Take away the celebrity whoo-ha and #timesup is an important thing.

I have been vocal on my social media that I think that its wrong that some women (the famous kind) are using social media; and the other media in general,  to accuse famous men of sexual assualt.

Thats wrong because these men may be innocent but as soon as an accusation is made, they are automatically guilty as it has to be true as a woman would never lie (?) and even if the men say that they are innocent, they're lying (?).

I take issue with that as a) these men have the right to be heard and defend themselves as much as the women making the accusations, and b)powerful women cant go to the police as they aren't powerful enough. Every famous man (it seems) has paid the police off?

This is what I take issue with. If famous, powerful women say they cant go to the police then what message does that send less important women?

These celebrities should be reporting every incident, keeping notes of what happened, where. They have the power to fight for change, and pay for top lawyers to fight on their behalf. But they dont.

Using a hashtag and dressing in black is not enough. They have real power to change things but they dont. Because that would mean women wouldnt come across as victims.

I find this whole celebrity abuse thing just a chance for some (not all) women to play the victim. I think it was Jessica Chatham (spelling?) that actually mocked the idea that Weinstein abuse victims should have gone to the authorities.

Why? Would it affect her next movie role? An open secret in Hollywood nobody (not even the victims) thought about exposing.

I find the whole thing hypocritical.

But, if you take away the celebrity involvement, the #metoo and the #timesup hashtags are important for "normal" people to have a voice.

The kind of people who can't afford top lawyers.

Because both men and women are still victims of abuse. And it needs to stop.

Everyone has the right to feel safe and comfortable at work.

Everyone has the right to go places without being subjected to abuse.

Everyone has the right to say no. And for that no to be respected and enforced.

Everyone has the right not to be sexually abused and assaulted.

And Hollywood women may raise awareness of the subject (even though they knew about it all along and did nothing until it all came out) but we all need to use our voices to say time is up on sexual assualt, abuse and harassment.