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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Beyond the Scenes | Violence Against Women & What Men Can Do to Stop It

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Daily News, Comedy, News

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s divorce started as a celebrity scandal, but has evolved into a larger discussion surrounding the harassment many women face when trying to leave a relationship. In this episode, host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Daily Show writer Christiana Mbakwe-Medina and journalist Rachel Louise Snyder to discuss how The Daily Show has covered this topic, the many types of violence women endure on a daily basis, and the lengths women go to in order to feel safe.    For further resources visit The National Domestic Violence Hotline:  https://www.thehotline.org    Watch the original segments:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDclMXpjvj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEZdsisM8ZI See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, what's up? Welcome to Beyond the Scenes. We are the podcast that goes deeper into segments

0:11.6

and topics that originally aired on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. I'm Roy Wood Jr.

0:16.6

as always and today we are talking about a very serious issue, violence against women

0:21.8

and why it's up to men to stop it. We'll also be taking a look at a recent segment about

0:26.8

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West and the harassment that many women face when trying to leave a relationship.

0:33.5

Now, before we get started, I just want to just add a quick little disclaimer. Today's conversation

0:38.4

might contain some tough subject matter. So I just want everyone to be aware of that and give

0:43.2

you an off ramp if you need it. All right, with that aside, let's roll the clip.

0:48.3

For many women, every time they leave the house, it's a risk. And this is not something

0:54.0

that men experience. Like when the pandemic hit, men were like, so just going outside is dangerous

0:59.1

now and women are like, yeah, add it to the list. Because for women, just being out in public

1:04.3

means facing a wide array of potential threats from men. The top story at this hour, the violence

1:10.0

against women and the conversation that it has sparked among women around the world.

1:16.0

For many, it can feel like the only way to guarantee your personal safety is to stay at home,

1:22.0

lock your doors and never leave. The World Health Organization says one in three women worldwide have

1:28.9

been subjected to physical or sexual violence. And data shows the violence starts alarmingly young.

1:35.6

Around the world, six women are killed every hour by men. And for women of color, their cases

1:41.6

rarely in the headlines. On social media, the post text me when you get home now going viral.

1:47.5

Women all over the world, sharing their stories.

1:51.2

As men, we should be steering this conversation to where it belongs, centered on us. Because this is

1:56.8

our responsibility not to be creeps. All right. So let's not make it the one thing that we don't take credit for.

2:03.0

Today I'm joined by Daily Show writer, Kristiana Mbachwe, and I'm also joined by journalists and

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