Change #metoo to #ifoughtback

Change #metoo to #ifoughtback

After Hollywood starlet Alyssa Milano launched a social media storm to expose sexual assault and harassment, I was dismayed to see how many of my female friends on social media joined the campaign and proclaimed themselves to be victims. The hashtag campaign was meant to expose the enormity of the problem after revelations against serial groper and rapist Harvey Weinstein rocked Hollywood.

On Sunday actress Alyssa Milano tweeted a note that read “Suggested by a friend: If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote “Me too” as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem.”

The sheer scope of the problem was vast, indeed. I was sickened to see how many people I know were victimized by scum.

But I did not join in the latest hashtag activism fad, and please let me explain why.

The Grammys: Social Commentary With Music on the Side

The Grammys: Social Commentary With Music on the Side

Was this an awards show for music or a bad fashion show with social commentary and the occasional song and dance? That is the question. Award shows…

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