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If You Think the #MeToo Movement Means You Can’t Hug a Woman Anymore, You’re a Simpleton Who Needs to Hug a Wet Electric Socket
I swear on the immaculate weave on Janet Jackson’s head that men are ridiculous, and if I weren’t sexually attracted to them, I’d join the calls to ban them permanently. Yes, I am a man, but like 2Chainz, I’m different, so don’t lump me in with these fools who continually give me the gender equivalent…
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Judge of Characters: What Happens When You Silence the Silence Breakers?
Time magazine shocked us all when it named several women and men who spoke out against sexual assault as its Person of the Year. The editors labeled the brave souls “the Silence Breakers.” But in addition to noticing Taylor Swift on the cover, I couldn’t help seeing that the cover lacked Tarana Burke, the founder…
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The Cover That Time Forgot: Why We’re Placing #MeToo’s Tarana Burke Front and Center
News that the #MeToo movement had been named Time magazine’s coveted 2017 Person of the Year confirmed a truly watershed moment in American history: one in which victims of sexual violence—in this case, predominantly women—refused to be shamed or intimidated into silence, while predators would (finally) be held accountable. The nonprofit and accompanying campaign, created…
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Gabrielle Union on the #MeToo Movement: ‘The Floodgates Have Opened for White Women’
On the eve of Time magazine’s announcement that its Person of the Year would be “the silence breakers”—the victims of sexual harassment who have come forward to tell their stories—an interview with actress and sexual assault survivor Gabrielle Union revealed her thoughts on the #MeToo movement and how the voices of women of color have…
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Time Magazine Names ‘the Silence Breakers’ Its Person of the Year
Time’s Person of the Year isn’t a single person but a movement. On Wednesday, the magazine announced that “the silence breakers”—the victims of sexual harassment and assault who have come forward to tell their stories—had earned the distinction of being its Person of the Year for 2017. Time Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal told the Today show…
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Rep. John Conyers Paid $27,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Complaint: Report
Updated Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, 1:30 p.m. EST: Rep. John Conyers has released a full statement “expressly and vehemently” denying allegations of sexual misconduct after a BuzzFeed report found that his office had settled with a former employee who had accused of him of inappropriate advances. Conyers insisted that “it is important to recognize that…
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Watch: The Real Woman Behind ‘Me Too’
‘ Tarana Burke is an activist, an organizer, a mother, a survivor of sexual violence and the founder of the Me Too Movement. Burke founded the campaign in 2006 after a young girl confided in her, sharing a story of abuse—which Burke recounts on her website. Burke froze up and suggested that someone else help…
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#MeToo Highlights the Disturbing Prevalence of Sexual Harassment and Assault
If you were online Sunday, chances are your timelines were flooded with the hashtag #MeToo, a social media campaign that highlights how common and widespread sexual abuse is by giving people the space to affirm their experiences with harassment and assault. The viral hashtag, which appeared on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, has been credited to…