“If you are paid to write you should not use the word misconduct when you mean rape that's just sloppy writing.”— Saladin Ahmed, twitter.com
“Who the hell wants to be famous for being raped?”— Melissa Schuman, melissaexplainsitall.wordpress.com
“To every woman wondering if she should come forward and share her story: the world is listening, the world is ready. You deserve justice. I did it. I came forward and risked everything and shared my story. It was the scariest thing I've ever done, but god it was worth it.”— Susan Fowler, twitter.com
“The culture of abuse -- in MANY industries -- and fear of what will happen to you if you say something, breeds trauma and silence.”— Sophia Bush, twitter.com
“Even though awareness is higher than ever about workplace sexual harassment, there are still so many people who feel victimized, afraid and silenced by their abusers and circumstances.”— Taylor Swift, time.com
“The brave women and men who have come forward this year have all moved the needle in terms of letting people know that this abuse of power shouldn’t be tolerated.”— Taylor Swift, time.com
“I think that this moment is important for awareness, for how parents are talking to their children, and how victims are processing their trauma, whether it be new or old.”— Taylor Swift, time.com
“If you’re upset about the assault & harassment women deal with, think beyond the impact of an individual experience - consider what this horror does to us cumulatively over a lifetime... This isn’t just about one man or one horrible experience. It’s about women being shaped by a lifetime of preventa…”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“In decades of research on rape, no one has found a link between what a woman wears & her chances of being attacked. The only relationship between clothing and sexual assault is how much a victim will be blamed, period.”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“fellas: please don’t wait to have a daughter, or until a sister or woman you love becomes a victim of sexual abuse or assault - speak up now, speak up often.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“About Roy Moore, accused of the sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, of minors, and who has been likened by some supporters to Mary and Joseph, because Mary was a teenager and Joseph an adult, and whose brother has just compared him to Jesus. Let me say this... First, sexual abuse is a crime. Any com…”— James Martin, SJ, twitter.com
“As the abuse crisis in the church showed, it can take years for victims of sexual abuse to come forward. Whether out of fear, shame or being told to be quiet, it can take victims years to find their voices. Other reports also prompt more speaking out. So it's not "unbelievable."”— James Martin, SJ, twitter.com
“Being a ‘superstar’ is no excuse for sexual harassment. same rules must apply to all. stop protecting sex predators.”— Gretchen Carlson, twitter.com
“it’s funny how so many men are more concerned about preventing ‘witch hunts’ than actually stopping well-documented abuse by powerful elites”— Gretchen Carlson, twitter.com
“Are men victims of sexual abuse? Absolutely. Should they be more encouraged to speak out and be made to feel safe, respected, and listened to? Of course. But women are finally being able to air their trauma — and it can't, can't, can't be treated as competition.”— Lea Rose Emery, bustle.com
“#MeToo is not about sexual violence alone. It is about the misogyny, patriarchy and the disturbingly exorbitant numbers of women sexually assaulted because of it. Why is it that we amplify men’s voices when they are not the ones silenced. It doesn’t mean horrific things don’t happen to men and boys,…”— Nicole Lashomb, therainbowtimesmass.com
“Women attacking other women for not including men in the #MeToo movement feeds into the exact problem about why women’s issues are rarely taken seriously. Women are constantly fighting men’s battles for them and not their own.”— Nicole Lashomb, therainbowtimesmass.com
“For black women, silence is often equatable to death. We go through enough silencing, suppression and harassment over our voices day in and day out.”— Clarkisha Kent, theroot.com
“When you only conceive of women’s humanity in relation to the men in their lives, that becomes the only way to explain the horror of sexual assault. What if it were your daughter? What if it were your granddaughter? In these men’s estimations, women are only people when they are connected in some wa…”— Emily Peck, huffingtonpost.com
“Men in Hollywood need to change ASAP. Hollywood’s power is dying because society has changed and grown, and yet Hollywood male behavior has not. It is so not a good look.”— Rose McGowan, hollywoodreporter.com