Gist: Free to Be You and #MeToo




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Summary: The #MeToo movement is flushing out clear-cut cases of sexual harassment and assault, but is it helping us judge cases that are far murkier? <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/author/erin-gloria-ryan">Erin Gloria Ryan</a>, senior editor for the <em>Daily Beast</em>, wonders whether people will separate into two camps: those who think accusers should be listened to, regardless of consequences, and those who think the accused should be punished, regardless of evidence. <br>In the Spiel, is this <em>really</em> the lowest point in U.S. history?