the 2017 news cycle was dominated by women and men whose bravery ultimately
women and men whose bravery ultimately
women and men whose bravery ultimately changed the world and sparked a pivotal
changed the world and sparked a pivotal
changed the world and sparked a pivotal moment in a greater cultural renaissance
moment in a greater cultural renaissance
moment in a greater cultural renaissance he did what he did because he knew he’d
he did what he did because he knew he’d
he did what he did because he knew he’d get away with it
get away with it
get away with it welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re highlighting the news story that
highlighting the news story that
highlighting the news story that resonated most throughout 2017 the
resonated most throughout 2017 the
resonated most throughout 2017 the sexual abuse allegations that swept
sexual abuse allegations that swept
sexual abuse allegations that swept through Hollywood and other industries
through Hollywood and other industries
through Hollywood and other industries it took me a while to really be able to
it took me a while to really be able to
it took me a while to really be able to say the word sexual assault to myself
say the word sexual assault to myself
say the word sexual assault to myself before we begin we publish new videos
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content on October 5th 2017 Jodie Kanter
content on October 5th 2017 Jodie Kanter and Megan 2e of the New York Times broke
and Megan 2e of the New York Times broke
and Megan 2e of the New York Times broke a story about film producer and
a story about film producer and
a story about film producer and Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein’s
Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein’s
Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual misconduct
history of sexual misconduct
history of sexual misconduct while at first the media focused on the
while at first the media focused on the
while at first the media focused on the lengthy record of Weinstein’s abuse of
lengthy record of Weinstein’s abuse of
lengthy record of Weinstein’s abuse of power in the days and weeks that
power in the days and weeks that
power in the days and weeks that followed a ripple effect was felt as
followed a ripple effect was felt as
followed a ripple effect was felt as more and more women and some men began
more and more women and some men began
more and more women and some men began coming forward with their own stories of
coming forward with their own stories of
coming forward with their own stories of sexual harassment and assault at the
sexual harassment and assault at the
sexual harassment and assault at the hands of some of the entertainment
hands of some of the entertainment
hands of some of the entertainment industry’s most well-known and
industry’s most well-known and
industry’s most well-known and influential figures listing all of the
influential figures listing all of the
influential figures listing all of the accused would be to exhaustive as with
accused would be to exhaustive as with
accused would be to exhaustive as with every passing day new names were added
every passing day new names were added
every passing day new names were added to the ledger
on October 15th in the midst of all this
on October 15th in the midst of all this actress Alyssa Milano revived a phrase
actress Alyssa Milano revived a phrase
actress Alyssa Milano revived a phrase coined by activists to run a Burk over a
coined by activists to run a Burk over a
coined by activists to run a Burk over a decade earlier in order to start a
decade earlier in order to start a
decade earlier in order to start a social media campaign that would
social media campaign that would
social media campaign that would ultimately become a viral sensation
ultimately become a viral sensation
ultimately become a viral sensation Milano suggested that everyone who had
Milano suggested that everyone who had
Milano suggested that everyone who had experienced sexual assault or harassment
experienced sexual assault or harassment
experienced sexual assault or harassment used the hashtag me too to share their
used the hashtag me too to share their
used the hashtag me too to share their stories and let others know that they’re
stories and let others know that they’re
stories and let others know that they’re not alone in their experiences just 24
not alone in their experiences just 24
not alone in their experiences just 24 hours after the campaign began the me –
hours after the campaign began the me –
hours after the campaign began the me – hashtag had been used millions of times
hashtag had been used millions of times
hashtag had been used millions of times across a variety of social media
across a variety of social media
across a variety of social media platforms and that’s why I posted and I
platforms and that’s why I posted and I
platforms and that’s why I posted and I will say it right now out loud me too
will say it right now out loud me too
will say it right now out loud me too people from around the world bravely
people from around the world bravely
people from around the world bravely told their stories of sexism abuse
told their stories of sexism abuse
told their stories of sexism abuse harassment and rape while some simply
harassment and rape while some simply
harassment and rape while some simply posted the hashtag with no accompanying
posted the hashtag with no accompanying
posted the hashtag with no accompanying text which spoke loudly enough on its
text which spoke loudly enough on its
text which spoke loudly enough on its own while some expressed concern that
own while some expressed concern that
own while some expressed concern that the scandal would turn into a witch hunt
the scandal would turn into a witch hunt
the scandal would turn into a witch hunt a much larger voice proudly declared it
a much larger voice proudly declared it
a much larger voice proudly declared it a time of reckoning it became clear that
a time of reckoning it became clear that
a time of reckoning it became clear that this issue was not exclusive to
this issue was not exclusive to
this issue was not exclusive to Hollywood and that every industry in the
Hollywood and that every industry in the
Hollywood and that every industry in the world has been affected by it
world has been affected by it
world has been affected by it and it was nothing new it’s just the
and it was nothing new it’s just the
and it was nothing new it’s just the 2017 was the first time the accusers
2017 was the first time the accusers
2017 was the first time the accusers were heard and believed rather than the
were heard and believed rather than the
were heard and believed rather than the powerful men they were pointing their
powerful men they were pointing their
powerful men they were pointing their fingers at the fact that so many
fingers at the fact that so many
fingers at the fact that so many individuals were willing to risk their
individuals were willing to risk their
individuals were willing to risk their careers and reputations to make the
careers and reputations to make the
careers and reputations to make the entertainment industry safer and to
entertainment industry safer and to
entertainment industry safer and to dismantle the power structures that
dismantle the power structures that
dismantle the power structures that oppressed women was inspiring to say the
oppressed women was inspiring to say the
oppressed women was inspiring to say the least
least
least literally hundreds of thousands of
literally hundreds of thousands of
literally hundreds of thousands of people men and women talking about being
people men and women talking about being
people men and women talking about being a part of this unfortunate Club and it
a part of this unfortunate Club and it
a part of this unfortunate Club and it just it just rips your heart out 2017
just it just rips your heart out 2017
just it just rips your heart out 2017 will inevitably be defined by the
will inevitably be defined by the
will inevitably be defined by the movement that arose in the wake of these
movement that arose in the wake of these
movement that arose in the wake of these stories and in the years to come we can
stories and in the years to come we can
stories and in the years to come we can only hope for safer spaces for people of
only hope for safer spaces for people of
only hope for safer spaces for people of all gender identities be it in the
all gender identities be it in the
all gender identities be it in the workplace or elsewhere while it would be
workplace or elsewhere while it would be
workplace or elsewhere while it would be easy for us to remember 2017 as the year
easy for us to remember 2017 as the year
easy for us to remember 2017 as the year of the Harvey Weinstein story or the
of the Harvey Weinstein story or the
of the Harvey Weinstein story or the year so many prominent men were knocked
year so many prominent men were knocked
year so many prominent men were knocked off their pedestals we’re choosing to
off their pedestals we’re choosing to
off their pedestals we’re choosing to remember it as the year a seismic
remember it as the year a seismic
remember it as the year a seismic cultural shift began this year there is
cultural shift began this year there is
cultural shift began this year there is something very
something very
something very special and unique that’s happening with
special and unique that’s happening with
special and unique that’s happening with us women and it’s great then it’s only
us women and it’s great then it’s only
us women and it’s great then it’s only just the beginning right check out these
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