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Showing posts with label Sexism. Show all posts
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Monday, June 18, 2018
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Dancing with the Stars Fans Cry "SEXISM!" Over Latest Results
Dancing with the Stars treated viewers to quite a treat the night before Halloween, as two contestants were sent packing on Monday night.
Indeed, the ABC competition scared up a stunner when both Nikki Bella and Vanessa Lachey were eliminated.
The results were announced not long after Bella and partner Artem Chigvintsev earned 24 points for their Jive and after Lachey and Maksim Chmerkovskiy earned the same score for their Paso Doble.
Not great tallies.
But not terrible ones, either.
(This special Halloween installment also featured the first team dances of Season 25.
Team Monster Mash – including Jordan, Lindsey, Terrell and Nikki – scored 24 out of 30; and Team Phantom of the Ballroom – comprised of Victoria, Frankie, Drew and Vanessa – earned 30 out of 30.)
At the end of the episode, some viewers were left shocked that two stars got the boot – while others were left shocked over which two got the boot.
Specifically, a contingent of the Internet believes the gender of these stars played a key role in their elimination.
Yes, Dancing with the Stars is now facing accusations of sexism.
“An extremely sexist show!!!” someone with the handle @Mieczyslaw wrote after witnessing a pair of early-season favorites go home, adding:
“This protection with male artists must end!”
We had no idea such a protection existed.
Has Dancing with the Stars been under a sexism microscope in the past?
“I’m sorry but the two eliminated teams from #DWTS got screwed,” @kmf409 Tweeted. “I think there are two male stars who should have gone before either.”
It appears as if a number of fans think Terrell Owns and/or Drew Scott should have been eliminated long before either Lachey or Bella.
Especially when you consider that Scott took a tumble on stage last night.
“#DWTS really there is no way Terrell and Drew should of stayed over Nikki and Vanessa,” exclaimed @tylllah92, who believed the results to be “straight BS.”
The user @reneesbellas agrees:
“PLEASE do not try to come for me and tell me Drew Scott & [Terrell] deserved to stay over Nikki Bella & Vanessa Lachey That’s a damn lie.”
And while not every critic believes sexism was to blame for this outcome, some pointed to long-standing chatter that Dancing with the Stars is rigged.
“Never believed in the rumours of #DWTS being rigged until this season & I’m not just being petty…,” one Twitter user wrote of the latest elimination, while another chimed in as follows:
“Rigged. Nikki Bella was cheated. We know her fan base and scores.”
Who would rig the show?
Why would he or she rig it against Vanessa and Nikki? It’s unclear.
Are you buying any of these claims?
Do you think there was anything legitimately fishy about these eliminations? Sound off now!
Thursday, July 28, 2016
M.I.A. Furious Over VMAs Snub, Accuses MTV Of "Racism sexism classism elitism"
What’s the point of taking part in social justice if the MTV Video Music Awards aren’t paying attention?
M.I.A. was pissed that her September 2015 music video for “Borders” (which she also directed) wasn’t nominated this year and she wants everyone to know it.
“MIA – BORDERS is not included in the VMAs #hahahahhaahahhaha!!,” she tweeted today.
“Racism sexism classism elitism #dontwantyourlane!”
The music video is impactful in that it highlights the European migrant crisis. M.I.A. is featured in the video singing alongside refugees as they travel.
“Something about this video was right, and I was doing something for a good cause,” she told TIME Magazine last year.
“It didn’t really feel like I was doing it to promote my own pop stardom. ‘This week I’m going to be on refugees and next week I’m going to be on AIDS!’ It just felt like everything came together for a reason.”
If she’s not doing it to promote her own pop stardom, then why is she so fired up about not being nominated?
M.I.A tried to explain herself in subsequent tweets.
“not here 4 EGO or Accolades but know before you tell other 🌍 artists they have the same platform as major US artists coz they don’t #🌍,” she tweeted.
“BORDERS came representing people outside US showing 🌍. This is a perfect example of “allowed” voice vs excluded voices .Even if U direct it.”
Ok, I only took away “EGO” and “Accolades.”
Credit must be given to M.I.A. though for trying to bring attention to an international crisis.
“I’ve taken a lot of criticism and made a lot of sacrifices because I keep talking about this,” she told TIME back in September.
“I could never talk about this again and be more successful, more accessible and more famous and more rich. But I’ve never done that because that aspect is important for me.”
Should “Borders” have been nominated?
Friday, June 3, 2016
21 Stars Who Spoke Out Against Sexism in Hollywood
To say there"s a little bit of a sexism problem in Hollywood is like saying David Duke is a little bit racist.
From slut-shaming to body-shaming, from the pay gap to the number of female speaking characters in films (it"s just 29.9 percent), celebrity women are regularly given the short end of the stick compared to their male counterparts.
We"ve got a long way to go, but some celebrities are now speaking out against the injustices women in Tinseltown must deal with on a daily basis.
1. Taylor Swift
For years, Taylor Swift was called out for writing songs about her exes, but she asked a curious question: why aren’t male artists targeted for doing the same thing?
2. Scarlett Johansson
During a press conference promoting Avengers with Robert Downey, Jr., Johansson was questioned on how she got in shape for the role while Downey was asked about character development. Her response: “How come you get the really interesting existential question, and I get the like, ‘rabbit food’ question?”
3. Tom Hardy
Speaking about Mad Max: Fury Road, Tom Hardy had this to say: “The lead of this movie is a female amputee. It’s a total empowerment of women. It’s actually about f**king time.”
4. Rihanna
When a reporter assumed Rihanna was looking for her “next man,” she shut it down like a total badass.
5. John Legend
When Chrissy Teigen was mom-shamed for going out a week after giving birth, husband John Legend questioned why he wasn’t targeted. “Funny there’s no dad-shaming,” he wrote on Twitter. “When both of us go out to dinner, shame both of us so Chrissy doesn’t have to take it all. We’ll split it.”
6. Madonna
Madonna brilliantly points out the sexist and ageist double standard surrounding women dating younger men by comparing herself to Mick Jagger.
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