#MeToo：《TIME》年度風雲人物封面，有你沒發現的重要含義

時至年底，每一年美國雜誌《TIME》都會特別推出「Person of the Year（年度風雲人物）」主題故事，總結過去一整年影響世界的新聞大事。繼去年美國總統 Donald Trump 登上封面以後，今年的封面一口氣集結了五位打破沉默的現代女性，她們選擇於今年勇敢地挺身而出，揭露長期以來性別的歧視與騷擾，讓世界聽見女性的聲音。

2017 Person Of The Year

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#TimePOY

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《TIME》特別回顧了過去一整年的新聞事件，自從一月起，關於女性遭受性騷擾和性侵事件陸續登上新聞版面，震驚國際版面，一步步從 Hollywood 娛樂圈延燒至體壇以及政商各界，也讓更多明星和網友開始於社群平台參與「#MeToo（我也是）」標籤運動，不分性別、膚色、年齡、職業，勇敢說出過去一段不為人知的性侵過程，並公佈對方的真實姓名。

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Radio DJ David Mueller groped Taylor Swift during a photo op in 2013. She reported him to his radio station, KYGO, and he was terminated. He said her accusations were false and sued Swift. She countersued for $1 and won. "When I testified, I had already had to watch this man’s attorney bully, badger and harass my team, including my mother … I was angry. In that moment, I decided to forgo any courtroom formalities and just answer the questions the way it happened. This man hadn’t considered any formalities when he assaulted me … Why should I be polite? I’m told it was the most amount of times the word ass has ever been said in Colorado federal court." (Mueller’s lawyer did not respond to multiple requests for comment.) @taylorswift is among the Silence Breakers, TIME's Person of the Year. Read the full story on TIME.com. Photograph by Billy & Hells for TIME. #TIMEPOY

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《TIME》為所有挺身而出的女性命名為：「The Silence Breakers（打破沉默的人）」，要是沒有她們的挺身而出，這些聲音始終無法被社會聽見，包括：Ashley Judd、Taylor Swift、Susan Fowler、Adama Iwu 以及 Isabel Pascual ...等多位女性登上雜誌封面，訴說她們選擇打破沈默的原因，讓更多議題和真相浮上檯面，也因此被評選為「年度風雲人物」。

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Millions of people responded with the hashtag #MeToo when Alyssa Milano urged them to post their experiences on Twitter. "It’s affected me on a cellular level to hear all these stories. I don’t know if I’ll ever be the same. I have not stopped crying. I look at my daughter and think, Please, let this be worth it. Please, let it be that my daughter never has to go through anything like this.” @milano_alyssa is among the Silence Breakers, TIME's Person of the Year. Read the full story on TIME.com. Photograph by Billy & Hells for TIME. #TIMEPOY

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如果你再仔細地觀察這期《TIME》雜誌封面，你會發現照片上特別留下了神秘的重要涵義。

“It also includes someone anonymous.”

不少網友紛紛察覺雜誌封面右下角有一位被切掉的手臂，儘管「她」沒有露出面容，卻也是一位受到性侵的受害女性。對此，《TIME》總編 Edward Felsenthal 表示：「你在封面看到的匿名女性，她是一位來自美國中部的醫院工作者，考量於她的生計，她選擇以不出面的方式分享自己的故事。」

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Seven current and former employees of New York City's Plaza Hotel—from left: Veronica Owusu, Gabrielle Eubank, Crystal Washington, Dana Lewis, Paige Rodriguez, Sergeline Bernadeau and Kristina Antonova—filed a suit against the hotel for “normalizing and trivializing sexual assault” among employees there. "I am a single mother. I have an 11-year-old daughter, and she’s depending on me,” says Lewis, who still works at the hotel to make ends meet. “My entire life revolves around her. I wasn’t really left with the option of leaving. I’m not left with the option of giving up. I want to show her that it’s O.K. to stand up for yourself. If you keep fighting, eventually you’ll see the sun on the other side." (Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, which owns the Plaza, said it takes remedial action against harassment when warranted.) The Plaza Hotel Plaintiffs are among the Silence Breakers, TIME's Person of the Year. Read the full story on TIME.com. Photograph by Billy & Hells for TIME. #TIMEPOY

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這一隻匿名的手肘象徵性代表著成千上萬參與「#MeToo」女性的聲音，反應出現今社會仍有許多女性礙於心理壓力以及生活條件暫時無法公開露臉。儘管如此，她們的故事也應該被世人聽見，呼籲所有受害者在考量完自身的情況下，以適合的方式將自己的受害經過分享出去。

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Ashley Judd says she was sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein when she was 29 years old. "We need to formalize the whisper network. It’s an ingenious way that we’ve tried to keep ourselves safe. All those voices can be amplified. That’s my advice to women. That and if something feels wrong, it is wrong—and it’s wrong by my definition and not necessarily someone else’s." (Weinstein said in a statement he “never laid a glove” on Judd.) @ashley_judd is among the Silence Breakers, TIME's Person of the Year. Read the full story on TIME.com. Photograph by Billy & Hells for TIME. #TIMEPOY

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