The #MeToo phenomenon ran its course? Who knows, and, if so, what will take its place? Its consequences will probably be with us for some time to come.
On October 15, 2017, actress Alyssa Milano encouraged spreading the hashtag #MeToo, to attempt to draw attention to sexual assault and harassment.[10][21] Milano later acknowledged earlier use of the phrase by Burke.[18] —Wikipedia
In 2006, Tarana Burke had tried to bring the phrase “Me Too” to prominence. Alyssa Milano succeeded in doing so. Thanks to Twitter, her effort to popularize the hashtag struck a note. The consequences were immediate and apparently will be with us for a while.
Intentional or not, such is the power of effective propaganda, using Twitter.
Heather Mac Donald, 2018 Hillsdale College Pulliam Fellow, gave a lecture on the #MeToo movement on April 18, 2018.
See also:
- Debunking feminism and its claims
- The death of feminism at British universities
- Second-wave feminism causes harmful fallout
- New stigma for children of divorce: greater risk of divorce
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