metoo first jumped out at me from my Facebook newsfeed on October 16. It was a friend, talking about how she, too, had experienced sexual harassment — on buses, on crowded streets, among friends, at home. I read it, nodded my head in empathy and moved on. But it caught my eye again after a few posts, this time by a female colleague. She said it had been by her brother’s closest friend, when he was dropping her home. And there it was again, #metoo, a few more posts later, this time by a male friend. He didn’t mention details, just the hashtag.
That’s when I knew this would be more than one.
Almost a month on, it has become the rallying point around which an entire movement has sprung. Young or old, toddler or teenager, sexual harassment has touched everyone.
Welcome to the world we have created for ourselves. Where Harvey Weinsteins get away with assaulting women for decades; where Kevin Spaceys think coming out as gay in the wake of sexual harassment allegations by a minor can sway public sympathy in his direction; and where Akshay Kumars joke about “bajaoing” their female colleague in the same breath as bajaoing a bell.
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But you know what’s worse? Women who perpetuate this culture of “boys will be boys”. Come to them with your issues and you will be told to “deal with it, it’s all part of life”. Gurgaon breaking news
It isn’t.
#metoo comes at a time it is ripe for the picking. Thousands of women are coming out with their experiences; and many, many more are coming out in support of them. There are institutions to reach out to and success stories to gain courage from!
Here we share the stories of three Gurgaon women who may have been scalded by their experiences, but are in no way burnt. Apartment management system
