23/12/2022
📢 The film "She Said" aired on the 18th of November 2022 in the USA.
The American biographical drama is based on the New York Times investigation that exposed Harvey Weinstein's history of abuse and sexual misconduct against women.
This case kicked off a movement. There would go on to be 85 million tweets about . This hashtag became a prominent example of digital feminist activism, where citizen activists created hashtags to highlight social issues the media was failing to report on. With “hashtag journalism”, reporters follow Twitter-led hashtag trends to assess what issues to cover in the news cycle.
80% of sexual violence cases go unreported. Perpetrators are rarely charged and continue to participate in society. This shows the importance of awareness of this issue.