Defenders of #MeToo have shot back, stating that this use of the term witch hunt is another example of the ways in which we’re primed to disbelieve women and to focus on the feelings of the accused rather than those of the victims. “Yes, This Is a Witch Hunt. I’m a Witch and I’m Hunting You,” was the headline of Lindy West’s blistering October 2017 New York Times op-ed. In the piece, she skewers men like Woody Allen, who insist on positioning themselves as the hapless targets of a conspiracy led by lying women. She ends the article by saying: “The witches are coming, but not for your life.
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