--- title: Tracee Ellis Ross Explains Sexual Assault Men on Kimmel description: Tracee Ellis Ross used "The Handsy Man" to teach men all about sexual harassment when she hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! canonical: https://time.com/5052044/tracee-ellis-ross-on-sexual-assault-kimmel/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-06T16:35:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:24.786Z og:title: Tracee Ellis Ross Hilariously Schools Men on Sexual Assault og:description: "The Handsy Man" is a children's book with an important lesson og:url: https://time.com/5052044/tracee-ellis-ross-on-sexual-assault-kimmel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4ee2a8eaa12e43f/6988f40a8fd2eeca00359e80/tracee.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Tracee og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tracee Ellis Ross Hilariously Schools Men on Sexual Assault twitter:description: "The Handsy Man" is a children's book with an important lesson twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4ee2a8eaa12e43f/6988f40a8fd2eeca00359e80/tracee.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tracee Ellis Ross Schools Men on Sexual Assault With 'The Handsy Man' ## Video: Any Type Of Sexual Harassment Can Cause Psychological Harm [Watch (HLS stream): Any Type Of Sexual Harassment Can Cause Psychological Harm](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ieqFRQHx.m3u8) (1:19)  _Published 2017-11-09. Any form of sexual harassment, whether verbal or physical, has the power to cause psychological harm, according to a new study._ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Dec 6, 2017 4:35 PM UTC  by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Dec 6, 2017 4:35 PM UTC When Jimmy Kimmel asked _Black-ish_ star Tracee Ellis Ross to guest host his show, he probably had no idea he would turn his late night talk show into adult story time. That’s just what she did on Tuesday night’s episode of _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_. Ross opened the show with a monologue about the ongoing national conversation about [sexual harassment](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2017-silence-breakers-choice/?xid=homepage). “It isn’t a sex scandal, it isn’t a Hollywood scandal, it isn’t even a scandal,” she explained. “It is a systemic problem about the abuse of power that takes place across all industries.” For her part, Ross isn’t surprised by many of the [stories of sexual harassment](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2017-silence-breakers/?xid=homepage) that have come to light in recent months. However, according to Ross, the revelations seem to have surprised many men who claimed to have no clue about the nation’s widespread [sexual harassment](http://time.com/5051822/time-person-year-alyssa-milano-tarana-burke/?xid=homepage) problem. To help them understand, Ross read aloud from a “children’s book for men” called _The Handsy Man._ “There is a guy with ten long fingers, creepy glares, and hugs that linger. If you’re a woman, you’re not a fan. I speak, of course, of the Handsy Man,” she began, reading allowed from the illustrated book. “You may not compliment my butt. You may not call me ‘ho’ or ‘slut’,” she read. “And even if you’re stoned or drunk, you may not expose me to your junk.” As with all good children’s books, _The Handsy Man_ had a very clear moral: “So Handsy Man, if you’re still confused whether your behavior will be excused, I’ll say it clearly, nice and slow: If she doesn’t consent, the answer is no.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5052044/tracee-ellis-ross-on-sexual-assault-kimmel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5052044/tracee-ellis-ross-on-sexual-assault-kimmel/"},"headline":"Tracee Ellis Ross Schools Men on Sexual Assault With 'The Handsy Man'","datePublished":"2017-12-06T16:35:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:24.786Z","description":"\"The Handsy Man\" is a children's book with an important lesson","url":"https://time.com/5052044/tracee-ellis-ross-on-sexual-assault-kimmel/","keywords":["Newsfeed","jimmy kimmel live","Late Night Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4ee2a8eaa12e43f/6988f40a8fd2eeca00359e80/tracee.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4ee2a8eaa12e43f/6988f40a8fd2eeca00359e80/tracee.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tracee","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5052044/tracee-ellis-ross-on-sexual-assault-kimmel/","name":"Tracee Ellis Ross Schools Men on Sexual Assault With 'The Handsy Man'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Any Type Of Sexual Harassment Can Cause Psychological Harm","description":"Any form of sexual harassment, whether verbal or physical, has the power to cause psychological harm, according to a new study.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ieqFRQHx/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-11-09T22:11:43.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ieqFRQHx.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5052044/tracee-ellis-ross-on-sexual-assault-kimmel/","duration":"PT1M19S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5052044/tracee-ellis-ross-on-sexual-assault-kimmel/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```