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| Time magazine |
On its cover, Time called the people behind the movement "The Silence Breakers." Its story features women and men who have spoken out — including activist Tarana Burke, who started the hashtag 10 years ago.
#MeToo rose to prominence as a social media campaign in the wake of high-profile accusations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. After actress Alyssa Milano popularized the hashtag, thousands of women began sharing their stories about the pervasive damage wrought by sexual harassment and by "open secrets" about abuse.
Marking a possible cultural shift back in October, NPR's Sarah McCammon quoted associate professor Lisa Huebner saying, "It helps a lot of people individually, I think, and it also will help us to mark publicly that this is a widespread occurrence, and it's not okay."
The shortlist of candidates for the distinction included:
- The Dreamers
- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
- Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
- Protest leader Colin Kaepernick
- Special Counsel Robert Mueller
- Chinese President Xi Jinping
- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia
- President Trump
Time also conducted a reader poll, which the magazine says was won by Mohammed bin Salman, with 24 percent of the votes. Second place went to the #MeToo movement, followed by Colin Kaepernick.
In the magazine's tally, Trump was the runner-up.
The president's comment prompted Time to clarify, "The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. TIME does not comment on our choice until publication, which is December 6."The final decision comes weeks after Trump — who was named Person of the Year in 2016 — said that he "took a pass" on being named again in 2017. Trump, who had called it "a tremendous honor" to win last year, said the magazine had been in touch to say he would "probably" win.
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