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The Depp trial is the best thing to happen to #MeToo Movement

  Best impetus to #MeToo movement Look at NCBI data. ( link ) 52% men faced gender based violence Look at UK data. ( link ). More than 40% of the victims are male.  The Johnny Depp case is a landmark case in more ways than one. It will help the  #MeToo movement become what it originally was: A forum, a rallying cry for the victims of domestic abuse and way to speak up without being afraid of being shamed, ostracized or hunted. Origins of the movement. The #MeToo movement had started with a noble and just cause of giving voice to the women who were abused, survivors of violence and went through traumatic experiences.  It tried to give the benefit of doubt to the women wherever possible, be empathetic and also protect them from subsequent abuse by their perpetrators. However, soon it had started morphing into a medieval witch hunt in which all women are to be believed irrespective of evidence since no woman would ever do such a thing. Right ? #BelieveAllWomen #Metoo is a required and a m