The group quickly raised $12 million and vowed to fight discrimination and sexual harassment by giving voice and support to those who have suffered abuse.
Friday, October 26, 2018
Confusion persists about the mission and inner workings of #MeToo-borne Time’s Up
The group quickly raised $12 million and vowed to fight discrimination and sexual harassment by giving voice and support to those who have suffered abuse.
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As the new ceo said, with all political movements it is difficult to keep things going. I think when this all happened everyone thought times up and me too would just blow over after a week or two, or at least be relegated to only a core group of activists rather than a full fledged movement. Black lives matter has to some degree slipped from the public consciousness, only occasionally popping up when something happens. It would make sense that times up and me too would also sink into this place, but it seems to still be holding strong, and I think no one knows what to do with it now. The problem with our culture is that once the wound is no longer fresh we no longer care. That’s why these movements often slip into the abyss and have to make room for the next one. If me too can sustain its momentum, it may actually foster a change in the world and make things better. I think that black lives matter has achieved that in the younger demographic, but there’s still a huge portion of America who still denies the reality. If Me Too/Times Up can do what they couldn’t and actually change the thoughts and actions of most of the world, then the window will be open for more movements to come in and fix the state of our country. I hope that Times Up can remain organized and continue changing things, because then the world might actually change too. Now we just have to make sure everyone takes action for what they believe in, so our government can actually represent how the public feels, instead of allowing rapists to lead the country.
This article offers some interesting perspective to the movement and the new Times Up organization, however I feel that it lacks understanding or acknowledgement of what it really takes to create an organization from the ground up. The movement came swiftly, and people saw an opportunity to make a difference for so many people and they jumped on it. There was not a thoroughly thought out long time considered business model or plan to this, they like many startups saw a hole they could fill and acted, acted to make a difference. And just like any organization starting up there will be bumps in the road and things that arise that no one has ever considered. Look at google, they were once a tiny little startup that was moving faster than they could really keep up with and over time have developed into the power house they are now. This comes with time. I also think that it is important to remember that they are working to change views, to break the mold of male dominated companies and to really listen to and support women, this goes against the grain of society and as a result is an even more difficult road. The struggles they may have does not undermine any of the good they have been able to give, in fact I think it makes it all the better.
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