Intro 1
[Within the past year, issues related to women’s rights have been more greatly discussed than they have been prior. In response to policies of the Trump Administration that oppress women’s choice and regulate them through rules about abortion/birth control, many women and other feminists have spoken out about the injustice represented. The Women's March took place in January and many people protested across the nation. This has sparked FEMINISM to be the word of the year. “’But when we look back at the past twelve months and combine an analysis of words that have been looked up much more frequently than during the previous year along with instances of intense spikes of interest because of news events, we see that one word stands out in both categories,’ Sokolowski said in a statement.”
Most recently, multiple sexual assault allegations have been made against notable figures in the media: Harvey Weinstein, Melanie Martinez, Danny Masterson, Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose, Al Franken, Louis C.K., Kevin Spacey…
These allegations among celebrities has inspired the #MeToo movement among all women - everyday people, even.
#MeToo: not only with celebrities and the media, but all these people – peers, teachers, coworkers… sexual assault is something we’ve always known is happening and is wrong; however, all these talks are showing exactly how much it has been happening, and holy shit, it’s a lot
While these issues are scary, it's sort of an exciting time to be a woman... Like, #MeToo speakers are Time's People of the Year, and "feminism" is Merriam-Webster"s Dictionary word of the year. Progress is being made through the stage of accusation and DISCOURSE around the issue!]
it sucks
poets were like, damn let's talk about this shit
~feminist theory~poetry~