Samantha Grasso
Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.
‘Louis C.K. could have hired a sex worker’ is a lazy, dangerous argument
Being paid for labor does not establish consent.
On Nov 16, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
People names Blake Shelton ‘Sexiest Man Alive’—and the internet wants no part of it
‘I don’t think he’s even the sexiest man named Blake Shelton.’
On Nov 15, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Pentagon approves first gender-confirmation surgery for transgender service member
This comes weeks after Trump’s trans military ban was blocked.
Man makes app to erase your makeup in photos—but insists it isn’t sexist
MakeApp’s creator insists the app wasn’t intended to be sexist, but history tells a different story.
Dozens of Texas legislators, staffers describe ‘unchecked’ sexual harassment at Capitol
‘Who would you go to? There’s no HR department.’
On Nov 14, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Alabama locals say Roy Moore was de facto banned from a mall for ‘cruising’ for teens
People who frequented the mall where Moore would pick up high school girls say his behavior was no secret.
Children’s hospital patients get surprise visit from ‘Daredevil’s Charlie Cox
Daredevil brightens up the day.
On Nov 11, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Roy Moore says allegations are an attempt to sink his campaign
Moore says the allegations are an attempt to sink his political campaign.
Former model says George Takei sexually assaulted him in 1981
Takei has denied the allegations.
This is what happened when Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour got together
It’s a definite ‘Devil Wears Prada’ moment.
The importance of defining sexual harassment and the uncomfortable grays we call ‘not that bad’
A guide to understanding your rights in the workplace and on campus.
Here’s what Sean Hannity actually said about Roy Moore’s accusers and consent
Sean Hannity doesn’t know if the allegations are true, but called them ‘beyond reprehensible’ if they are.
On Nov 10, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Black Student Union wants Black man charged in racist graffiti hoax
Even though the racist graffiti wasn’t ‘real,’ the community’s reaction to it was.
On Nov 9, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Florida school is selling bulletproof inserts for students’ backpacks
Critics of the technology are calling it a ‘quick fix.’
Meet the women and people of color who won Election Day 2017
The new officials who made American history.
On Nov 8, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
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