The site’s co-founder Sarah Pappalardo also explained how they became known for addressing hot button issues like accusations of rape that had come out against a popular performer in the New York City comedy scene. “We heard about the allegations over the weekend, and I think Monday we were really frustrated with some of the comments that people in the community were making about the allegations, like the way the women involved handled it, if they should have gone to the police instead of the [Upright Citizens Brigade] theatre,” Sarah explained. “We were really frustrated, and we asked our writers for pitches around rape culture and sexual assault. We got hundreds of pitches in a couple of hours. We decided there was so much to cover that we wanted to do a homepage takeover. It organically took off from there.”
Pappalardo also discussed how the site managed to stand out during the 2016 election, when various other satirical outlets were covering similar topics. “The site is written through the lens of how women’s media would cover [politics], or how it specifically affects women,” she noted. “We’re avoiding saying the same things that every other outlet would say about Donald Trump."
“We did ‘100 Acts of Self Care that Won’t Get You Through the Election.’ We try to keep it women-focused," co-founder Beth Newell added. "We don’t want to take a strong political stance, but obviously there are truths to the way this election affects women."
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