The actress looked back on her John Hughes roles with her daughter in a new essay.

Molly Ringwaldlooks back atThe Breakfast Clubunder a new lens offered by the #MeToo movement.

She writes, I hadnt anticipated that it would ultimately be most troubling to me.

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Ringwald starred inThe Breakfast Club, a film written and directed by John Hughes that boosted her career.

Though her mom objected to the moment, the scene remained.

Its rejection that inspires his vitriol.

How are we meant to feel about art that we both love and oppose?

What if we are in the unusual position of having helped create it?

Read the full essay inThe New Yorker.