- Thursday, February 27, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
IT’S time for the men to draw level. In 2006, US civil rights activist Tarana Burke had founded the ‘MeToo Movement’ to support women who have faced sexual harassment. What started as a local grassroots work went on to become a worldwide phenomenon, thanks to the Harvey Weinstein episode.
Under the movement, untold stories of women who faced sexual harassment from predators over the years came to the fore.
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For those who felt the battle was not equal, came the Johnny Depp versus Amber Heard trial in 2022 and this time, the victory of the male saw the beginning of yet another hashtag – “MenToo”.
Key moments of Depp vs Heard trial
The high-profile case caught the world’s attention for some time and it finally came to a conclusion on Wednesday (1) with the jury ruling in favour of Depp. Heard will have to pay the ‘Pirates of The Caribbean’ actor a sum of $15 million in damages.
Soon after Depp’s victory became official, Twitter got flooded with the #MenToo hashtag.
YES YES YES
HE DID IT
THEY DID IT
WE DID IT
We WON.
Todays victory sends a signal.
The jury spoke.
We had a verdict.
The verdict was clear.The truth won out.
6 long years. #MenToo #TruthAlwaysWins #MenToo #AbuseHasNoGender pic.twitter.com/YicASs8ix0— Greg Ellis ?☠️ (@ellisgreg) June 1, 2022
I’m crying ??? #justiceforjohnnydepp #johnnydepp #deppvsheard #evebarlow #abusehasnogender #mentoo pic.twitter.com/QQ7YrTvt4w
— gemma (@gemma49474378) June 1, 2022
Amber Heard did not even name her accuser. What woman will come forward now? What woman will speak to a reporter? What woman will confide in a friend? #MeToo was in many ways a women’s free speech movement. The implications for free speech in this backlash are chilling. https://t.co/Mb2gJfDYZ1
— Moira Donegan (@MoiraDonegan) June 1, 2022
The tweets that accompanied the hashtag claimed that men too can be victims of domestic violence.
British author Greg Ellis tweeted, “Today’s victory sends a signal. The jury spoke. We had a verdict. The verdict was clear. The truth won out. 6 long years.”
“’Tell the world Johnny. Tell them, I, Johnny Depp, am a victim of domestic violence. See if the judge and jury believe you.’ The jury and judge and the whole world believed this man. He waited 6 years and he told his truth and his truth is now precedence for #MenToo #JohnnyDepp,” a fan of the actor tweeted.
“Tell the world Johnny. Tell them, I, Johnny Depp, am a victim of domestic violence. See if the judge and jury believe you.”
The jury and judge and the whole world believed this man. He waited 6 years and he told his truth and his truth is now precedence for #MenToo #JohnnyDepp pic.twitter.com/uU2Jj7w4Dw
— ˚·♡·nina ·♡·˚ ? (@swftslvrry) June 1, 2022
I hope Johnny Depp winning this case gives male abuse victims the hope they need that their voices will be heard and they will be taken seriously, a lot of good is gonna come from this ♥️ #mentoo #JusticeForJohhnyDepp
— Nat (@itscinnamonnatt) June 1, 2022
Journalist Moira Donegan expressed a concern over the verdict and said in a tweet, “Amber Heard did not even name her accuser. What woman will come forward now? What woman will speak to a reporter? What woman will confide in a friend? #MeToo was in many ways a women’s free speech movement. The implications for free speech in this backlash are chilling.”
Amber Heard did not even name her accuser. What woman will come forward now? What woman will speak to a reporter? What woman will confide in a friend? #MeToo was in many ways a women’s free speech movement. The implications for free speech in this backlash are chilling. https://t.co/Mb2gJfDYZ1
— Moira Donegan (@MoiraDonegan) June 1, 2022
