“Earlier today, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania vacated his 2018 conviction on sexual assault charges and judgment of sentence.”— Melissa Macaya, Mike Hayes, Melissa Mahtani, Fernando Alfonso, Veronica Rocha, cnn.com
“People on Twitter are calling out Hanna for how she responded to Vasquez's claims, standing in support of Vasquez.”— Tanya Chen, buzzfeednews.com
“Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have positioned themselves as champions for women, children, fighting against sexual abuses and sex trafficking... As much as I applaud them for standing up for women, I am left confused and heartbroken as to why they refuse to stand up for all the women they know who h…”— Chrissie Carnell Bixler, thedailybeast.com
“I thought he was different. He wasn’t—he was just more patient. He was playing the really long game. And I may not have known how it was played, but he certainly did.”— Eve Crawford Peyton, slate.com
“I am just one individual person that cannot take on an entire team, and that sucks in the justice system so bad.”— Ashley Johnston, tech-gate.org
“Untangling the lessons of girlhood from the cultural works that teach them to us is impossible; they are often our most committed teachers.”— Sophie Gilbert, theatlantic.com
“I think the switch…sometimes gets missed. Even some people who were working on the film, [when I] mentioned the rape scene, they're like, "The what scene?"”— Rose Glass, elle.com
“Sexual assault is one of the least-reported crimes: According to RAINN, 68% of sexual assaults go unreported, and 97 out of 100 rapists never see a day in jail.”— Hayley MacMillen, refinery29.com
“When you back young women into a corner, making it clear that men can harass, assault, and rape them with little to no consequence, it’s incredibly naive to expect them to remain silent.”— Jessica Valenti, gen.medium.com
“The startling sentence meant that Mr. Weinstein, who is 67 and in poor health, might spend the rest of his life in prison. Just before the sentencing, Mr. Weinstein, who was sitting in a wheelchair, told the court that he was remorseful, but also “totally confused” about what had happened to him.”— Jan Ransom, nytimes.com
“When a jury of seven men and five women convene next week to decide Weinstein’s fate, experts say they will have to determine which framing of the case they will follow: The tearful words the accusers delivered, the praise-heavy missives they later sent to Weinstein calling him a 'genius' or seeking…”— Laura Newberry, msn.com
“The victim of a brutal rape was told to 'be a good woman' as men took turns to attack her.”— Rob Kennedy, mirror.co.uk
“You can do anything, the left will promote and understand and tolerate anything, as long as there is one element. Do you know what it is? Consent.”— Rush Limbaugh, mediamatters.org
“We were fighting for closure, for justice. It was not for me, but at the expense of me, that we’d be able to get there.”— Chanel Miller, amazon.com
“What we needed to raise in others was this instinct. The ability to recognize, in an instant, right from wrong. The clarity of mind to face it rather than ignore it. I learned that before they had chased Brock, they had checked on me. Masculinity is often defined by physicality, but that initial kne…”— Chanel Miller, amazon.com
“The fact that I had no headline, it was just so clear to me that I was nobody.”— Chanel Miller, nytimes.com
“Mr. Foyt: Well, how do you all feel now you have raped the American highways? J.J. McClure: Beautiful!”— Brock Yates, A. F. Foyt, George Furth, imdb.com
“I mean, you have the correct attitude. I think so many people don’t understand what the meaning of consent is. It’s not like you start kissing and suddenly you’ve signed an implicit agreement to do everything in the world. If you’re in the middle of having sex and someone suddenly becomes forceful w…”— Lena Dunham, amazon.com