Emmy Rossum Joins RAINN, Talks Consent to Kids — SkimNews
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- Emmy Rossum recently joined RAINN as an ambassador, saying she wants to “take the shame out of the conversation” about sexual violence and support survivors while emphasizing prevention.
- Emmy Rossum talks with much younger children about consent, pointing to her 5-year-old daughter’s “please don’t touch my hair” request as empowering language for young people.
- Emmy Rossum spoke with real survivors of sexual violence and trafficking while researching Alice Black’s role in Furious, saying the show should portray women “in all of their complexity.”
- Emmy Rossum argued that survivors need not resemble the justice system’s “perfect victim” to deserve justice, adding that trauma and its aftereffects “don’t make sense.”
- Catherine Grace begins killing wealthy men after surviving sex trafficking in Furious, drawing FBI agent Alice Black into an abuse investigation that reaches “straight to the top”; Lola Petticrew plays Grace.
- Hulu granted Furious an early Season 2 renewal in August, ahead of the Season 1 finale.
Why it matters: RAINN’s survivor-support and prevention work gains a public advocate in Rossum, while her account of her 5-year-old daughter’s “please don’t touch my hair” request gives parents of young children a concrete consent lesson. Hulu’s August early renewal keeps the trafficking-focused story in Season 2.
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