Once again, the headlines have been dominated by horrific allegations of sexual misconduct involving powerful men.
How on earth did we land back here?
Never again would so many women be abused and silenced in this way.
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So why does it suddenly feel as though #MeToo 2.0 has arrived?
Lawyersclaimthey are now helping around 190 women who have come forward to date, with more expected.
(Combs has vehemently denied all charges against him.)
Shall I go on?
Little wonder so many of my groupchats are filled with women asking versions of How many more?
In many ways, it feels as though were right back where we started.
Of course, all movements for social change need moments of acute acceleration.
They arent linear, nor are they easy.
There are no real watershed moments, as such, only catalysts for evolution.
But that evolution needs to happen far more quickly.
They know better how to describe what happened to them, tooand that it was probably criminal.
Yet it can still seem the odds are against those who do come forward.
Its high time to say Times Upnot just while the headlines last, but for good.
