It's Monday, you know what that means...
Here is EPISODE 40 of "The Red Pill: Raw Files": youtu.be/Ebhe7wEyygk
This episode features more never-before-seen footage from Cassie Jaye's interview with Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, Michael Kimmel.
Here's a message from Cassie:
While I was filming The Red Pill movie, I was in communication with many feminist scholars and leaders of feminist organizations throughout the United States; they were helping me find the best feminist voices to counter the Men's Rights Movement's arguments.
I was put directly in touch with Gloria Steinem and she recommended one person for me to interview: Michael Kimmel. Actually, Gloria's exact words were, "A very good source you probably know -- he has done a lot of investigating -- is Michael Kimmel. He has good research on their bogus claims."
Of course, I responded to Gloria by asking if I could interview her for the film, but she declined with saying, "I haven't had as many run-ins with them as many have."
Certainly I was disappointed and confused since I knew she was granting many interviews at that time (in 2013-2014), including being interviewed for the documentary "Equal Means Equal" by a first-time filmmaker, but I also figured that she didn't want to "rock the boat" too much on her legacy by entering a space she hasn't ventured before (i.e. rebutting the MRA arguments).
Nevertheless, I interviewed her top suggestion, Michael Kimmel, and this is an excerpt from that interview.
As I've seen many comments point out, I was still VERY feminist-minded while I was conducting interviews for The Red Pill. You'll see in this video that I say to Kimmel, "I agree with everything you said!" - and I did. Obviously now I have hindsight.
I hope you enjoy this Raw File and I look forward to your comments!
- Cassie Jaye
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Here's the first time I heard someone say "the falsely accused are victims, too". Such a powerful statement. Would love to see the #MeToo movement stand up for all victims regardless of gender - youtu.be/DD0Sj8qiOm8
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Although the music is a bit much, I feel the need to share this video.
My stepdad gave me a boxed set of Tony Robbins cassette tapes when I was 14 years old and was going through one of the toughest times of my life. Listening to his tapes was probably the first time that I became interested in "self-improvement". I learned (and am still learning) to not let my life's circumstances define me, but to understand that my life is shaped by how I react, and that is within my control.
I rediscovered Tony's videos at 29 years old while I was editing The Red Pill and they helped me get through a lot of frustration, doubt, a multitude of negative emotions I felt through the process of finishing the film and releasing it to the public.
While listening to Tony, I realized something that made me respect him even more: he leaves his political and religious views out of his work. Maybe it's because he knows he has fans and clients from all across the political and religious spectrums, but whatever the reason, I appreciate the ambiguity about his political/religious leanings (of course, I've never been to his seminars and I've only read one of his books: "Awaken the Giant Within", so I haven't heard/read everything he's put out there).
The other thing I found fascinating was learning that his biggest struggle in his childhood was being raised by a single mother who was extremely abusive. Warren Farrell, Ph.D. is doing great work right now with addressing the issues of fatherlessness, but the effects of an abusive mother will last a lifetime as well and it's not really being talked about. It used to be reported on, see this NY Daily News article from 2010: www.nydailynews.com/life-style/children-psychologically-abusive-mothers-suffer-adulthood-report-a..., but now this research is being buried. In that 2010 article, you can't even access the link to the CDC report saying 56% of abusers are women.
A mother abusing a child is domestic violence. Whether physical or psychological, it's abuse.
I think this may be one reason I've never seen Tony come off like a feminist. He holds men and women up to the same standards of decency and he also seems to understand the unique struggles men and women go through. I've seen him console a woman who was a victim of sexual abuse in a cult and I've seen him console a man who was a victim of his wife taking his kids from him for not being able to earn enough money. He understands that suffering is not gender exclusive and all people deserve compassion.
How Tony Robbins went from being the eldest child of an abusive mother to becoming one of the most influential people in the world just further shows that your troubles do not determine your destiny. Your destiny is defined by how you react and that's up to you and you alone.
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Before coaching Presidents, Hollywood stars and millions more, his upbringing was anything but glamorous.
Beaten and ridiculed, Tony Robbins overcame his hardships and conquered adversity through resilience and passion.
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