“People have to understand that masculinity can be a cult, and when I say cult, it’s not different from David Koresh, it’s not different from Jim Jones.”— Terry Crews, womenintheworld.com
“The last 50 years redefined womanhood: women were taught they can be anything. No commensurate movement for men who are still generally locked into the same rigid, outdated model of masculinity and it’s killing us.”— Michael Ian Black, twitter.com
“The double standard is really unbelievable. Hollywood loves male directors the more abusive and narcissistic they are. Meantime women directors sneeze in the wrong direction and they’re called difficult. It’s mind blowing.”— Lexi Alexander , twitter.com
“The biggest, most complicated, hurdle is finding a way to hold men to account while also understanding that many of them feel they've been following a normal sexual script.”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“'Witch-hunt' is a technical term employed my men who want to suggest that the real crisis is men being finally held accountable, not what these men actually did to women in the first place.”— Sally Kohn, twitter.com
“If true. If true. If true. All these men have opinions on my marriage and your uterus, sight unseen. But hand them a story told by a dozen women and suddenly it's the riddle of the goddamn sphinx.”— Mark Harris, twitter.com
“Imagine if men were more worried about women being harassed than they were abusers losing their jobs.”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“The culture of abuse -- in MANY industries -- and fear of what will happen to you if you say something, breeds trauma and silence.”— Sophia Bush, twitter.com
“Sexual harassment is just the symptom. Institutional sexism is the disease.”— Charlotte Alter, twitter.com
“Being an awkward girl with a big nose never protected me from harassment. If anything, especially when you're young, not being 'conventionally attractive' can mean you're treated as if you should be grateful for the attention. I know it makes some women feel safer if they attack other's choices - th…”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“Plenty of people get wasted and manage not to assault others. Lots of folks struggle with alcoholism and drug addiction without harassing women.”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“I think what's hard for a lot of women right now is the confirmation that things are exactly as bad as we thought. There's a satisfaction in knowing you weren't imagining it all, but it's a pretty dark feeling nonetheless.”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“I keep hearing that men are afraid about the sexual harassment reckoning - scared that innocent people (them) will get implicated. Women are afraid, for good reason, every day. So I don't care even a little if men are feeling uncomfortable or scared right now. Better men are afraid than women are hu…”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“If you are tempted to say that masturbating in front of women is not THAT bad on the spectrum of sexual assault, please don't.”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“stop mourning the work that's been tainted by shitty men and start mourning the work we lost from the people they targeted.”— Caroline Framke, twitter.com
“If you have a story to share about harassment/abuse, do it now - I think we have a month, tops, before the wave of support moves against us. It's both that a sexist culture won't let this many men be held accountable & that hopelessness is going to start to set in. When it's SO MANY men, the respons…”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“When a man uses his power & privilege to intimidate or abuse women in a newsroom, it's not just his direct victims who feel the effects. The tone shifts. Women start informally policing the newsroom to protect each other. It's exhausting work & it's a waste of their talent.”— Rebecca Ruiz, twitter.com
“If wealthy, highly visible women in news and entertainment are sexually harassed, assaulted and raped -- what do we think is happening to women in retail, food service and domestic work?”— Charlene Carruthers, twitter.com
“Ugh. Fatness also complicates this because guys love to make you think they are your last hope. And this culture makes you think you have to be grateful for shitty treatment from fuckboys because that’s all you deserve.”— Roxane Gay, twitter.com
“fellas: please don’t wait to have a daughter, or until a sister or woman you love becomes a victim of sexual abuse or assault - speak up now, speak up often.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com