Me Too

the indisputable fact is that I support Black Lives Matter and I don't support the extent to which the MeToo movement is being pushed by what I see as liberal extremism.

MeToo is being used by a liberal faction to push a political ideology.

I understand why you keep bringing Black Lives Matter into a thread about Me Too.

The Black Lives Matter threads went away with a whimper, compared to this thread which is still full of energy and outrage.

You say that Me Too is just unfocused anger and no solutions, suggest some solutions. Certainly other people are thinking that way. Less unfocused anger and more solutioning would be welcome.

I just hope people keep their edge long enough to stop violation of women just because they can't stop you at the moment.

This was an action organized by and for women of color activists that reached millions. What’s wrong with that?

#TimesUp is grounded in a progressive movement where racial justice, feminism, and workers’ rights meet. For years, organizations have worked to change the national narrative around work, violence, immigration, policing, and many other issues. Understanding that policy and politics were inadequate to the transformational task at hand, they added cultural change to their toolkit. Through praxis, they’ve developed a theory of how to create cultural flash points and forged strong relationships with artists. The National Domestic Workers Alliance, for example, has been doing Golden Globes watch parties for several years and has made a big investment in giving women entertainers like Amy Poehler a chance to support domestic workers. The Restaurant Opportunities Centers United has connected with foodies and celebrity chefs. Tarana Burke, who created the #MeToo hashtag a decade ago, took advantage of the current moment, to historic effect.

In a panel discussion at the MAKERS Conference Monday, women involved with spearheading Time's Up discussed the purpose behind the initiative and its legal defense fund and revealed how much impact the #MeToo movement and Time's Up initiative is having on Hollywood and beyond. Tina Tchen, the lawyer at the helm of Time's Up's legal defense fund, revealed that the initiative raised $20 million in just over a month and has received help from over 200 lawyers.

Tchen stressed that the fund is not just for women in Hollywood, it's meant for men and women from all walks of life who need legal help when speaking up against injustices in the workplace and beyond.

"We have had over 1,000 requests for help in a month, so the need is clearly there from all industries — farmworkers, hotel workers, steelworkers," Tchen said.

The panel, moderated by Ava Duvernay, consisted of women representing a wide range of Hollywood and the Time's Up initiative, including agent Maha Dakhil, actresses Rashida Jones and Natalie Portman, director Melina Matsoukas, attorney Nina Shaw, and writer/director/producer/comedian Jill Soloway.

"Everybody in the movement acknowledges that there is no change unless you bring every single person along who has spent time being marginalized, harassed, assaulted," Jones said.

#TimesUp is grounded in a progressive movement where racial justice, feminism, and workers’ rights meet.

more solutioning would be welcome.

Her daughter explained that teachers had told the students, aged between 11 and 12, that they had to say “yes” when someone asked them dance.

In disbelief, Ms Richard said that she must have misunderstood what they were saying.

However, after speaking to the school she soon realised that the statement was accurate.

“The teacher said she can’t. She has to say yes. She has to accept and I said, 'Excuse me',” Ms Richard told Fox 13.

Shocked by the policy, the mother took her concerns to the school principal but was simply told that that’s just how they organise their dances.

Lane Findlay with the Weber School District confirmed that it is in fact a rule,

After Fox 13 posted the story on its Facebook page, hordes of alarmed parents commented in agreement.

Many were worried that teaching children to believe that “no” is an unacceptable answer could make them vulnerable.

“This is a terrible policy,” one person wrote.

“Inclusiveness is not nearly as important as teaching children that they have no obligation to allow anyone to touch them or invade their personal space if it makes them uncomfortable.”

Another agreed adding, “This sends the wrong message. Anyone should have the right to say 'no.' Teaching children how to say no respectfully is a more important lesson.”

As it stands, Kanesville Elementary say that the rule remains in place.

absolute fury erupting from young women in my dance world over this right now

I also would like to know if their inclusive dancing policy allows boys to ask boys to dance, girls ask girls, and girls ask boys. Or is it just boys that are allowed to ask another student to dance, and they can ask only girls?.

This is literally an abuse of human rights.

This is extremely unhealthy and unsafe!

What the actual ****.

I would absolutely pull my child from the school.

Yes, this is exactly what the world needs now: teaching girls they have no right to say no, and boys that they don't need to find healthy ways to cope with normal rejection.

This is literally an abuse of human rights.

Valentines day in the US has absolutely nothing to do with religion.

My daughter's progressive school (in a city that is often referred to as the People's Republic of Cambridge, MA) has a rule that if you give a gift to anyone in class, you need to give gifts to everyone.