Time has announced that women who stood up against sexual assault are the magazine’s “Person of the Year.”
The Silence Breakers are TIME’s Person of the Year 2017 #TIMEPOY https://t.co/mLgNTveY9z pic.twitter.com/GBo9z57RVG
— TIME (@TIME) December 6, 2017
The ‘Silence breakers’ as Time puts it, are all those women who gave power to the movement against sexual abuse.
It’s a recognition of the global hashtag, #MeToo, representative of the people, mostly women who spoke out against sexual harassment and abuse, and subsequently resulted in a global movement against abuse. From Harvey Weinstein to Kevin Spacey, powerful men continued to assault women and used their power to silence them. Not anymore!
I’m honored to be a part of the Time Person Year issue with @TaranaBurke. This is for every woman who came forward. This is for every woman who was brave enough to say #MeToo. I hear you. I stand with you. I see you. I am you. #BreakTheSilence pic.twitter.com/MRSSKKPWeu
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) December 6, 2017
Time’s honour indeed is one of a kind and worth celebrating, because these women are the real heroes of 2017. Putting these women on the cover is symbolic of a change, that victims of abuse will not be silenced and shut up.
The Silence Breakers have relegated Donald Trump to runner-up status in @TIME Person of the Year competition. pic.twitter.com/GZ0FX14Ff0
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) December 6, 2017
Congrats to @TIME for celebrating real heroes from 2017 while simultaneously trolling @realDonaldTrump #PersonOfTheYear2017 pic.twitter.com/BwhPZL5xSX
— Eddie Weinertuck (@Eddieweinertuck) December 6, 2017
President Trump was the runner-up for Person of the Year. Chinese President Xi Jinping came in third.
