Is the #metoo movement widening the divide between men and women?
While the #metoo movement has noble intentions of exposing abusers and giving them their comeuppance, the swift court-of-public-opinion “justice” that it has doled out seems to almost be leading to a widening of the gap of understanding between men and women. Stories I’ve heard from men and women in the workplace have given the image of them being afraid of each other: women worrying that any man is a potential abuser and men worrying that an innocent comment will ruin their life. I’ve even heard that male and female co-workers are just avoiding even speaking to each other as a precaution. Obviously this is the not the outcome that proponents of the #metoo movement hoped for, but in some cases it seems to be the result. Part of the issue is that this movement is still young; we haven’t yet been able to evaluate the full range of repercussions it will have on society.
Has this been the experience for you? If not, how has it worked for the better in your case?
(Yes, this question is mostly anecdotal. I’m specifically asking for anecdotes).
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i understand where people are coming from with this and i think that it can widen the divide between certain men and women but i dont think that as a whole there’s enough of a divide to cause worry.
It is better to pop that massive boil, than to just cover it in make-up and let it fester.
I don’t think so. Maybe if we tried treating everyone we interact with with dignity and respect, regardless of gender, then we wouldn’t have to deal with these issues to begin with.
i dont see it like that. No ones ever going to be 100% happy no matter what you do, those people may or may not change their minds even if you tried to. i think it’s a good movement that lets a lot of victims speak up about assult without fear
This is one thing that has done quite a lot of good. The only divide is between women and abusers so let that get as wide as it need be. If, and this is a big if people don’t abuse this momentum to fight political battles and oust people based on unsubstantiated accusations then women have now made it much easier to speak out against abuse. I can’t see how that would be a bad thing. A few people could screw this up for everyone. All it will take is a political move where someone innocent is blamed, is exonerated and it gets big media attention. Then the whole #metoo movement comes crashing down.
Not with the men that are like minded with the Me Too movement.
I’m lucky to be around a lot of men, both friends and relatives, that are sick and tired of the type of men who treat women like shit.
At least temporarily, I suspect.
Like the Women’s Lib movement of the 70’s, it faded because women like to be sought after by men for their beauty and sexiness.
Men just need to keep their hands to themselves and women need to be more forthcoming and open when they want a man.
It wouldn’t surprise me that many men will be scared to death to make any kind of move toward a woman for fear of being socially and legally blacklisted!
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