What difference has #MeToo made?

Question 1

go viral

Answer 1

spread quickly and widely on the internet through social media.

we’ll take a look at the sensitive issue of sexual violence. At the start of the decade no one knew that the two-word phrase ‘MeToo’ would go viral…
But when explosive allegations against Hollywood movie producer Harry Weinstein made headlines in 2017, the MeToo hashtag became the focus for a global movement of women determined to expose the truth about abusive sexual behaviour….

Question 2

survivors

Answer 2

people who are able to carry on with their lives successfully, despite very unpleasant experiences which still affect them.

The beauty, I think, and the magic of MeToo is that it’s a unifier in that way, and it’s where survivors find community and so … but at its core the women who came forward were really no different than those girls who I served in the communities ten years before.
While these Hollywood actresses were famous celebrities, most survivors of sexual violence are ordinary women, living ordinary lives.

Question 3

unifier

Answer 3

something that unites and brings others together.

The beauty, I think, and the magic of MeToo is that it’s a unifier in that way, and it’s where survivors find community and so …

While these Hollywood actresses were famous celebrities, most survivors of sexual violence are ordinary women, living ordinary lives. That’s why Tarana calls the MeToo movement a unifier

Question 4

came forward

Answer 4

offered to give information or help.

but at its core the women who came forward were really no different than those girls who I served in the communities ten years before.
The MeToo movement went viral when several famous movie actresses came forward …

Question 5

privilege

Answer 5

power and advantage held by a small group of people, usually because of their high social position or because they are rich.

The bottom line is people value those things more than they value the humanity of the women that he was destroying their lives. It’s about power and it’s about privilege. At the end of the day, these are the two things we have to talk about dismantling.

Question 6

dismantling

Answer 6

breaking up or stopping from working by gradually reducing its power over a period of time.

Also check: Dilute, diminish

We can talk about Harvey Weinstein ad nauseam but we also have to talk about what are the structures that were in place that allowed a Harvey Weinstein to thrive. If you’re going to talk about Harvey Weinstein’s being successful, then we have to also talk about capitalism, right? Because it’s the love of money and the desire for people to have money and what he represented. The bottom line is people value those things more than they value the humanity of the women that he was destroying their lives. It’s about power and it’s about privilege. At the end of the day, these are the two things we have to talk about dismantling.