Men respond to #MeToo with the phrase #IHearYou and #HowIWillChange

After the trending #MeToo hashtag inspired many women around the world to take to social media as victims of sexual assault, men are responding with #IHearYou.Although the #MeToo phrase was initially for anyone who has been sexually assaulted, the enormous

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Men respond to #MeToo with the phrase #IHearYou and #HowIWillChange

by Elaina Finkelstein/ABC7 Wednesday, October 18th 2017

After the trending #MeToo hashtag inspired many women around the world to take to social media as victims of sexual assault, men are responding with #IHearYou.

If you are a man who's feeling overwhelmed reading about the #MeToo stories, break your silence, be an ally, tell us why with #IHearYou
— Rituparna Chatterjee (@MasalaBai) October 16, 2017

Although the #MeToo phrase was initially for anyone who has been sexually assaulted, the enormous amount of female response have left men wanting to say something back.

Over the past few days my TL has been filled with horrifying accounts of women being shamed, assaulted & teased. Just wanna say #ihearyou
— That Goan Guy (@schmmuck) October 17, 2017

Twitter user Benjamin Law wanted to make a difference in the community by creating the hashtag #HowIWillChange, where he challenges men to think about how their actions can be improved.

Guys, it's our turn.

After yesterday's endless #MeToo stories of women being abused, assaulted and harassed, today we say #HowIWillChange.
— Benjamin Law 羅旭能 (@mrbenjaminlaw) October 16, 2017

#HowIWillChange: Recognise I don't need to be a perpetrator to be a bad guy. Questioning harassment, not doing anything about it—all as bad.
— Benjamin Law 羅旭能 (@mrbenjaminlaw) October 16, 2017

The positive response from this hashtag is already going viral:

#HowIWillChange means acknowledging MY OWN capacity for harmful behaviour, and taking responsibility for unlearning that toxicity
— J (@toenail_teeth) October 16, 2017

#HowIWillChange I will keep showing my 3 sons and one grandson how to honor & respect women.

Guys – meaningful change starts in the home.
— Jesse T. Smith (@Jesse_TSmith) October 17, 2017

The #MeToo phrase was reportidly tweeted half a million times on Monday, accoding to CNN.

The responses #IHearYou and #HowIWillChange looks to be continuing the dialogue of #MeToo.