Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise
Call Your Girlfriend
Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow
4.7 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 September 2018
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
As some of our faves' fave women face charges of abuse and impropriety, we dig into the deeper meaning of #metoo. From feminist critics rushing to the defense of an NYU professor whose texts and emails paint a damning picture of her relationship with a grad student, to accusations against Weinstein survivor Asia Argento (more damning texts), to himpathy for Louis C.K., we look at the many ways people we like or agree with have caused harm. In some cases, in deep contrast to the ideals they profess. Artist Jenny Holzer put it best: abuse of power comes as no surprise.
Reading List
Asia Argento accusations
Response from Tarana Burke
Responses from Andrea Long Chu // Judith Butler // Chris Kraus
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Call Your Girlfriend. |
| 0:02.0 | A podcast for long distance festies everywhere. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm, I mean, not too so. |
| 0:06.8 | And I'm Anne Friedman. |
| 0:08.3 | On this week's agenda, |
| 0:09.6 | abuses of power perpetrated by prominent women in the Me Too movement, |
| 0:13.7 | professors, even professors beloved by feminist theorists, |
| 0:18.1 | men who were staging their comebacks after a period of exile, post Me Too, |
| 0:22.6 | and yeah, even abuses of power by the quote-unquote, cool pope. |
| 0:26.5 | Call Your Girlfriend. |
| 0:31.5 | It's time you had the talk. |
| 0:36.5 | Give your reasons. |
| 0:39.5 | Say it's not her fault. |
| 0:44.5 | Ready you just met somebody new. |
| 0:49.5 | Hey, y'all. |
| 0:50.5 | TNCYG is working on a pretty exciting new project and need your help. |
| 0:54.5 | We want your stories about how you met your bestie. |
| 0:59.5 | Did you post an ad on Craigslist? |
| 1:02.5 | Did you find each other on an airplane in the hospital? |
| 1:05.5 | Were you arch enemies in middle school? |
| 1:07.5 | Did you break up and get back together? |
| 1:09.5 | We want to hear all about it. |
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