Ellen DeGeneres joins the #MeToo campaign

Reports of harassment or sexual abuse shake networks under the hasthag #MeToo

GAYLES.TV.- The last 19 of October Ellen DeGeneres dedicated his monologue to the viral campaign #MeToo, which reports in the networks cases of harassment or sexual abuse to women. «I think he's brave, that it's important to tell him in public and not feel embarrassed by others. It is not always easy. but we must do it. That's why I posted it and I say it here loud and clear: me too«The presenter confessed excitedly.

El Weinstein scandal unleashed a wave of solidarity among women victims of their abuse. 46 women joined forces to denounce one of the most powerful men in the United States, who had abused for years a multitude of girls with total impunity. He complicit silence of those who looked the other way or minimized what they knew is key to understanding how these sexual abuse may continue. Some now purport to purge their conscience as the case of the filmmaker Quentin Tarantino who has acknowledged regretfully that «I knew enough to do more than I did«. It so happens that among the actresses who have reported being victims of Harvey Weinstein, is the ex-girlfriend of Tarantino M.

The idea of the campaign #MeToo it was released by the actress Alyssa Milano on his Twitter account. Milano proposed in a post that «women who have suffered sexual harassment or abuse write 'me Too'on your status. That way we can give people an idea of the magnitude of the problem.«. No sooner said than done. In less than 24 hours, 39.000 women had already shared their experiences of sexual harassment or abuse on the networks. First they were anonymous women, but then the viral campaign had the support of personalities such as Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie, Monica Lewinsky, Ana Paquin or own Ellen DeGeneres.