Margaret Atwood's controversial #MeToo op ed and more arts stories you might have missed
In this week's Art Post Outpost, the author's comments sparked a debate about feminism across generations
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Margaret Atwood faces backlash for #MeToo op-ed (CBC News)
"Margaret Atwood is facing backlash online after writing a controversial opinion piece published in the Globe and Mail Saturday about the potential downside of the #MeToo movement. The revered Canadian author of the The Handmaid's Tale, who titled the essay Am I A Bad Feminist?, is being criticized by some for expressing reservations about the direction of #MeToo — she points out the historical dangers of 'guilty because accused' in which 'the usual rules of evidence are bypassed.' She writes: 'Such things are always done in the name of ushering in a better world. Sometimes they do usher one in, for a time anyway. Sometimes they are used as an excuse for new forms of oppression.'"
Is there a generational divide in the #MeToo movement? (The Current)
"Aziz Ansari became the latest high-profile man accused of sexual misconduct on the weekend, after an anonymous woman wrote of a date and sexual encounter that left her feeling 'violated.' At the same time, an op-ed penned by Margaret Atwood in the Globe and Mail also came in for criticism. These polarized reactions have exposed a faultine in the movement, but does it fall between the generations? Will it fracture the progress made in battling sexual assault?"
90 weird and wonderful facts about Winnie-the-Pooh (CBC Books)
"Jan. 18 is Winnie-the-Pooh Day! To celebrate everyone's favourite Silly Old Bear and his friends, we've come up with 90 weird and wonderful facts about the Hundred Acre Wood."
He's bringing Mohawk back: Musician Logan Staats wins first episode of CTV's The Launch (Unreserved)
"Musician Logan Staats from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory is fresh off his win on The Launch, a new TV show that gives Canadian singers a shot at stardom. Staats was chosen out of 10,000 applicants to be featured on the inaugural season of the series, and was mentored by Canadian country megastar Shania Twain. After the episode aired, Staats's single 'The Lucky Ones' shot to the top spot on Canada's iTunes, ahead of Ed Sheeran and Justin Timberlake."
Why 2 Ontario school boards pulled funding for a play about a gay student fighting to take a date to prom (CBC London)
"Two school boards in London, Ont., have pulled their financial backing of a play about a gay student's fight to take his boyfriend to the prom, CBC News has learned. Prom Queen: The Musical is based on the story of Marc Hall, a gay teenager who won his 2002 battle with the Durham Catholic School Board to take his boyfriend to the prom at a school in Oshawa, Ont. The script has drawn the ire of the London District Catholic School Board and the Thames Valley District School Board, which are pulling the $30,000, leaving a dent in the project's $250,000 budget. It also marks the first time the two boards haven't contributed to the annual play."
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