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摘要：The Me Too Movement is best-known as #Me Too. “#Me Too” is used as a hashtag on social media to help demonstrate the social phenomenon of sexual assault and harassment. This paper gives a brief introduction to the Me Too Movement and discusses its social impacts.
關键词： The Me Too Movement; women’s awareness
Women’s Awareness in American Society
As the Me Too Movement widespread prevalence of sexual harassment and assault， the public spontaneously related it to the feminist movement in mind. “#Me Too” aroused women’s awareness to fight against sexual violence and “unwanted and inappropriate” behaviors which other people once did to them. In America， many famous figures， including TV hosts， movie stars publicly announced their harsh experiences about sexual harassment and sexual violence and declared that sexual violence sufferers were not alone and should not feel ashamed. Victims experienced sexual harassment at a young age. Some of them did not realize that they were suffering a violation. Others considered it as a shame and feared to speak out. It was time that they disclosed those “crimes”. They expected that their harsh experiences could lead a empathy and give the public a sense of the magnitude of the problem. They did it. Offenders paid the price for their past “inappropriate” speeches and behaviors. The public also paid their attention to other social problems such as abuse of power and child abuse.
Negative Influences and Positive Influences in America
The Movement inspired women’s awareness against sex harassment in a way. In coverage of “#Me Too”， there was a widespread discussion about the best way for sufferers of sexual abuse or harassment to stop what is happening to women at work. Besides， the public voice gave people resources to have access to healing and advocated for changes to laws and policies. Negative impacts also exited except positive influences. Many people considered that voice resisting sexual harassment gave a warning to the men who attempt to do undesirable behaviors in the workplace， but this social phenomenon and public voice might become a main obstacle to career development of women. Just imagine you were a male superior in a company. A male interviewee and a female interviewee come to employ the same job at the same time. They have the same ability and wisdom. The woman maybe destroy your prospect without effort while the man cannot. In this way， who dares to hire a woman because she possesses such a “big bang”？ Who can assure that female subordinate would not bring a false sex harassment charge against the superior because of conflicts on the job？ If the purpose of the movement is to grab the dominant right from man’s hands， there will be no difference from male chauvinism. The Me Too Movement in Other Countries
After millions of people started using “#Me Too” on Twitter， and it spread to dozens of other languages. The hashtag has trended in many countries. The situation in Korea is similar to America. Korea actress disclosed famous directors and actors’ “crime” which sparked public’s anger， but the movement seemed to deviate from its initial purpose gradually. Korea news was used to use “A， B， C， D” instead of criminal suspect’s name. Then they revealed some treads which led the public to guess who is the criminal suspect. The rumormongers grabbed this chance to frame some idols optionally and tried controlling public opinions. Although starting a rumour is easy to do for everyone， influences following it were difficult to image. It was possible that some idols would be marked a “sexual harassment” tag forever. The response of Japanese was different from that of America and Korea. According to a survey， over one third female Japanese have experienced sex harassment at workplace. Over 80% of them chose to tolerate it. When a tape which recorded a financial officer asked to touch a female journalist’s chest revealed， Japanese media workers not only did not unite together to defend the victim—one of them， but also moved the focus of public opinions and called it “women issues”. Comparing their harsh experiences， Japanese women put their works in a more important place. In China， Me Too Movement firstly broke out on Weibo. In the first day of 2018， female Chinese American learner Luo Qianqian exposed Chen Xiaowu， a doctoral supervisor in Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics who did a sex harassment to her twelve years ago. The public was surprised at this scandal. They began concerning how serious sex harassment was and how to deal with the sex harassment in China.
Conclusion
The Me Too Movement gave the world a chance and a warning to focus on problems of sexual harassment and violence. Undoubtedly， it gave victims more energy to speak out their harsh experiences. It also inspired women’s awareness and encouraged them to defend their rights.
關键词： The Me Too Movement; women’s awareness
Women’s Awareness in American Society
As the Me Too Movement widespread prevalence of sexual harassment and assault， the public spontaneously related it to the feminist movement in mind. “#Me Too” aroused women’s awareness to fight against sexual violence and “unwanted and inappropriate” behaviors which other people once did to them. In America， many famous figures， including TV hosts， movie stars publicly announced their harsh experiences about sexual harassment and sexual violence and declared that sexual violence sufferers were not alone and should not feel ashamed. Victims experienced sexual harassment at a young age. Some of them did not realize that they were suffering a violation. Others considered it as a shame and feared to speak out. It was time that they disclosed those “crimes”. They expected that their harsh experiences could lead a empathy and give the public a sense of the magnitude of the problem. They did it. Offenders paid the price for their past “inappropriate” speeches and behaviors. The public also paid their attention to other social problems such as abuse of power and child abuse.
Negative Influences and Positive Influences in America
The Movement inspired women’s awareness against sex harassment in a way. In coverage of “#Me Too”， there was a widespread discussion about the best way for sufferers of sexual abuse or harassment to stop what is happening to women at work. Besides， the public voice gave people resources to have access to healing and advocated for changes to laws and policies. Negative impacts also exited except positive influences. Many people considered that voice resisting sexual harassment gave a warning to the men who attempt to do undesirable behaviors in the workplace， but this social phenomenon and public voice might become a main obstacle to career development of women. Just imagine you were a male superior in a company. A male interviewee and a female interviewee come to employ the same job at the same time. They have the same ability and wisdom. The woman maybe destroy your prospect without effort while the man cannot. In this way， who dares to hire a woman because she possesses such a “big bang”？ Who can assure that female subordinate would not bring a false sex harassment charge against the superior because of conflicts on the job？ If the purpose of the movement is to grab the dominant right from man’s hands， there will be no difference from male chauvinism. The Me Too Movement in Other Countries
After millions of people started using “#Me Too” on Twitter， and it spread to dozens of other languages. The hashtag has trended in many countries. The situation in Korea is similar to America. Korea actress disclosed famous directors and actors’ “crime” which sparked public’s anger， but the movement seemed to deviate from its initial purpose gradually. Korea news was used to use “A， B， C， D” instead of criminal suspect’s name. Then they revealed some treads which led the public to guess who is the criminal suspect. The rumormongers grabbed this chance to frame some idols optionally and tried controlling public opinions. Although starting a rumour is easy to do for everyone， influences following it were difficult to image. It was possible that some idols would be marked a “sexual harassment” tag forever. The response of Japanese was different from that of America and Korea. According to a survey， over one third female Japanese have experienced sex harassment at workplace. Over 80% of them chose to tolerate it. When a tape which recorded a financial officer asked to touch a female journalist’s chest revealed， Japanese media workers not only did not unite together to defend the victim—one of them， but also moved the focus of public opinions and called it “women issues”. Comparing their harsh experiences， Japanese women put their works in a more important place. In China， Me Too Movement firstly broke out on Weibo. In the first day of 2018， female Chinese American learner Luo Qianqian exposed Chen Xiaowu， a doctoral supervisor in Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics who did a sex harassment to her twelve years ago. The public was surprised at this scandal. They began concerning how serious sex harassment was and how to deal with the sex harassment in China.
Conclusion
The Me Too Movement gave the world a chance and a warning to focus on problems of sexual harassment and violence. Undoubtedly， it gave victims more energy to speak out their harsh experiences. It also inspired women’s awareness and encouraged them to defend their rights.