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Hello, this is six minute English from BBC learning English. I'm Sam and I'm Georgina.

In this program we'll take a look at the

start of the decade no one knew that the two-word phrase

me-to would go viral or spread quickly and widely on the internet

through social media.

But when explosive allegations against Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein

made headlines in 2017, the Me Too hashtag became the focus for a global movement of women determined to expose the truth about abusive sexual behavior.

Weinstein was found guilty and given a 23 year prison sentence, but the deeper reasons behind the problem in America and

worldwide have not disappeared. I have a question now about the origin of the Me Too expression. Although the Me Too message went viral

due to public support from famous Hollywood actresses, the phrase itself was thought

up years earlier by a civil rights activist

to Rana Burke what year did she first use it was it a

1996 b 2006 b 2006 or C 2016.

August B 2006.

Okay Georgina, we'll come back to that later.

Now more about Tarana Burke.

Yes, Tarada worked with marginalized women in neglected American communities

shocking numbers of whom were victims of sexual violence and abuse.

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