New York Post

Irony of feminist-biz firings by sex-abuser CEO

- Natalie O’Neill

The CEO of activist clothing line Feminist Apparel fired his entire staff — when they found out he was an admitted sexual abuser, according to a report.

Alan Martofel, 29 — whose Philadelph­ia-based firm sells T-shirts that proclaim “Misogyny kills” and “Don’t tell me to smile” — admitted to forcing a sleeping woman to touch his genitals and other inappropri­ate sex acts in a social-media post, according to women’s news and culture Web site Refinery29.

“[It’s] toxic masculinit­y at its f--king finest,” fumed Rebecca Green, the company’s art director, who was canned after discoverin­g her boss’ indiscreti­ons.

Martofel made the admission on his Facebook page in October 2013, recalling specific times he had sexually abused women, the Web site reported. “I’m someone who’s guilty of it . . . I’ve made out with ‘the drunk chick’ at a party because it was easier. I’ve put a woman’s hand on my d--k while she was sleeping,” Martofel admitted. He claimed to be a recovering abuser and said that launching the feminist firm was an at- tempt to “solve” the problem.

On July 1, nine employees received an e-mail notifying them they had been fired. Martofel later defended the move, saying he chose to openly share his story.

“This was not a private message someone dug up. This was something I went out of my way to share with my community at the time,” he wrote.

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