Lavanya Neti
@lavanyaneti · 3:03
" #MeToo on TikTok: Teens use viral trend to speak out about their sexual harassment experiences" by Christia Spears Brown
And so her colleagues and her found that 90% and I'm quoting this 90% of girls have experienced sexual harassment in at least once by the end of high school, 90% of girls, it's just outrageous to even think about data when it's such high number, an entire group of people and individuals are being subjugated to unwanted harassment. And it's honestly ridiculous. And so at least now with this trend, I guess shed light on this issue, which is so important
Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 3:13
I find this interesting in a sense that although the problem hasn't changed, the coping way of doing it has. And I would wonder if studies this could also show that based upon the revealing of this information via trending stuff on TikTok, is it helping the young women sort of, I guess, cope with it and have a healthier mind state? Has social media encourage them to be more open about those experiences?
Lavanya Neti
@lavanyaneti · 0:47
And so at least it's bringing attention. But is it really helping? I'm not sure. Especially how you mentioned, like, instead of likes and comments, is there another way to help support and stop this even and prevent sexual harassment and assault from happening in the first place? Yes. Thank you for your question. It's definitely made me think a little more, too
Lavanya Neti
@lavanyaneti · 1:32
And so in your article, you mentioned that it occurs so commonly and in public spaces like hallways and cafeterias, that by middle school, almost all students, so 96% have witnessed sexual harassment happening in school. And so my question to you is in situations like this, it's happening in public places. Almost all of the students are witnessing some type of sexual harassment happening
Lavanya Neti
@lavanyaneti · 0:52
So my second question has more to do with the graph that you that you included in your article, which was other 46% of students didn't want to go to school, 44% felt sick to the stomach and 6% switch schools. So is there a problem? And so this was by the source from the American Association of University Women. And so illustrating data from within the US. And if so, how does this data compare to other nations in terms of sexual harassment?
Lavanya Neti
@lavanyaneti · 1:06
But is there also harm to publicly posting, I guess trauma and just putting yourself out there for likes and comments. And is there any harm that can come out of this? Personally, I think it's amazing and so brave of these women to come out and post other experiences. But how can they shield themselves from any of the negativity that's out on the internet, any of the potential drawbacks of posting this publicly
Lavanya Neti
@lavanyaneti · 1:24
And so my last question is regarding the part of the article where you mentioned it's also good for boys to see that girls are not flattered by these behaviors, and that your research shows that boys sexually harass girls largely because they're friends do it. And so I guess my question is, is this a good idea to start educating students from a younger age, such as middle school, on what sexual harassment is on?