“The purpose was to uplift one another as they saw a disparity in how women of color were treated when they reported abuse.”— Sandra E. Garcia, nytimes.comTagged: Women Of Color, Women of Color Activists, Me Too, MeToo, Disparities
“I felt a sense of dread, because something that was part of my life’s work was going to be co-opted and taken from me and used for a purpose that I hadn’t originally intended.”— Tarana Burke, nytimes.comTagged: Origins of #MeToo, #metoo, Reappropriation, Women of Color Activists, The Purpose of Me Too