If you started to see a lot of “me too” statuses pop up on your Facebook timeline over the last 24 hours, you’re not alone.
It’s because both women and men who have been sexually assaulted or harassed are posting the two words on social media to show how widespread the problem is.
It started with Alyssa Milano, who tweeted the following on Sunday afternoon.
If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet. pic.twitter.com/k2oeCiUf9n
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 15, 2017
“Suggested by a friend: If all the women who have been sexuall harassed or assaulted wrote ‘me too’ as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem.”
The movement took off overnight, showing quickly that the problem isn’t just centered around Harvey Weinstein or Hollywood.
However, that hasn’t stopped the accusations against Weinstein for being the launching pad of the #MeToo movement and other similar cries for justice.
The 65-year-old was expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Sunday, following yet another claim of rape from actress Lysette Anthony.
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