It began with a Muslim woman (who has since made her Twitter private) who said this:
Guys, I'm going to be tweeting under the #YesAllWomen hashtag. Let's discuss what "not all men" might do, but women must fear.
The tweets that followed were moving and to the point:
(Do I? Yes. Several.)
More below the orange streusel.
Thank you to all these brave women (and all the women on
Onomastic's stellar diary) for their courage in sharing their truth.
There's much, much more over at #yesallwomen. Be aware that this hashtag has also been used by jokers, haters, and opportunists... but it's still overwhelmingly women telling their stories.
Salon, Boston.com, Time are all covering #yesallwomen. Unfortunately, Salon and Boston.com both give the first tweet to a man (really?), and Time gives a man the last word.
Perhaps they believe that men will take the content more seriously if it is endorsed by a man. Perhaps they are right. But indulging that prejudice only reinforces it.
Arilca Mockingbird provides links to stories by NBC, CBC, Jezebel, and the Atlantic. Please feel free to share more tweets and links in comments.
All tweets © their authors. Rest © cai.