me-too
noun/ˌmiː ˈtuː/
/ˌmiː ˈtuː/
[uncountable] (also #MeToo, me too)
- a social movement in which people, especially women, described their experiences of sexual attacks or sexual harassment in order to highlight these issues
- After #MeToo, more and more women are feeling able to speak up about the sexual abuse they suffered.
- the me-too movement
Word OriginThe expression was apparently first used in 2006 on the social media platform Myspace by US activist Tarana Burke, and was popularized in 2017 by a tweet from the actor Alyssa Milano: ‘If you've been sexually harassed or assaulted write “me too” as a reply to this tweet.’
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