Aziz Ansari: A Nice Guy Gone Wrong?
Article for the accusation is linked here.
Article for the response is linked here.
My mother is a huge fan of Aziz Ansari. He gave a beautiful speech at the Golden Globes about speaking out about sexual assault and standing up, to not be afraid anymore. But... he has been accused of sexual misconduct himself.
On the Babe article, a twenty-three-year-old Brooklyn based photographer named Grace, then aged 22 speaks out about the night. The hit it off, flirted for a bit, snapped a few photos. They ran into each other while Grace was leaving, and at Ansari's suggestion, she put her phone number in his phone. After she flew back to New York, they planned to go out on a date.
The date did not go as planned. He told her to dress up to the dress code "cocktail chic", so she settled on "a tank-top dress and jeans". After she arrived at his apartment in Manhattan, they talked over white wine. He chose white wine, although Grace preferred red wine. They then went to a restaurant a few blocks away. They discussed various topics, but she was the one who did most of the talking.
Grace recalls that Ansari was eager to leave. They left the restaurant abruptly. When they were back at the apartment, she complimented his marble countertop, and he took it as an invitation. “He said something along the lines of, ‘How about you hop up and take a seat?’” Grace says. Then things uncomfortably escalated. She recalls that she said that they should take it slow, but Ansari was apparently having none of it. It was a very bad situation.
Aziz responded to these allegations by saying that he is really surprised, that this situation was very different for him.
I am not entirely sure how to feel about this because Aziz Ansari has spoken out a lot about feminism and social issues. I really hope these allegations are wrong, but I also hope that if for a godforsaken reason the allegation is correct, I hope that the woman gets justice.
Article for the response is linked here.
My mother is a huge fan of Aziz Ansari. He gave a beautiful speech at the Golden Globes about speaking out about sexual assault and standing up, to not be afraid anymore. But... he has been accused of sexual misconduct himself.
On the Babe article, a twenty-three-year-old Brooklyn based photographer named Grace, then aged 22 speaks out about the night. The hit it off, flirted for a bit, snapped a few photos. They ran into each other while Grace was leaving, and at Ansari's suggestion, she put her phone number in his phone. After she flew back to New York, they planned to go out on a date.
The date did not go as planned. He told her to dress up to the dress code "cocktail chic", so she settled on "a tank-top dress and jeans". After she arrived at his apartment in Manhattan, they talked over white wine. He chose white wine, although Grace preferred red wine. They then went to a restaurant a few blocks away. They discussed various topics, but she was the one who did most of the talking.
Grace recalls that Ansari was eager to leave. They left the restaurant abruptly. When they were back at the apartment, she complimented his marble countertop, and he took it as an invitation. “He said something along the lines of, ‘How about you hop up and take a seat?’” Grace says. Then things uncomfortably escalated. She recalls that she said that they should take it slow, but Ansari was apparently having none of it. It was a very bad situation.
Aziz responded to these allegations by saying that he is really surprised, that this situation was very different for him.
I am not entirely sure how to feel about this because Aziz Ansari has spoken out a lot about feminism and social issues. I really hope these allegations are wrong, but I also hope that if for a godforsaken reason the allegation is correct, I hope that the woman gets justice.
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