- 1. Child Marriage in America: How Courtney Stodden and Other Girls Are Being Forced To Marry Their Rapists
- (Feminism)
- If the thought of child marriage conjures clichés of religious extremists in far-away lands, think again. Girls from every race, religion, and social class are being married off to adult men—right here ...
- Created on 12 November 2021
- 2. R. Kelly, R&B Singer and Producer, Finally Convicted of Sex Crimes After Decades of Allegations and Crimes Against Underage Girls and Boys
- (Music)
- ... In 2017, Kenyette Barnes and Oronike Odeleye founded the #MuteRKelly movement to boycott his music and remove it from streaming services, which escalated after the Surviving R. Kelly documentary premiered ...
- Created on 28 September 2021
- 3. Hashing It Out: #MeToo Trailblazer Tarana Burke Opens Up About Her Message of Solidarity and Writing Her Remarkable New Memoir, Unbound
- (Feminism)
- ... Angelou, and early rap songs that proclaimed the Black woman Queen, but struggled with shame, the aftereffect of surviving multiple sexual assaults. Burke says that, while she had friends, she opened up ...
- Created on 14 September 2021
- 4. Incomparable rock critic Jessica Hopper shares how she makes her voice heard in a sexist world on BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast!
- (Poptarts)
- Jessica Hopper is one the most insightful rock critics working today. A long-time contributor to the Chicago Reader; she’s been a columnist for The Village Voice, Chicago Tribune, and Punk Planet; the ...
- Created on 23 July 2021
- 5. For Centuries, Some Asian Women Have Chosen to Live Communally, Preferring to Take Care Of Each Other Rather Than Rely On Men
- (Living)
- ... is her lone surviving disciple who is now in charge of the vegetarian house. She is known to devotees as Fèng Zhū Gū. The girls who were adopted by my great aunt are grateful because they know they could ...
- Created on 17 May 2021
- 6. Jenni Hensler Explores The Effects Of Abuse In a New Short Film Featuring Music By Chelsea Wolfe
- (Movies)
- ... of Garden of Ants on Vimeo More from BUST Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor Chanel Miller Wants You To Know Her Name "Surviving R. Kelly" Is Dark, Revealing And Absolutely Necessary TV Viewing Rotten ...
- Created on 05 October 2020
- 7. What's The Deal With "Cutie
- (Movies)
- Trigger Warning: scenes in film of child sexual exploitation discussed. Spoiler Alert! Pivotal scenes mentioned. Cuties (2020) was written and directed by Maimouna Doucoure, a French-Senegalese ...
- Created on 23 September 2020
- 8. BUST's 10 Most-Read Stories of 201
- (General)
- ... "Surviving R. Kelly" by Dr. Sami Schalk via Surviving R. Kelly/Lifetime 2. Emma Thompson Pulls Out Of Upcoming Film After The Hiring Of A Known Sexual Harasser by Allie Lawrence via Andrew Sweeney/flickr ...
- Created on 31 December 2019
- 9. Week(s) Of Women: December 20, 2019 – January 2, 2020
- (Entertainment)
- ... on Megan Abbott’s thriller about female friendship and the cutthroat world of competitive cheerleading, Dare Me premieres December 29 on USA. Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning Following ...
- Created on 19 December 2019
- 10. Moby Joins Long List Of Men Who View Age Difference As A Suggestion, Not A Dealbreaker
- (Feminism)
- With a new memoir coming out, Moby has recently made headlines with claims that he briefly dated Natalie Portman. He writes that they dated while she was a 20-year old student at Harvard and that he ...
- Created on 28 May 2019
- 11. Week Of Women: May 3-9, 2019
- (Entertainment)
- ... of our recommendations this week. MOVIES/TV Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact Hosted by Soledad O’Brien, Lifetime will be setting aside two hours this Saturday for reactions to January’s Surviving ...
- Created on 02 May 2019
- 12. From Blasey Ford to Kavanaugh: The Highs And Lows Of TIME’s 100 List
- (Entertainment)
- ... to it.” Dream Hampton: Tribute by Tarana Burke. Burke stated, “Now, after the release of her reckoning documentary Surviving R. Kelly, it’s even more clear that dream’s work has always been about capturing ...
- Created on 17 April 2019
- 13. Rap’s Rush To Ban Kodak Black’s Music Over Lauren London Comments Proves Only Men Are Owed Respect
- (Feminism)
- ... and it shouldn’t be. Hip Hop: Do better by women, especially, Black women. More from BUST A Call-In To White Feminists About "Surviving R. Kelly" This Black Girl Will Ignore You: BUST True ...
- Created on 07 April 2019
- 14. R. Kelly May Be Indicted After Another Video Of Him Reportedly Sexually Assaulting An Underage Girl Resurfaces
- (Music)
- Early this year, Lifetime premiered the groundbreaking docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, renewing public awareness of Kelly's decades-long predatory behavior. In 2002, Kelly was indicted in Illinois on ...
- Created on 15 February 2019
- 15. Ryan Adams Has Reportedly Manipulated And Abused Women For Years
- (Music)
- Seven women and over a dozen associates have spoken out against singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, exposing his manipulative, inappropriate behavior towards women. According to a report by The New York Times, ...
- Created on 14 February 2019
- 16. Chris Brown Arrested on Rape Charges in Paris
- (Feminism)
- ... had officially dropped R. Kelly after the documentary “Surviving R. Kelly” sparked outrage. Like Kelly, Brown has a long criminal history and in light of his most recent arrest in Paris, Variety covered ...
- Created on 22 January 2019
- 17. Sony Music Finally Drops R. Kelly
- (Feminism)
- ... only now that the Lifetime documentary Surviving R. Kelly has aired and brought renewed attention to the #MuteRKelly movement. Kelly’s back catalogue of music will remain with RCA. A source told Variety ...
- Created on 21 January 2019
- 18. Jennifer Siebel Newsom Is Entering Politics As California’s "First Partner
- (Feminism)
- ... Sasheer Zamata Rewrites Louis C.K.’S ‘Parkland Shooting Bit’ Into Comedic Gold A Call-In To White Feminists About "Surviving R. Kelly" New Gillette Ad Seems To Support The #MeToo Movement—But Let' ...
- Created on 17 January 2019
- 19. Carol Channing Passes Away At 97
- (Entertainment)
- Larger than life star Carol Channing passed away this morning from natural causes at 97, her publicist told CNN. Channing was born in Seattle in 1921 and grew up in San Francisco, where her parents ...
- Created on 15 January 2019
- 20. A Call-In To White Feminists About "Surviving R. Kelly
- (Feminism)
- There is a racial divide on social media regarding Surviving R. Kelly. Most black folks I know have posted about the docuseries (thankfully, black people in my networks are expressing support of the ...
- Created on 11 January 2019
