Making History: One Step at a Time

The most recent things that have been viral lately are the #MeToo posts, which I, along with many others, are feeling conflicted about. First, let me explain the hashtag in case you're reading and don't understand what I'm talking about. There's a viral post going around, and it began on Twitter, followed by Facebook, and then Instagram. This is the initial post: "Me too. If all women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote "Me too." as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem." At a first glance, it seems to be an effective use of your status, right? Raising awareness about sexual assault? Sign me the heck up. As you begin to question this movement, however, it becomes clear that there are many people missing from the conversation with this viral post. Men are sexually assaulted, LGBTQ+ are sexually assaulted, POC are sexually assaulted. If It's On Us has taught me anything, it's tha