The Gateway Pundit reported on questions surrounding the nonprofit, The Representation Project, run by California Governor Gavin Newsom’s wife Jennifer.
According to their website, “The mission of The Representation Project is to fight sexism through films, education, research, and activism to build a world where everyone can achieve their full potential.”
While nonprofits are exempt from paying federal taxes, they must comply with state and federal reporting requirements to protect taxpayers’ interest.
In a report from Open the Books, it appears Newsom’s nonprofit seems to have failed to do this, yet continues to collect donations “from individuals and large corporations that have supported her husband and conducted business with the state of California.”
In a comprehensive and disturbing report, Open the Books has uncovered additional information regarding funding provided by The Representation Project for films and curricula advocating for gender justice that are leased to schools.
The organization’s Impact Report (2011-2021) reveals that the organization’s film curricula is being used in over 5,000 schools across the country generating $1,483,001 in film screening revenue.
The content of the films, and the accompanying curricula, is disturbing.
Image: Screenshot from Miss Representation Middle School Curriculum
Open the Books reports (edited for explicit language):
The film features strong language and women dressed provocatively:
- Caroline Heldman, who is now executive director of Newsom’s non-profit, described women’s role in action movies as “the fighting f*** toy.”
- Actress Daphne Zuniga, famous for Melrose Place and film parody Spaceballs,suggested women should “tell those f***ers to get penis implants,” in response to being told to get plastic surgery.
- Middle school children are served images of upside-down strippers with little left to the imagination (see above).
Then, it gets worse.
Newsom’s film The Mask You Live In features the website addresses of porn sites including Porn Hub, MassiveCams, BDSM.XXX, and Brazzers.com. The pornographic images displayed in the film are tagged with descriptions such as “domination,” “face f***,” “kinky couples,” and “…dirty brunettes.”
Newsom included images of naked or mostly naked women being slapped, handcuffed, and brutalized in pornographic videos. The pictures are graphic even when blurred. Screenshots of those scenes can be found HERE (VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED).
These jarring pictures are displayed with their corresponding porn website addresses – providing a roadmap for future exploration. The film seems to justify their harmful content by saying that “34% of youth online receive UNWANTED PORNOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE.”
However, 100% of the youth (or anyone else) receive unwanted or unwarranted pornographic exposure by watching Newsom’s movies.
The full report can be found at Open the Books.