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" The young girls of color that first encountered the 'me too' movement in community centers and classrooms and church basements were there not only because they needed a safe space, but because they needed their own space. "

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Cousins

Focus

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Famous

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Children

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Men

Patriarchy

" I think that women of color use social media to make our voices heard with or without the amplification of white women. I also think that, many times, when white women want our support, they use an umbrella of 'women supporting women' and forget that they didn't lend the same kind of support. "

" We have to have something that reaches the masses. That's what I've always known Me Too could do. "

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Something

Always

" I think it is selfish for me to try to frame Me Too as something that I own. It is bigger than me and bigger than Alyssa Milano. Neither one of us should be centered in this work. This is about survivors. "

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Work

Try

" We have to come together and speak honestly about what the barriers are within our community - and then tear them down. It's really that simple. "

" Donald Trump has proven to be the kind of person who you can't reason with and who you can't have a logical conversation with - and who I can't imagine having a heart-to-heart conversation thinking that I would change something specifically about this person. "

" I'm interested in talking to people and dealing with people who are set and ready for change and action. Who get it. And who are looking for solutions. "

" There is always a way to get what you need, and I really believe in taking what you have to make what you need. "

" When the #MeToo movement started and went viral, it was everyday people all around the world. The fact that the stories continue to be about famous white women has everything to do with who the media places attention on. "

" When one person says, 'Yeah, me, too,' it gives permission for others to open up. "

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Permission

Person

" 'Me too' became a term that was both succinct and powerful, and it was a way to ring up immediate empathy between survivors. "

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Way

Empathy

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Men

Women

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" We use a term called 'empowerment through empathy.' And 'Me Too' is so powerful, because somebody had said it to me - right? - and it changed the trajectory of my healing process once I heard that. "

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Healing

Process

" I just don't believe that 'no' is always a final answer - unless we're talking about consent. "

" I feel the reason people started using 'me too' is there is beauty and power in those words. "

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Words

People

" I don't work for Hollywood. "

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Work

Hollywood

" I don't think that every single case of sexual harassment has to result in someone being fired; the consequences should vary. But we need a shift in culture so that every single instance of sexual harassment is investigated and dealt with. That's just basic common sense. "