Why black women’s experiences of #MeToo are different
6 years, 9 months ago

Why black women’s experiences of #MeToo are different

Salon  

In April, a 25-year-old black woman named Chikesia Clemons was violently arrested by police at a Waffle House restaurant in Alabama. History of black women’s bodies on display As early as the 17th century, European men wrote travel narratives about their trips to West Africa to capture, enslave and trade African people. In particular, their descriptions of West African women’s style of dance played a role in shaping European perceptions of black women’s sexual immorality and availability. Sexual violence in a court of law In New York in 1925, another historical example shows how black women’s exposed bodies have been treated with indifference. Race and gender converge in black women’s lives and have created the social conditions under which black women are coerced and expected to suffer the exposure of intimate body parts, or else face punishment.

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Gender Question | Years after #MeToo lit a fire in our lives, a group of feminists look back at what it left in its wake
1 year, 1 month ago

Gender Question | Years after #MeToo lit a fire in our lives, a group of feminists look back at what it left in its wake

Hindustan Times  

Intimacy and Injury is an excellent read. Phadke, an academician with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and a co-editor of this book, writes: “Given that the digital is here to stay, and that the digital has also given us exciting ways of engaging with feminism and with each other, how can we reflect on hostile and acrimonious debates between …

#MeToo movement, it turns out, was just a fleeting moment
1 year, 7 months ago

#MeToo movement, it turns out, was just a fleeting moment

Al Jazeera  

The #MeToo movement was, it would appear, nothing but a fleeting moment. Indeed, some six years after thousands of women started using the viral hashtag to publicise their experiences of sexual harassment and three years after powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was jailed for rape and sexual assault, sex-based violence is still endemic not just in Hollywood, but also in …

Explained: How the #MeToo movement helped women around the world
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: How the #MeToo movement helped women around the world

Firstpost  

The #MeToo movement, which started in the United States in October 2017, gave millions of women around the world a powerful rallying cry to denounce sexual violence Paris: The birth of #MeToo in the United States in October 2017 gave millions of women around the world a powerful rallying cry to denounce sexual violence. AFP spoke to five women here: …

Leila Mottley, author: ‘I will keep writing stories about black girls and women’
2 years, 6 months ago

Leila Mottley, author: ‘I will keep writing stories about black girls and women’

Hindustan Times  

You mention in the Author’s note that the book grew out of an incident in Oakland where a girl was abused by members of the police force. Years later, when I was thinking about writing my next book, I knew I wanted to write from the perspective of a teenage black girl and focus on vulnerability and the lack of …

#MeToo movement for Black women: Why R Kelly's conviction upholds intersectional justice for sexual assault survivors
3 years, 5 months ago

#MeToo movement for Black women: Why R Kelly's conviction upholds intersectional justice for sexual assault survivors

Firstpost  

R Kelly’s case has been widely viewed as a crucial moment for the #MeToo movement, serving as the first high-profile trial since the national reckoning around sexual misconduct to feature a powerful man whose victims were primarily Black women The woman was taking a nap when her phone began buzzing — and buzzing and buzzing: A verdict had been reached …

Hollywood since the #MeToo Movement
3 years, 8 months ago

Hollywood since the #MeToo Movement

The Hindu  

With the news currently boiling over with stories of sexual assault, rape, and abuse by people in power across industries, be it entertainment, religious institutions, or politics, safe spaces in media consumption are of prime importance in order for individual and collective healing to be possible. From shows like I May Destroy You to The Morning Show, here are some …

Left out of MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivors
4 years ago

Left out of MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivors

Associated Press  

It’s been more than three years since the #MeToo movement launched a culture-shifting conversation about sexual violence. In a statement, the groups said they were working together to create safe spaces for Black survivors; to confront narratives “that harm and silence Black survivors;" and lastly to come up with new practices that will help get Black survivors “believed, heard, and …

On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality
4 years, 5 months ago

On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We are absolutely centering Black women and girls, people of color, queer, trans, disabled folks in …

On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality
4 years, 5 months ago

On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality

Associated Press  

DETROIT — When #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke thinks about the group’s future as the world celebrates its anniversary, her vision is clear. We are absolutely centering Black women and girls, people of color, queer, trans, disabled folks in our work because we know that solving and interrupting the issue of sexual violence in those communities means ending sexual violence …

Opinion | If not closure, #MeToo movement has given women freedom from fear
5 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | If not closure, #MeToo movement has given women freedom from fear

Live Mint  

For a long time, India has been a patriarchal society and crimes against women have been underreported. In India, the #MeToo movement really took off about a year ago when Tanushree Dutta and Vinta Nanda alleged sexual harassment by well-known film personalities. One of the concerns about the #MeToo movement is that often there is no evidence, and that an …

Fatima Sana Shaikh on not sharing her #MeToo story: Don’t want to expose that side of my life
6 years ago

Fatima Sana Shaikh on not sharing her #MeToo story: Don’t want to expose that side of my life

Firstpost  

Fatima Sana Shaikh said that because of the #MeToo movement, the perpetrators were scared of being shamed in public. Fatima Sana Shaikh, who was most recently seen in Thugs of Hindostan, spoke about not sharing her #MeToo story, and how sexual assault has been normalised to the extent that women tend to just accept it. Just like I won’t judge …

‘#MeToo has not gone far enough’: Survey finds movement virtually unheard of by women in developing countries
6 years ago

‘#MeToo has not gone far enough’: Survey finds movement virtually unheard of by women in developing countries

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Brita Fernandez Schmidt, executive director of Women for Women International-UK, said the study’s findings showed the …

#MeToo never set out to be balanced; movement aimed at making us confront biases on sexual violence and consent
6 years, 4 months ago

#MeToo never set out to be balanced; movement aimed at making us confront biases on sexual violence and consent

Firstpost  

The #MeToo movement in India has seen a furious resurgence, with survivors sharing their stories on social media platforms. Whether it is African-American activist Tarana Burke’s inception of #MeToo as a movement in the United States, or Dalit activist Raya Sarkar listing out sexual predators in Indian academia, which incited #MeToo in India, this campaign was always meant to be …

What does Harvey Weinstein’s arrest mean for the #MeToo movement?
6 years, 9 months ago

What does Harvey Weinstein’s arrest mean for the #MeToo movement?

Al Jazeera  

Advocates against gender violence say the Hollywood producer’s arrest is a major symbolic victory, but just the start. Suzanne Goldberg, a professor at Columbia Law School and a leading expert on gender and sexuality law, said Weinstein’s arrest marks a shift in the pursuit of justice for survivors of sexual violence. Chicago-based lawyer Altmayer said that Weinstein’s arrest is “just …

In the age of #MeToo, how do we talk about sexual violence against men?
7 years ago

In the age of #MeToo, how do we talk about sexual violence against men?

ABC  

There are around 1 million male survivors of sexual assault in Australia. "And a big part of the reason that men don't come forward is the fear of being thought of in that way — so it's important to address the issue of homophobia here." "When it comes to childhood sexual abuse — the royal commission backs this up — …

#MeToo shows sexism is not men of colour’s prerogative
7 years, 1 month ago

#MeToo shows sexism is not men of colour’s prerogative

Al Jazeera  

The #MeToo movement has been tremendously important in debunking the myth of the man of colour as sexual predator. It is in light of these experiences that we should look at the #MeToo campaign as an extremely important movement, potentially enabling women of colour and Muslim women to fight against sexual harassment without feeling the burden of “disloyalty” towards their …

The New York Times joins the chorus of voices arguing that #MeToo will end flirting and fun sex.
7 years, 2 months ago

The New York Times joins the chorus of voices arguing that #MeToo will end flirting and fun sex.

Slate  

Today’s hottest #MeToo take comes from the New York Times opinion page, where Daphne Merkin argues that the movement to expose a widespread culture of sexual harassment and abuse has gotten out of hand. These friends serve the same purpose as Merkin’s “feminists”—to give unearned credence to a dubious claim about what exactly women deserve, and to make one person’s …

Can #MeToo go beyond white neoliberal feminism?
7 years, 3 months ago

Can #MeToo go beyond white neoliberal feminism?

Al Jazeera  

Alicia Garza, the cofounder of Black Lives Matter, recently paid tribute to Tarana Burke, the African American activist who began the “Me Too” campaign in 2007 as a grassroots movement to aid sexual assault survivors in underprivileged communities where no rape crisis centres existed and few sexual assault workers were on the payroll. Garza, herself a survivor of sexual assault, …

Can #MeToo go beyond white neoliberal feminism?
7 years, 3 months ago

Can #MeToo go beyond white neoliberal feminism?

Al Jazeera  

Alicia Garza, the cofounder of Black Lives Matter, recently paid tribute to Tarana Burke, the African American activist who began the “Me Too” campaign in 2007 as a grassroots movement to aid sexual assault survivors in underprivileged communities where no rape crisis centres existed and few sexual assault workers were on the payroll. Garza, herself a survivor of sexual assault, …

How #MeToo could move from social campaign to social change
7 years, 4 months ago

How #MeToo could move from social campaign to social change

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Story highlights #MeToo has been used in 85 countries around the world A new campaign is encouraging men to take action: #IWillSpeakUp Experts say coordinated action between activists groups is needed to turn #MeToo into a lasting legacy CNN — It’s the hashtag that rocked the world. “We felt like we really needed to respond because it’s out …

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