The newest rallying cry against sexual assault and harassment echoed across all forms of social media this past Sunday in the form of the #MeToo movement. Actress Alyssa Milano started off the trend after a Twitter post of hers went viral.
"If all the people who were sexually harassed or assaulted wrote 'Me too.' as a status, we might get a sense of the magnitude of the problem," Milano wrote after a friend of hers suggested it to her.
\u201cIf you\u2019ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write \u2018me too\u2019 as a reply to this tweet.\u201d— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa Milano) 1508098871
Almost instantly, Twitter was flooded with responses and personal accounts from survivors of sexual assault, with #MeToo showing up every which way. The movement also drew participation from some celebrities, including the entries below, all of which culminates to speaking volumes about the state of our society.
\u201c@Alyssa_Milano Me too\u201d— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa Milano) 1508098871
\u201cMe too https://t.co/ScX67Kmmiy\u201d— Debra Messing\u270d\ud83c\udffb (@Debra Messing\u270d\ud83c\udffb) 1508101050
\u201cThis is how we roared today: we spoke our truth. \n@Twitter this is power of women. \nSTOP online harassment or lose us!\n#WomenWhoRoar #MeToo\u201d— Amy Siskind \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Amy Siskind \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1508104477
\u201c@Alyssa_Milano Me too. I don\u2019t know if means anything coming from a gay man but it\u2019s happened. Multiple times.\u201d— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa Milano) 1508098871
\u201c#MeToo\u201d— Lady Gaga (@Lady Gaga) 1508108236
\u201cThis. #MeToo https://t.co/oYiyeMxvuy\u201d— Gabrielle Union (@Gabrielle Union) 1508109526
\u201c#MeToo\u201d— Patricia Arquette (@Patricia Arquette) 1508103140
\u201cMost days I'm on the fence abt social media. But the #MeToo stories of sexual assault + sexual harassment women r sharing here r important.\u201d— Tegan and Sara (@Tegan and Sara) 1508174074
