Ron Jeremy and the Adult Film Industry’s #MeToo Problem

On this week’s Past Present episode, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil J. Young discuss new charges of sexual assault against porn actor Ron Jeremy.

Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:

• More than a dozen women have come forward to accuse porn actor Ron Jeremy of sexual assault.Natalia referred to historian Estelle B. Freedman’s book, Redefining Rape: Sexual Violence in the Era of Suffrage and Segregationand to Lorelei Lee’s personal essay about sex work in n+1.

 In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:

• Natalia discussed this petition put forth by the New York City dance community.
• Neil shared about the HBO documentary, Welcome to Chechnya.
• Niki recommended Nellie Bowles’ New York Times article, “God Is Dead. So is the Office. These People Want to Save Both.”