In a Substack essay prompted by Michael Laws' comments about candidate Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb's appearance and the reprimand that followed, Bevan Chuang argues that a culture celebrates provocative men as banter while judging women for their looks and sexuality, whether they deserve the treatment. She ties this to a London jury finding Russell Brand guilty of rape and sexual assault, Donald Trump's liability in the E. Jean Carroll case, and the 'slut' remarks Laws made about her in a 2013 Facebook exchange.