Think Before You SpeakDear Preity Zinta, Here’s What You Should Have Said About #MeToo ...mission, and how to speak about #MeToo next time. What Preity Zinta could have said about #MeToo What she said: “I think it’s important this whole #MeToo movement has started.... By Liesl Goecker
No Justice No Peace#MeToo One Year Later: Where Are All The Accused Men? ...circles, and into worldwide renown. October 2019 marks two years since #MeToo came to India, and one year since the conversation around #MeToo pervaded the mass cultural consciousness. As think... By Rajvi Desai
For The Long HaulBacklash Against the #MeToo Movement Shouldn’t Overshadow Its Significance, Successes ...genders even before the #MeToo movement. That the environment created by #MeToo is less than ideal in its standards of verifiable proof is direct evidence of a deeply broken justice... By Pallavi Prasad
#MeToo And YouOur #MeToo Survey Suggests Many Feel Deep, Mixed Feelings About the Movement ...intent of #MeToo is good, but that its execution was less than ideal. Several respondents, men and women, described at least some of the #MeToo stories they’d heard as “publicity... By The Swaddle Team
#MeToo And You#MeToo Calls for People to #BelieveHer; But 39% of Survey Respondents Believe Some Accusations are Unwarranted. One of the biggest calls to action within the #MeToo movement has been to #BelieveHer — to shift the default response to an accusation of sexual misconduct from extending credence... By Liesl Goecker
So Close And YetPriyanka Chopra Latest Celebrity to Need a #MeToo Tutorial ...list of celebs who could do with better PR advice around #MeToo. While not as egregious as Preity Zinta’s recent #MeToo missteps, it was a missed opportunity to speak well... By Liesl Goecker
UnimpressedInviting Tavleen Singh’s Outdated Opinions to a #MeToo Panel Was a PR Stunt ...#MeToo are trying to fight against, is to normalize and encourage this kind of behavior. Instead of having a nuanced conversation about the successes and pitfalls of #MeToo, Times Literature... By Nadia Nooreyezdan
Mic DropAll the Arguments You Need: To Convince Doubters of #MeToo In our All The Arguments You Need series, we take on mindsets standing in the way of progress and rebut them with facts and logic. Ever since the #MeToo and... By The Swaddle Team
Twitter Triggers#MeToo Is Making People Confront Their Trauma. And Most Are Unequipped To Do So. When Ruchita Chandrashekar, a mental health clinician specializing in trauma work, tweeted an offer to provide pro bono services to #MeToo survivors two weeks ago, she noticed something troubling —... By Nadia Nooreyezdan
#MeToo And You50% Of Survey Respondents Say #MeToo Has Changed Their Idea Of Consent What effect is the #MeToo India movement having? Apart from the splashy headlines and the takedowns of people like Chetan Bhagat and Suhel Seth, what are the quiet, inconspicuous ways... By Nadia Nooreyezdan
What It Means To Be A ManChetan Bhagat’s Botched Flirtation Forces Us to Reckon With the Gray Areas of #MeToo The past three days have been a whirlwind for Indian feminists, who had been waiting with bated breath to see the #MeToo movement take hold on these shores. Last week,... By The Swaddle Team
Is It Too Late Now To Say Sorry?India’s #MeToo Apologies Are Rolling In. Do Any Warrant Forgiveness? Since India’s #MeToo moment took off on Twitter last week, the accusations have been flooding in — and correspondingly, a little more slowly, the apologies have been rolling out. Back... By Liesl Goecker
#MeToo And You49% Of Survey Respondents Still Don’t Feel Safe Telling Their Stories After #MeToo Since #MeToo India picked up steam, there has also been an undeniable backlash to the movement. From victim blaming to defamation suits, the women who have had the courage to... By Nadia Nooreyezdan
What's In A NameWhy Women Make Anonymous #MeToo Accusations – And Why We Have to Believe Them ...women have accused the Cabinet minister of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to assault. Got feelings about #MeTooIndia? Let them out by taking our survey. His response? To launch a... By Liesl Goecker
Much Needed ReckoningHolding Actor Dileep Accountable Is Crucial To Ensure Big Stars Are No Longer Immune to #MeToo ...I know that I am not alone in this fight for justice,” the survivor wrote. Related on The Swaddle: #MeToo One Year Later: Where Are All The Accused Men? Secondly,... By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Messy MovementsStop Looking for the Perfect #MeToo Victim ...trusts. This idea has been even more cemented during #MeToo, a movement wherein so many women spoke up against sexual harassment and assault, we literally didn’t know what to do... By Rajvi Desai
Reality AbuseSajid Khan’s ‘Bigg Boss’ Participation Shows How Reality TV Whitewashes #MeToo Accused ...offensive. His #MeToo accusations are not a new revelation; in instances more than one, he has reportedly asked women to feel his penis, or coerced them to strip in order... By Saumya Kalia
#MeToo Win Across the BorderIn #MeToo Win, Pakistani Court Allows Meesha Shafi to Pursue Defamation Case Against Ali Zafar ...sparked Pakistan’s #MeToo moment. In many ways, the move is a small step towards keeping it alive. “It’s impossible for MeToo to die down. The only time MeToo is going... By Rohitha Naraharisetty
