See the news story about Olympic Judo medalist Dirk Van Tichelt. Sanchez is attacked by a FIFTH-degree Black Belt? Again, martial arts does not endow someone with invincibility. What happens when male attackers also know martial arts? See the news story on Rachael Ostovich-Berdon. Role model Nia Sanchez (2014 Miss USA), profiled in BBB, is a fourth-degree Black Belt.

Because a judo flip, karate chop, or wrestling chokehold can't deflect a bullet, I complied with the mugger's order and handed over my wallet. The mugger held me up at gunpoint (guns: the great equalizer) and didn't even bother to get out of his car. skills that were absolutely useless when I was mugged several years later. While in college I took a class in self-defense. But, it is no guarantee against being victimized. Case 2: a woman friend who was brutally battered and bloodied by a psychotic member of her own sex (for being overweight) - that case was also in the national news.

Case 1: the recent shooting of Marshae Jones in Alabama. I would have been more receptive to BBB had the producers been equitable and also reported on women-on-women violence. Not all physical attacks on women are by men. The male narrator alone deserves a good, swift kick in the cojones for his annoying, belittling tone. Its presentation, to me, was offensive, simplistic, and ridiculing. As a man, I found the documentary to be yet another tiresome misandrist manifesto (pardon me, womanifesto) declaring Men as The Enemy and Women as Eternal Victims (of Men). Upworthy shared Ellen’s film and community work with their audience of nearly 11 million Facebook fans and NowThis Her did a Facebook Live stream to their audience of over 400,000.As a mother's son and sisters' brother, I understand the point of 'Beauty Bites Beast': the world is a scary place for women, who need to learn to defend themselves. The synergy of breaking news and our timely response gelled perfectly. The Wasabi team leveraged this breaking news about sexual assault and responded by placing the empowering message of Ellen’s “Beauty Bites Beast” film in front of key members of the media. Leading up to Ellen’s NYC film launch of “Beauty Bites Beast,” Donald Trump’s 1995 off-camera remarks from his Access Hollywood appearance about grabbing women’s genitalia went public. Sexual Assault Colors the Presidential Race, “Beauty Bites Beast” Responds Project: Create National Media Coverage to Support Oscar-Nominee Eligibilityĭocumentarian Ellen Snortland came to Wasabi Publicity with the goal of growing public awareness around her new film, “ Beauty Bites Beast: Revealing the Missing Conversations About Ending Violence.” Through a successful breaking news campaign, we were able to catapult public awareness of the film and support Ellen and “Beauty Bites Beast” in qualifying for an Oscar nomination. Breaking-News Tie In Leads to Oscar-Nominee QualificationĬlient: Ellen Snortland, “ Beauty Bites Beast” Documentary

Beauty Bites Beast by Ellen Snortland