Ed. note: This is a joint post by Maya and Alexandra in response to Kitty Pryde’s recent article at Noisey about the on-stage assault of her friend and  fellow rapper Danny Brown, with whom she has been touring. As KP wrote, “This past Friday, in Minneapolis, the tour made some waves when a female fan pulled Danny’s pants down in the middle of the show and started performing oral sex on him.” Before Kitty’s piece, the public response had mostly been a mix of congratulations and criticism for Brown, with no acknowledgment that what had occurred was an assault.

Alexandra: The first thing I have to say is that I’m so, so glad this was written. I’ve been really ...