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i open my fb feed and all of sudden a few random girls in my feed are re-posting some bs campaign called #metoo that is trying to get people who have been victims (of either sexual harassment or assault - which is a huge difference) to post on facebook in order to create awareness. this is social media failure at its finest. i assure you this creates more harm than does good. first it pressures people who have been victimized and are not even comfortable talking about it much less publicly admitting it on facebook, second it brings up traumatizing memories for many, thirdly it doesn't create any awareness whatsoever more than reading about the actual sexual abuse statistics online.
- *pressures people who have been victimsbliznutty
- at may last job the bosses wife (who worked there, too) used to grab my ass whenever she passed me.
#meetooGnash - Fuck me this is so dangerous.mugwart
- me tookona
- I bet you are all guys, right?oey
- don't be so binary, it's a spectrumGnash
- i have an easy solution. sex, flirting and dating dont belong in business. its always bad news.shellie
- so glad men like you are around to let women know what's traumatizing for them and what is really harmful to themmonospaced
- Yes ur prob rightsince1979
- workplace relationships have a much higher chance of succeeding over bars and online dating, only eclipsed by meeting through a mutual friendimbecile
- (business doesn't belong in humanity)imbecile
- i guess its about getting out into the opensince1979
- @mono -sexual abuse is not always about women - it's about everyone including children and men.bliznutty
- so glad that men like you are here to explain the nuances of sexual abuse to the men and children of the world. blessmonospaced
- Without you, they too might be harming themselves and others like them by posting "me too" on their Facebook profiles.monospaced
- i have a few people in my feed posting it but that is all - proof that not all people who are abused want to share about it on fb. statistics #'s are way higherbliznutty
- proofmonospaced
- Pretty much everyone I know near the female spectrum posted #metoo...pango
- yep. Same here pangokona
- I'm seeing it a lot too. I am not at all diminishing any experiences any woman has been through, so do not misread this. But I definitely wonder how manymg33
- are joining in who's experiences are vastly different from those of the women who are accusing Weinstein of rape, assault, inappropriate behavior, etc.mg33
- I've seen at least one person post #metoo and then complain about being catcalled crossing the street.mg33
- Again, I'm just asking the question and thinking through it. Does it merge all the variety of ways women have been treated into one defining identity, or,mg33
- does it dilute the severity of rape, assault, etc. when it's merged with instances typically deemed less severe or not even criminal?mg33
- Again... just asking this as part of this discussion and interested in your take on this.mg33
- In public perception it might if people can't differentiate between assault and harassment. But I doubt it in court.pango