{"id":11032,"date":"2018-08-10T09:23:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T09:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=11032"},"modified":"2018-08-10T09:23:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T09:23:23","slug":"has-metoo-failed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=11032","title":{"rendered":"Has #MeToo failed?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this episode of\u00a0Head to Head,\u00a0<\/em>Mehdi Hasan challenges public intellectual and feminist icon Germaine Greer on why she criticises the #MeToo movement<\/a> against sexual harassment and assault.<\/p>\n

When the Harvey Weinstein scandal<\/a> erupted in Hollywood in October 2017, a tsunami of accusations of sexual harassment and assault followed, accompanied by a hashtag: #MeToo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dozens of high-profile men have been implicated in the campaign, which rapidly morphed into a global phenomenon, crossing industries and borders and reaching the powerful.<\/p>\n

Many feminists see #MeToo as a seismic shift, but Greer has questioned the value and efficacy of the movement, arguing that “there hasn’t been a reckoning … it actually didn’t get anywhere. And it has a downside as well, which is presenting women as victims”.<\/p>\n

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“Signing #MeToo means nothing.”<\/p>\n

Germaine Greer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Greer has been one of the world’s most influential feminist voices since the 1970 publication of her bestselling\u00a0The Female Eunuch. <\/em>She has also come under fire for her provocative remarks on subjects ranging from rape<\/a> to transgender identity.<\/p>\n

“When somebody tells me that you’re more likely to suffer PTSD as a rape victim than you are as a veteran of foreign wars, something has gone seriously wrong,” Greer told the audience at Oxford Union.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We ask her why she thinks #MeToo has gone nowhere, and also challenge some of her more incendiary statements.<\/p>\n

We are joined by a panel of three experts:<\/p>\n