What the fuck… #MeToo

Silence is the best way of giving up power and yet there seem to be quite many “stories”, “undiscovered” situations, we take part in but don´t dare, refuse, pass over, forget, don´t give a shit about, not suitable, why should I start, it´s secret and I´m worth it, something else is more important. And then suddenly somebody kills that silence, with a flashlight up its ass and there comes a geese family with an endless extension and quacks like never before.

Don´t mistake me it´s fucking wonderful when people rise up and talk about things they experienced that is so bizarrely wrong and should never have happened like sexual harassment, abuse, rape or sexual terror like Nathalie Portman described it recently when she was a young teenager who made her debut in a film called Leon. I just want to add that it took too long before it became inevitable to talk about it and it was extremely important all along. And we women took part in the silence! Some of us even didn´t listen, didn´t support, even bullied the woman who wanted to talk about it. And that is right now not suitable to talk about. But we are not a perfect gender and never will be. If we want men to not misuse the black areas where nobody right now can surpass the silence and talk about bad things that happens then the discussion on #MeToo must have many different views not just one, where our collective lips are the judge and jury. Media isn´t helping in that process. Dragging people infront of the shackle is their lifeline. A sharp light from one direction in a dark situation makes the shadow a hiding place where the deeds are not much better than what we want to enlighten.

If the silence, negligence of others where not there the problem would have been confronted long ago. This is not just about #MeToo it goes for many unspoken “rules” of behaviour that shackles the same people who enjoy the bullying. There are some areas where progress have been made but there is more who need to come.

  • Poverty
  • Childrens Rights
  • Climate
  • Sexuality Homosexual, Transgender a s o
  • Disabled
  • Womens Rights
  • I´m sure you can fill in a couple more

And then there are more pending areas that are in a new situation because of tech innovation that rips us of our most basic rights.

  • Physical and Digital Lack of privacy,
  • Human Rights in a more digitalized world,
  • Lack of truthful information , Manipulation of truth through tech innovation
  • Misuse and Bullying among the public who take part of information technology with a spin.
  • Artificial Intelligence and the lack of responsability
  • I´m sure you can fill in a lot more

I have raised my voice and of that I´m proud! Yet again!

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