office in 2013 and 2014, sued the bank in federal court in 2016 for sexual and racial discrimination — claims ANZ disputes. Oyo is seeking a multimillion-dollar payout.

Oyo had asked the Sydney Morning Herald not to publish her name, but after details of her lawsuit and deposition became news, she decided to go public. Her lawyers sent a statement to HuffPost on Monday night in which she shared her thoughts.

“One of the reasons I brought this lawsuit was to make sure that ANZ knows that it is not OK to treat the victims of discrimination like they are the ones who should be ashamed,” she said. “I know I have nothing to be sorry for.”

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A Major Bank Slipped Up And Showed Why Women Rarely File Sex Discrimination Cases

wolfsmilk:

“We regularly ask teenage girls to read books in which characters degrade women, expecting them to understand that the book’s other merits outweigh its misogyny. To set such an expectation and not consider its effect on young women is foolish and hypocritical; we rarely expect young men to do the same, and hardy ever expect young white men to read extensively in traditions where their identities aren’t represented or are degraded. We need to reflect on the way the literature we celebrate supports the idea that women who are sexually frustrated create problems for themselves, while men in the same situation create problems for the world. Though the links are subtle, our celebration of a canon of sad white boy literature affects the way we think, and how much tolerance we offer to men like [Alek] Minassian and [Elliot] Rodger.”

— Erin Spampinato,
from this
article on the correlation between celebrated literary canon and the
‘incel’ culture that has arisen in online spaces (Jun. 2018)

manintolerant:

I am pretty annoyed it’s so common for people to tell women to “not let men get a rise out of you” when they purposefully try to annoy you or upset you it’s like Literally never in my life have I heard people tell men to just stop bothering women.

tomcats-and-tophats:

madnessendsbutwhen:

tomcats-and-tophats:

madnessendsbutwhen:

tomcats-and-tophats:

GNC bi women who are dating or prefer feminine women are not predatory, manipulative or in any way like men

I mean… it depends on the individual person, just like with men.

The vast majority of them are not, just like with men. But you should still watch out for those who are.

me: gnc bi girls shouldn’t feel guilty about being attracted to girls based on homophobic stereotypes about us that nonsensically compare us to an oppressor class

you: but actually you should be constantly on the lookout for manly predatory bi girls, just in case one actually is a predator! i am very intelligent

Ah thanks. Im pretty sure my intelligence level is perfectly average, tho.

Whether a bi girl is manly or not has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not she is predatory. Predators can be of any gender, race, sexuality, gender exoression, etc. If recognizing this makes you angry, then maybe you should ask yourself why you want to pretend bi girls cannot be predatory.

Gay men can be predatory. Lesbians can be predatory. Trans women can be predatory. Trans men can be predatory. Non binary people can be predatory. Cis people can be predatory. Heterosexuals can be predatory. Black people can be predatory. White people can be predatory. Latinos can be predatory. Literally any person can be predatory.

If you wanna go ahead and stick your fingers in your ears and go “la la la I can’t hear you bi girls can nevervbe predatory la la la” well then, go ahead. But don’t pretend we all have to do the same along with you.

Not sure what post you’re responding to because the op literally does not say that gnc bi women cannot be predatory. It says that we are not inherently predatory for dating women more feminine than us. It is a direct response to people who try to push the idea that we are all predatory by virtue of being gnc alone.

Sounds like you might have some personal issues you need to work on if you projected all that onto a post that wasn’t intended for you, and which you clearly missed the context and point of so disastrously 🤔🤔🤔

The “
in any way like men” in @tomcats-and-tophats post refers to the ability to perpetuate institutional sexism.
There’s a difference between that and individual predatory behavior. Women, as individuals can be predatory but women as a marginalized class can’t perpetuate institutional sexism.