Symbolism In Larry Nassar's 'Me Too'

tl;dr - Just because someone doesn’t post a ‘Me Too’ post, doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened to them. Survivors don’t owe you their story. The Harvey Weinsteins and the Larry Nassars of the world can burn, they’re scum.

I’m a young woman who hopes to enter the film industry. These past couple of weeks have been draining my ambition. More and more and more women have come out with stories of their abuse at the hands of Harvey Weinstein in Hollywood, Larry Nassar in the sporting world, and personal stories in almost ever other corner of the globe, citing the hashtag “Me Too” as a solidarity symbol. I love this. In my view, ‘Me Too’ is an incredibly positive initiative. It allows people to understand just the sheer magnitude of sexual harassment and sexual assaults inflicted upon people, and allows outsiders to understand that it’s not just a hypothetical or even theoretical problem: it’s happening at a frightening frequency at a personal level as well and has been happening for forever. It also allows survivors to know that they’re not alone, and that is possibly the best part. …show more content…
There are many people who aren’t in a safe position to tell their story, or who simply don’t want to tell the world what occurred. Many people are living in the same house as their abusers, or depend upon them in some other way (parental abuse, a victim’s children may be involved). In cases such as these, the “why don’t you just leave” argument that many victims are subjected to can never work. Never. Because it is well documented that women can die from saying ‘no’ or by leaving. I love that women are speaking out in terms of this issue. I do. It’s bringing about a global discussion that is well overdue. But please don’t force someone to tell you their