The #metoo movement was monumental in creating a national conversation and awareness about the issue of sexual assault and harassment in the United States. The safe space it created for many previously silenced survivors to publicly disclose through social media, and the sense of community and understanding it created cannot be overlooked. However for many survivors of historically marginalized communities, the single story that the media told about the participants of #metoo and survivors of sexual assault, pushed them out of the arena to speak and further silenced their voices. An article by The Huffington post that included interviews of survivors of color states that “many women of color have been vocal about the fact that #MeToo hasn’t represented their stories, even though the movement was founded by activist Tarana Burke, who is black." This is particularly unfortunate because, as cited by the article, "women of color face harassment and assault at higher rates than white women." This year because Ithaca’s TBTN theme is Justice for #metoo, it is important to recognize what this phrase means to people of all different identities and to actively seek to recenter the margins surrounding this movement to create space for all to speak and seek justice.
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