Here’s what we’re reading today:
• When did the NFL first receive the video of Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice assaulting his partner? Turns out a security team sent them the video back in APRIL. Geez. [JET]
• Sports journalism outlets might have covered the domestic violence charges more vociferously if they employed more women. [NPR]
• YouTubers have been speaking out against fellow vlogger Sam Pepper, who uploaded a bunch of videos of “pranks” where he sexually assaults women. Now he’s been dropped by his network. [The Mary Sue]
• Recent federal decisions made it clear that the 1964 Civil Rights Act should protect the employment rights of transgender people—the government filed its first transgender discrimination lawsuits this week. [Jezebel]
• The Supreme Court has recently been protecting the rights of the majority, not minorities. [The Atlantic]
• New Shonda Rhimes show How to Get Away With Murder debuted last night to rave reviews. [AV Club]
• And new ABC show Black-ish is looking like it will be the best-reviewed show of the season. [Vulture]
What did I miss? Add what you’re reading to the comments.
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