What’s Current: Dr. Phil criticized for exploitative interview with a struggling Shelley Duvall

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Fuck you, Dr. Phil, you fucking parasite.

Soul and funk singer Sharon Jones dies at 60 of pancreatic cancer.

A 28-year-old male who identifies as transgender is charged with raping a 15-year-old girl. Aliea Rose Brown, formally known as Albert Allen Brown, is a registered sex offender.

A counter-letter challenges the Canadian writers who signed a letter contesting UBC’s handling of the allegations against Stephen Galloway. Signees argue “the open letter expresses great concern for Steven Galloway, and no concern for the women who came forward.”

Lawrence Hill: “I refuse to join any social movement that silences and hurts women who have brought forward complaints related to harassment or assault — where they study, work, walk or live.”

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Meghan Murphy is a freelance writer and journalist from Vancouver, BC. She has been podcasting and writing about feminism since 2010 and has published work in numerous national and international publications, including The Spectator, UnHerd, Quillette, the CBC, New Statesman, Vice, Al Jazeera, The Globe and Mail, and more. Meghan completed a Masters degree in the department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at Simon Fraser University in 2012 and is now exiled in Mexico with her very photogenic dog.