Alyssa Milano (centre) encouraged women to share their stories of sexual harassment by replying #Me Too to her, to highlight how pervasive the experience is for women. Photo: Reuters
Celebrities and everyday people flooded social media with personal accounts of sexual assault and harassment this week, responding to calls to break the culture of silence around such abuse. The massive global response was triggered by allegations recently made public against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who is accused of rape and abuse dating back decades.
People shared stories and offered support under multiple hashtags, including #MeToo in English, #balancetonporc (“Rat out your pig”) in French, and #quellavoltache (“That time that”) in Italian. Actress Alyssa Milano sparked the outpouring with a simple Twitter request Sunday that women respond “me too” if they have also been sexually harassed or assaulted.
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