Me Too: Why It Matters
Last night after a wonderful weekend of tai chi, I opened Facebook. The first post in my newsfeed said only, "Me too," but it didn't take much scrolling before I understood what it meant. Since then, the posts I've seen have, as a whole, been both horrifying and beautiful. I sat crying this morning as I read the stories of my friends brave enough to share more than just "me too." "Me too" is horrifying because it is universal. My friends list is made up of people of many races, religions, nationalities, political parties, and economic situations. This is not a liberal or conservative issue. It's not something that happens more to women who believe in God than those that don't or vice versa. It is not about rich or poor. So many of my friends from every walk of life typed, "me too." But the beauty in this movement also made me cry. The graphic design friend who created an avatar that women could use on Facebook. The frie...