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#MeToo is only the begining of an equal rights movement that is aiming to press a giant reset of the norms across a spectrum of systemic inequal, dehumansing and violent behaviour that you haven't been at the receiving end of.
This movement, as it stands today, will cover everything that falls under the purview of law and then things that don't. Those of you who are scared and exhausted by the outings over the last 2 days, well maybe experiencing a tiny sliver of this fear will help you empathize more.
And those of you talking abt this, please don't expect awards for talking about #MeToo for 2 days? Women have been suffering this systemic violence for all of their existence and they are tired as hell. You shouldn't be tired from talking abt this for 2 days.
'The burden of the brutalized is not to comfort the bystander. If you have a critique for the resistance, then you better have an established record of critique of the oppression.' Jesse Williams said this in context to Black Lives Matter. I feel it applies to #MeToo as well.
The harrassment & assault hasn't been refined or nuanced. It has been cruel, dehumanising & relentless. Weird to expect nuance in the outing. The outing will to be messy. It is a sign of just how bad things have been for women for this long. It is a purge. It won't be pretty.
