The story, and Ansari’s response, sparked a debate about what constitutes sexual assault. Grace said she felt pressured to perform oral sex, and said Ansari tried to coerce her to have sex even though she used verbal and nonverbal cues to express her discomfort.Īnsari issued a statement claiming that their sexual activity “by all indications was completely consensual” and that he was surprised to hear that Grace had been uncomfortable. 13 story on, a 24-year-old woman, under the pseudonym Grace, said she met Ansari at a party last year and a week later went on a date with him that ended with having sex at his apartment. This semester, students in two classes at UT have been assigned “Modern Romance.” Although most have said they are able to overlook the allegations against Ansari and enjoy the book, the controversy has prompted a more complicated response in others. … It definitely made me more critical of him as a person.” Though she questioned the credibility of Ansari’s accuser and what she regarded as the one-sided reporting of the story, she said, “I knew my perception on him would be changed forever. She is a fan of the TV comedy “Parks and Recreation,” where Ansari played a recurring character, and had read “Modern Romance,” his book about dating culture, for a class in 2016. The news about Ansari hit a nerve with Miranda, a senior at the University of Texas at Austin. But the Ansari story illustrates a gray area around what constitutes sexual misconduct. Men at the center of the most serious accusations, including film producer Harvey Weinstein, have been fired and faced almost universal backlash. In mid-January, Ansari joined the ranks of dozens of prominent men - in entertainment, politics, the media, sports - who have been accused of sexual assault or harassment. When Sandra Miranda heard that actor-comedian Aziz Ansari was at the center of sexual misconduct allegations, she thought: “Oh, crap. Sandra Miranda, a senior at the University of Texas, said she feels conflicted about Ansari’s work in light of the recent sexual misconduct allegations leveled against him.
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