Twitter is going crazy for “Time Magazine’s” Person of the Year
We have to admit that after this roller coaster year, it was nice to wake up today, December 6th, and see that the #MeToo movement made the cover of Time magazine. And Twitter’s reaction to Time‘s Person of the Year confirmed that people are ready to empower the victims of sexual assault.
On the cover, a wide range of women are depicted. There’s actress Ashley Judd and singer Taylor Swift, but there are also women from other industries — one anonymous woman’s arm, farm worker Isabel Pascual, lobbyist Adama Iwu, and former Uber engineer, Susan Fowler. All have “broken the silence” about predatory sexual behavior within their industries.
The magazine interviewed dozens of women and men about their experiences, and one thing became clear: This is a problem within every part of society. One woman, an anonymous hospital worker who’s afraid her family would be affected by disclosing her name, told Time of her experience with assault: “I kept thinking, ‘Did I do something, did I say something, did I look a certain way to make him think that was O.K.?’”
The shame and guilt surrounding assault — along with the fear of being blamed when you come forward with an allegation — is exactly what the #MeToo movement hopes to change.
And the People of Twitter are here for it.
What a great message this gives to all women and men who are not afraid to stand up: The Silence Breakers are TIME’s 2017 Person of the Year! Thank you #TimeMagazine #PersonOfTheYear 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/CbBwaWh540
— Key Search (@yourkeysearch) December 6, 2017
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Donald Trump made it into Time’s Person of the Year issue after all: As one of the accused.
The Silence Breakers #PersonOfTheYear https://t.co/EdWLKjhVqs
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 6, 2017
Congrats to the #MeToo movement on winning @TIME’s Person of the Year. Let’s celebrate that once again, women got more votes than Donald Trump. #TIMEPOY
— Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@FullFrontalSamB) December 6, 2017
You didn't break us.
We didn't even bend.
Hillary was right. We ARE stronger together.Time Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers#TimePOTY#TimePOY#BreakTheSilence#MeToo#HerToo#WednesdayWisdom pic.twitter.com/X8MmtXVAHS
— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) December 6, 2017
Women have had it w bosses & co-workers who not only cross boundaries but don’t even seem to know that boundaries exist. They’ve had it w the fear of retaliation, of being blackballed, of being fired from a job they can’t afford to lose #TIMEPOY #MeToo #TheSilenceBreakers pic.twitter.com/01SUN4Evvh
— Khary Penebaker (@kharyp) December 6, 2017
#MeToo on the cover and an alleged sexual predator as runner-up is a pretty neat metaphor for why my head always hurts now. https://t.co/kSwsHhFJCw
— Liz Plank (@feministabulous) December 6, 2017
If your daughter is 11 or older, chances are, she' also saying #metoo. Let her know it's never her fault. https://t.co/zQhx4SfftC pic.twitter.com/R6IX7xZDfE
— Girl Scouts (@girlscouts) December 6, 2017
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ALL HAIL THE WOMEN OF #METOO, FIRST OF THEIR NAMES, MOTHERS OF DRAGGIN’ PREDATORS, BREAKERS OF SILENCE
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) December 6, 2017
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Yes. Huge gratitude to @TaranaBurke 🙏🏾 and to all of the truth tellers. @TIME #MeToo https://t.co/1URnVmb7vc
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) December 6, 2017
If anything great came out of this year, it was women realizing we're not alone. Thank goodness @TaranaBurke started this movement. Stand up. Speak out. Let's not be silent anymore. #MeToo https://t.co/fmsSs3s3Jd
— Jennifer Wright (@JenAshleyWright) December 6, 2017
I'm happy Tarana Burke is being acknowledged as the creator of the #MeToo hashtag and movement. The vital role of Black women as social media influencers can't be ignored anymore. https://t.co/ooQnz7R3WJ
— Torraine Walker (@TorraineWalker) December 6, 2017
Here's to the women who spoke up.
You inspire us all to keep speaking up.
Be brave. You are not alone.#StandTogether #MeToo pic.twitter.com/qOEcOTXYMh— Mary E. McGlynn (@MaryEMcGlynn) December 6, 2017
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Tarana Burke, the founder of the #MeToo hashtag, told Glamour that, now, it’s all about the next steps. She said, “To me, 2018 will be all about processing #MeToo. The next step in the movement will be helping women navigate what happens after they disclose an experience. It’s about what happens if someone posts #MeToo and nobody “likes” their status and how to be advocates in our communities. How to talk to children about this. Discussing the sexual harassment teenagers deal with in school.”
'Silence Breakers' were chosen as @TIME's Person of the Year.
Get to know @TaranaBurke, the real woman behind the #MeToo movement which she started over a decade ago. pic.twitter.com/uTZi9AH1F8
— The Root (@TheRoot) December 6, 2017
Let’s keep the momentum going.
