‘Cat Person’ is a next step in the #MeToo movement

"Cat Man" is a Twitter New Yorker short story by Kristen Rupenian this weekend, about an ordinary old man. Men meet, text, date, and have bad sex. You may know

According to an article like Washington Post, the story of New Yorker's "cat man" is a recent recent incident on male sex and consent and the #metoo campaign, mainly commenting on male power and consent It is done. But for me, this is a deep depiction of the deep sorrow that can happen in accidental bones, dates and relationships, taking into account the fickle love and relevance. In the story of "Catman", Margot first discovered that she does not like the way he kissed, but he tried to establish contact with Robert emotionally and physically . For me, this shows emotionally delicate women often date.

At first I thought that two different questions were issued in #metoo campaign. One concerning sexual assault (Harvey Weinstein et al.) And the other one concerning sexual behavior (Aziz and a cat's story). How will our culture prioritize the story of male behavior rather than female story?

It is not uncommon for fictitious works to spread this virus, but it is natural for ongoing discussions on # MeToo campaigns and sexual violence and consent. Although the image of a man of this story is not depicted as a beater (if he is a father's body with a poor personality), this can not be rejected by the hero, he changes his mind and actually acts Wake up. There are many similarities in the story of the victim's violation. A woman who was hit by Harvey Weinstein tried to escape a powerful producer "without distinction", but said the victim of Louis CK felt "mocking" when masturbating in front of him. Margot put this Robert's sensitivity to her own comfort and safety, and experienced this embarrassing feeling in "cat man". The author of the story discussed this in a follow-up interview with New Yorker: