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Nov 9, 2017 · All the accounts of sexual harassment in the Times’s new report depend on one crucial thing: a distinct power imbalance between C.K. and the women he reportedly pursued.
- Caroline Framke
- Power, Media and #Metoo
- Umbrella Term of Sexual Misconduct
- Understanding Sexual Misconduct and The Pursuit of Justice
- Moving Forward
In our forthcoming book, Defining Sexual Misconduct: Power, Media, and #MeToo, we trace how the social recognition and censure of sexual misconduct has changed over the past 40 years. While the language of “sexual misconduct” first emerged in the 1970s and ‘80s, alongside its related counterpart “sexual harassment,” it is only more recently that th...
Unlike sexual harassment and criminal sexual assault, the term sexual misconduct encompasses wildly varying behaviours ranging from consensual encounters (like employer restrictions of any sexual relationships between co-workers of equal status and rank) to sexual assault and rape. Read more: ‘The Morning Show’ reveals how #MeToo and sexual miscond...
There is no universal consensus on how we should understand sexual misconduct. In western societies, we have constructed and reified the criminal processing system as the primary means by which justice is done. For many, justice is accomplished in a courtroom setting where a punishment is imposed and where procedural due process is followed in acco...
If we want to send a message that sexual harm will no longer be tolerated, then people who cause harm must be held accountable for that harm — even if it doesn’t meet the threshold of criminal responsibility. To our knowledge, C.K. has not made a direct apology to the women for his actions. His public statement of remorse in 2017 was widely critici...
Nov 9, 2017 · After years of rumors around alleged history of sexual harassment of women in the comedy world, four women went on record (and one remained anonymous) to accuse the comedian of sexual...
- Bridget Read
Sep 11, 2023 · A New Louis C.K. Doc Explores Why the Comedian Wasn’t Canceled for Sexual Harassment. Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, 'Sorry/Not Sorry' looks at the stand-up's...
- David Fear
Sep 11, 2023 · A new documentary, “Sorry/Not Sorry,” talks to the women who accused Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct six years ago. The comedian has since made a comeback.
- Jada Yuan
NEW YORK -- With his career imploding over allegations of sexual misconduct, comedian Louis C.K. confessed Friday to masturbating in front of colleagues and expressed remorse for wielding his influence “irresponsibly.”
Dec 22, 2017 · Louis C.K. As the Me Too movement gained prominence, more than 250 powerful people — celebrities, politicians, CEOs, and others — were the subject of sexual harassment, assault, or other...
