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By Thembisa S. Mshaka Patriarchy is an attention whore. When men raping and sexually assaulting women is the topic, the survivors are routinely relegated to the shadows, and the men wind up in the spotlight. Whether we see the actual perpetrators, or the men (and the women who love them) rush to defend them, the conversation is diverted to the perp’s well-being. The impact of being accused on them. Their careers. Their families’ rights to privacy and respect. And once the coddling of the offender has been taken care of, the patriarchal gaze turns with condescension to the women who survived....

07 February, 2020 /

BOTH LISA CORTES AND MO'NIQUE ARE FEATURED IN PUT YOUR DREAMS FIRST! CONGRATULATIONS, LISA CORTES AND MO'NIQUE! What an inspiration you both are! These ladies swept the Sundance Film Festival as Executive Producer and outstanding actor respectively in PUSH. The film adaptation of Sapphire's searing novel captured The Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Prize in addition to the Special Jury Prize for Acting, awarded to Mo'Nique for her nightmarish portrayal of Mary, the lead character Clareece's abusive mother. http://festival.sundance.org/2009/film_events/films/ push_based_on_the_novel_by_sapphire Both Lisa and Mo'Nique were generous enough to share their trials, triumphs and secrets to career fulfillment in my soon-to-be-released career guide for those who...

27 January, 2009 /