{"id":14764,"date":"2017-10-21T18:42:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T17:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=14764"},"modified":"2017-10-21T18:42:59","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T17:42:59","slug":"metoo-balancetonporc-yotambien-the-global-voice-against-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/metoo-balancetonporc-yotambien-the-global-voice-against-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the global #MeToo movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No matter what social media platform you are scrolling through, the #MeToo campaign,\u00a0following emerging allegations about Harvey Weinstein, continues to reveal the terrifying magnitude of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n<p>And like all good campaigns, it has evolved into other hashtags and movements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14916 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-23-at-3.25.05-pm-300x217.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" \/><\/p>\n<p>France is having its own #MeToo movement.<\/p>\n<p>Just as women around the world have taken to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #MeToo to share their own stories about harassment, women in France are speaking out too.<\/p>\n<p>French women have swamped the internet, tweeting with the hashtag #BalanceTonPorc \u2014 \u201cexpose your pig\u201d \u2014with hundreds of stories of aggression, assault, and harassment.<\/p>\n<p>French journalist Sandra Muller, started the campaign with a tweet #BalanceTonPorc, in which she shared her own experience, when a man told her: \u201cYou have big breasts. You are my type of woman. I will make you orgasm all night.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/balancetonporc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#balancetonporc<\/a> !!  toi aussi raconte en donnant le nom et les d\u00e9tails un harc\u00e8lent sexuel que tu as connu dans ton boulot. Je vous attends<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sandra Muller (@LettreAudio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LettreAudio\/status\/918810180879515653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBalance ton porc\u201d is the latest anti-sexism campaign in France, a country that has long struggled with the balance between celebrating sexual freedom and tolerance for inappropriate behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/10\/17\/world\/europe\/france-harassment-twitter-weinstein.html\">2016 study,<\/a>\u00a0by French polling firm IFOP, found that out of 1,048 cases of sexual harassment in France, only 65 led to a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>A<a href=\"http:\/\/www.egalite-femmes-hommes.gouv.fr\/dossiers\/egalite-professionnelle\/lutte-contre-le-harcelement-sexuel-au-travail\/les-chiffres-cles-du-harcelement-sexuel-au-travail\/\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>2014 French government poll<\/a>\u00a0found that one in five French women had experienced harassment at work &#8211; 30% never shared their stories.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16694\" style=\"width: 4618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16694\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16694\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/10\/mihai-surdu-415698.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4608\" height=\"3072\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Mihai Surdu, unsplash.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>#BalanceTonPorc debate may push forward changes not only in the culture but in the law.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/10\/17\/world\/europe\/france-harassment-twitter-weinstein.html\">Marl\u00e8ne Schiappa<strong>,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0France\u2019s junior minister for gender equality has proposed putting forward a bill in parliament that would fine people for engaging in street harassment \u2014 including aggressive catcalls.<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rtl.fr\/actu\/politique\/harcelement-de-rue-marlene-schiappa-presente-son-projet-de-loi-sur-rtl-7790534787\">RTL Radio<\/a>\u00a0she said that policing behaviour on the street is \u201ccompletely necessary because at the moment street harassment is not defined in the law. We can&#8217;t currently make a complaint.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>This isn\u2019t the first time that this has been used to this purpose. A decade ago,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2017\/10\/17\/meet_tarana_burke_the_activist_who\">Tarana Burke<\/a>, an activist and social worker, began a \u201cMe Too\u201d campaign to help young women of colour who had been subjected to abuse.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other proposals such as to extend the statute of limitations in cases of sexual assault involving minors, and to create a new age ceiling under which minors cannot legally consent to a sexual relationship, are also in consideration in France.<\/p>\n<p>#MeToo has now expanded to various other countries and languages- #<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/quellavoltache?src=hash\">QuellaVoltaChe<\/a> in Italy, meaning \u201cthat time when\u2026\u201d, #<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YoTambien?src=hash\">YoTambien<\/a> in Spain and \u00a0#Womenwhoroar is another term being used.<\/p>\n<p>#MeToo has been used millions of times, but this isn\u2019t the first time that this has been used.<\/p>\n<p>A decade ago,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2017\/10\/17\/meet_tarana_burke_the_activist_who\">Tarana Burke<\/a>, an activist and social worker, began a \u201cMe Too\u201d campaign to help young women of colour who had been subjected to abuse.<\/p>\n<p>After the #MeToo, specifically men have used other hashtags, like #ItWasMe and #IHave, to express guilt or complicity in sexual harassment and assault.<\/p>\n<p>#IWill is another hashtag gaining traffic, which encourages men to go on the record pledging future awareness and action in support of women and gender equality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Rituja Rao | Subbing: Charlotte Racher<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter what social media platform you are scrolling through, the #MeToo campaign,\u00a0following emerging allegations about Harvey Weinstein, continues to reveal the terrifying magnitude of sexual harassment. 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