#MeToo: Before and After. Issue 4 (2nd October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pellegrini, Ann
• Is Part Of: Studies in gender and sexuality. Volume 19:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 262
• Page End: 264
• Publication Date: 2018-10-02
• Subjects: Sex (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Sexology -- Periodicals; Gender identity -- Periodicals; 155.305
• DOI: 10.1080/15240657.2018.1531530
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1524-0657

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This essay asks, why now? What contributed to the rapid public success of #MeToo in this contemporary moment? It situates the explosion of #MeToo within both a longer history of feminist debates and activism around sexual violence, in which feminists of color have played a leading role, and the rage and bewilderment so many women have experienced in the wake of Donald Trump's election. The author proposes the term "facilitative displacement" as a way to understand how Trump's election, despite and perhaps because of his known record of misogynist statements and assaultive behavior, may have fueled #MeToo.