08 Dec Why Time Magazine’s Powerful Detail On Its 2017 ‘Person Of The Year’ Cover Is So Important

One of 2017’s most enduring legacies will be the Hollywood sex scandal. When movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was outed in October as a predator, it had a domino effect across the entertainment industry, inspiring countless others to come forward with stories of abuse.

Following these accusations, actor Alyssa Milano sparked a revolution across social media by encouraging her Twitter followers to admit to having been sexually harassed using the hashtag #MeToo, causing an unprecedented number of people came forward.

On Twitter alone, Milano’s original tweet was shared almost a million times in 48 hours.

This created a movement which drew worldwide attention to the prevalence of sexual harassment in the modern world and not just in the entertainment industry – although there is no denying it is big name accusations which have dominated the headlines.

Accusations of sexual harassment, however, are nothing new. In fact, neither is the phrase “me too”. It was actually coined over a decade ago to describe women of color who have survived sexual abuse. But it appears that 2017 could be the year which inspires real change.

Pictured below are the Harvey Weinstein accusers.

The movement’s prevalence has caused almost everyone to reflect on their own sexual behavior causing men, in particular, to reassess their definitions of consent and what is and is not appropriate when it comes to their treatment of women.

However, it is important to note that it is not just men who have been accused as a result of this scandal. One of the most recent accusations was made against singer Melanie Martinez who was accused by a former female friend of raping her.

Now, in honor of the worldwide conversation the #MeToo hashtag has created, it has been named by Time magazine as its Person of the Year.

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