By The Jilted Indian Podcast

This week we delve into the mire that is the Aziz Ansari story, but instead of talking about Aziz and his courting rituals, we are going to talk about what it represents in the larger discussion of #MeToo, #TimesUp, rape culture and consent. We are joined by Shameela Keshavjee once again, and over the course of two episodes we have a deep dive discussion about sexual assault, the journey from victim to survivor, the impact and need for having this discussion, and why it is important now and for the future of feminism for us to be willing to listen and consider different perspectives.

TRIGGER WARNING: WE ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE ‘TRIGGER BREAKS’ DURING RECORDING AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO AS WELL.

Listen to Season 2 Episode 6 #AzizAnsariNotSorry (part 1) here:

Show Notes Here:

We compiled over 40 articles, tweets, and video clips to research that provide some background about what we are talking about in this episode; and created a handy list for your perusal. Just a note that the articles in ‘grey’ denote articles written about the Aziz Ansari incident specifically.

Jilted Indian Podcast S2E6 ShowNotes

We were going to include this in the spreadsheet but think it deserves to stand on it’s own: here is her Honor Judge Rosemarie Aquilina addressing Rachel Denhollander, the woman who first brought Larry Nassar’s abuse to light on the of his sentencing:

This episode was a beast to research and record, thank you for listening.