Samantha Bee Breaks Down Aziz Ansari’s Place In The #MeToo Movement

Samantha Bee is never going to give her opinion quietly. The host did a breakdown of the #MeToo movement, and explained how Aziz Ansari fits into the picture.

“What many fail to understand is that it doesn’t have to be rape to ruin your life, and it doesn’t have to ruin your life to be worth speaking out about,” she said. “Any kind of sexual harassment or coercion is unacceptable. So what the f— are women supposed to do to protect ourselves? If we go public with a story, we’re petty crybabies hellbent on destroying men’s careers. If we write a secret list to protect each other, we’re gossipy shrews telling lies in the shadows. What men literally cannot understand is, this isn’t about them.”

Bee was referring to the “Shitty Media Men” list, a spreadsheet created by journalist Moira Donegan that kept track of rumors and men accused of sexually inappropriate behavior.

Samantha shot at the skeptics of those questioning the girl who went on a date with Aziz and said that he crossed a line when he wasn’t listening to her nonverbal cues.

“It’s harder than you think to leave when you’re uncomfortable or scared. For example, you’re scaring the s— out of me right now, Ashley Banfield, and I can’t leave. And it’s not just Ashley. A lot of people are worried about Aziz Ansari’s career, which no one is trying to end because, again, we know the difference between a rapist, a workplace harasser, and an Aziz Ansari. That doesn’t mean we have to be happy about any of them.”