Everyone’s picking sides on the Aziz Ansari story: Is he guilty of assault or just being a really bad date?

CNN

“There are two sides that are drawing supporters,” says Lisa Respers France of the Babe.net story accusing the Master of None star of sexual misconduct. “Some are saying the allegations against Ansari assault weakens the #MeToo movement.  The other side: This is the kind of conduct that has given rise to movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp and that just because it happens a lot doesn't make it right. The story has all of the ingredients of one that begs controversy: sexual politics and power, and comes at a time when Hollywood and the culture is grappling with the treatment of women.”

ALSO:

• The Aziz Ansari story is making headlines because it’s so “ordinary” — it reveals our broken attitudes towards sex
• The View defends Ansari: “Whatever happened to stop or I’m going to knock you in your nuts?” said Whoopi Goldberg
• HLN’s Ashleigh Banfield blasts Ansari accuser: “You have chipped away at a movement”
• Yes, Ansari has power as a wealthy Netflix star — but he had no actual power over his accuser
• It was bound to happen: Babe.net’s poorly reported exposé was a missed opportunity
• The claims against Ansari reveal the defects of modern sexual morality
• The Good Place’s Jameela Jamil wrote a lengthy post blaming porn and music videos for consent issues
• What is Babe.net?: The website with the Ansari story started a year and a half ago as an experiment
• Babe.net editor: “I can’t even tell you how many tweets and comments we’ve seen from girls saying 'I’ve been Grace. I am Grace’”