Jessica Williams reminds famous dudes they need permission to touch her
Being a famous man -- or a man at all -- already gets you plenty in this world. Touching a woman without her permission is not one of those things.
The Daily Show's Jessica Williams got real about the entitlement to women's bodies people feel during a Vulture Festival panel discussing her podcast, 2 Dope Queens. Just the night before at the Peabody Awards, a famous actor decided it was within his right to put his hands on her.
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"All of the sudden, this guy, this popular actor comes up behind me and just grabs me and just pulls me in towards him," she recalls. "I was literally talking to somebody, and was like, 'What? What is happening? 'And he was like, 'Yeah, girl. You fine.'"
"If I was at a fucking bodega in Harlem and this happened to me, I would literally stab you. But because he’s a great actor, everybody’s, 'Haha, that’s funny, right? Good one, you got touched.'"
Note to creepy actors: do some method acting to help slide into the role of a lifetime...not being a predator.
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Tricia Gilbride was a Reporter for Mashable Watercooler. Tricia focused on the intersection of celebrity culture and the Internet. Previously, she worked as a fashion writer and a social media manager. She also edits Women-Artists.org, a blog and annual print publication, and looks exactly like her cat.
