Earlier this month, hundreds of powerful women in entertainment started the Time's Up initiative to fight sexual harassment in workplaces across the country. In honor of this and the #MeToo movement, stars are wearing black to the Golden Globes on Sunday.
And they want us — the normals — to wear black on Sunday too.
"So, look, I know there's been a lot of talk about actresses wearing black to the Golden Globes..." Rashida Jones says in a video Kerry Washington tweeted on Sunday morning. "But we're only wearing black because we want to stand with you, our sisters, across the globe," Washington continues. "So, we invite you to wear black with us on Sunday."
"Whether you're watching the show at home—" says Tessa Thompson.
"You're just lounging in your house, whatever," Brie Larson adds, "however you're going to choose to participate. You can even get dressed up in a gown, if you want, but we're also accepting PJs."
"And sweats!" Jones adds.
"Do it with your friends!" an enthusiastic Reese Witherspoon says.
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Rosario Dawson also encouraged people to wear black...
...as did Eva Longoria and Natalie Portman.
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And they are — like 19-year-old Maggie Roberts from Rhode Island.
"The movement means everything to me because one of my closest friends was sexually abused and deserves to have people on her side, and because it’s time people finally listen when talking about sexual abuse and not victim shame," Roberts told BuzzFeed News.
And so did another 19-year-old, Nitya Khanna from India.
"To me, the idea of wearing a particular color together was similar to the idea of an army in uniform," Khanna told BuzzFeed News.
"Hence, people across the globe who decided to wear black were standing up against the moral imbalance of power and misconduct in the name of position, authority, and influence," she said.
"I wanted to be a part of this army."
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"It means power in numbers and us survivors and victims will not be silenced anymore," Karen Kunkle told BuzzFeed News.
Selena, a 19-year-old from New Jersey, told BuzzFeed News that black is "a statement color, which is perfect for any type of movement."
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So many people shared photos...
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Amy Karriker from Long Island wore black to church. She said that about seven other women at her church also did so.
"I wore black today in solidarity with everyone who has experienced discrimination, sexual assault or abuse, or harassment whether at work, in the home, in school, or in public who have felt they didn’t have the power or voice to stand up against it," Karriker said in a message to BuzzFeed News.
"There is power in numbers and 'we' will be their voice and hopefully empower them to express their own voice."
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