Zhang Ling was dressed like a revolutionary from the Spanish Civil War. With a long braid emerging from a scarlet beret and clad in trousers a color she described as “communist red,” Zhang had driven her Honda from her home in upstate New York the night before, inspired rather than frustrated by hours of traffic jams: every passing car, she said, seemed to have been driven by
Lü Pin: “MeToo”: From Butterflies to Hurricanes
Posted by Sophie Beach | Sep 24, 2018
CDT is reposting this essay by feminist activist Lü Pin about the origins and significance of the #MeToo movement in China, with permission from the Chinese Feminist Collective, who translated it.
Original Article: Lü Pin
This article is translated by Emile Dirks from Chinese to English, and edited by Winnie Shen at Chinese Feminist Collective.
On July 26th, many people said with a sigh: #MeToo has finally arrived in China. Following days of agitation after the July 23rd revelation of sexual harassment allegations against noted public interest figure Lei Chuang, the exposure and discussion of sexual harassment was an explosive topic of conversation. Some called it an historic day for Chinese feminism. Many others, including myself, were incredibly excited. Naturally, others were more pessimistic and said that the #M