Apparently with the mass communication that internet and social media provides, the #Metoo movement has gone global. However, sexism is just as about as common throughout the world as all the other ill begotten “isms” that structure our lives and world. Although the movement started over 10 years ago in 2006 by Tarana Burke, a Black woman who is a survivor of sexual assault, who wanted to do something to help women and girls of color who had also survived sexual violence, now the #Metoo movement includes sexual harassment. As for America, sexual harassment is just about as apple pie as violence is. Because of this, both men and women accepted it as normal. Although the #Metoo movement is good and helps to raise awareness about sexual harrassment and is helping women, the question is: Are we going to far with this? Is there a limit? It seems anybody can at any time can claim they were sexually harassed and people are losing their livelihood and lives over as in the case of Jo Min-ki, A South Korean actor who is believed to have committed suicide because of allegations made against him by students (which he admitted to). Before his suicide, he dropped out of a TV role and was dropped by both his agency and the university. I am sure shame also played a role.
Maybe we can do this as a solution. . . Since awareness is being raised by the #Metoo movement, and men now know that sexual harassment is unacceptable and will not be tolerated; that they be held accountable going forward. However, unless it crosses the line to sexual assault (which we still have to define clearly what that is), for people to lose their livelihoods for something that someone “claims” they did years ago, when sexual harassment was accepted as “normal” is utterly ridiculous.
Source: https://nypost.com/2018/03/09/actor-found-dead-after-metoo-allegations-surface/
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