Women Are Sharing Stories on the Horror of Harassment Using #MeToo

Don’t stay quiet. Raise awareness on sexual harassment and say ‘me too’.

If you have been sexually harassed write ‘me too’ 

(Photo: Facebook)

If you have been remotely active on social media, you might have seen women using the words ‘me too’ on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. And there’s just one word that made so many women from different parts of the world come together and write about the same thing –– sexual harassment.

The trend started when Alyssa Milano, an American actress tweeted a picture asking people to reply ‘me too’ if they’ve been subjected to sexual harassment or assault at any point in their life. The primary reason behind that was to let people know the magnitude of the problem.

Women have faced sexual harassment, molestation, eve-teasing since forever, but probably people never realised the magnitude of it, and the fact that almost all women have been a victim of it at some point in their lives.

Twitter is flooded with women coming out in the open and sharing their stories, with more than 300 women tweeting on it every minute. Many Indian and American celebrities have also joined the thread.

Here are some of the tweets:

Some guys also opened up about their experiences.

While Twitter was flooded with ‘Me too’ hashtags, Facebook and Instagram had some horror stories shared by women.

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