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This reads as a reminder that language can gather force far beyond its size. It can be taken to mean that the power of the phrase came from recognition, solidarity, and the opening it gave to many voices at once. It lands in conversations about naming harm, when a short shared expression becomes the start of collective courage rather than a private admission.
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About Tarana Burke
American activist from New York City
Tarana Burke is an American activist from New York City, known for starting the Me Too movement. She began the work in 2006 through a youth program for junior and high school students. Burke launched Me Too to confront the widespread sexual violence affecting her community. In 2017, #MeToo spread into a global movement after Alyssa Milano urged women to use the phrase online in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein abuse cases.
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