If you thought the news of Harvey Weinstein and the larger more important discussion of sexual assault and sexual harassment was going to be relegated to last week, you’re wrong. After some women decided to boycott Twitter, others chose to use the platform to speak out about the issues of sexual assault and harassment in this country. And today, the hashtag #MeToo features everyday women who are sharing their stories of sexual assault and harassment or just acknowledging the fact that they’ve been affected. Actress Alyssa Milano is being credited with creating the hashtag; but in actuality, it was started 10-years-ago by consultant, blogger and advocate Tarana Burke.
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Check out their stories on the following pages.
It was my first husband. You're my wife, that wasn't rape. And some stranger on the bus decided to shove his hands between my legs. #MeToo
— Kelly Schultz (@kellyNeResist) October 16, 2017
I sincerely hope #metoo turns into “I believe you.” “Me too.”
— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) October 16, 2017
When you are sexually harassed at work but HR doesn't believe you because no one else saw it. #metoo
— Jonelle Beaulieu (@PinkVegas13) October 16, 2017
You don't need my #MeToo for you to finally see that the others aren't lying. If someone says they've been abused, believe them.
— D. Danyelle Thomas (@UnfitChristian) October 16, 2017
#MeToo in my own bed, by my friend’s husband, while she slept across the hall. They needed a room,and that’s what I get for opening my home
— Brandi K🎨 (@BrandiKambalov) October 16, 2017
Reminder that if a woman didn't post #MeToo, it doesn't mean she wasn't sexually assaulted or harassed. Survivors don't owe you their story.
— Alexis Benveniste (@apbenven) October 16, 2017
