With each new day comes a new accusation of sexual misconduct by a powerful man. And whilst the extent of some of these alleged crimes has been upsetting, for many people, and women specifically, it has not been shocking.
As Tarana Burke, the founder of the #MeToo movement told us, these issues are not exclusive to Hollywood or politics, 'Even the smallest amount of power can be manipulated…Sexual violence is about power.'
So, the current lifting of the veil is only a discovery largely for men, since women have been living behind it, well, forever.
The female front-of-camera staff of SNL captured so many women's feelings perfectly in a catchy pop song, alongside their guest for the week Saoirse Ronan.
Dressed in cutesy dresses with an adorable back-drop, they sung 'Welcome To Hell' charting how pervasive sexual violence is and horrible is is to carry keys between your fingers when you walk home. Aidy Bryant succinctly explains, 'this ain't a girl group, we just travel in a pack for safety.'
At one point Kate McKinnon says, 'I guess it begs the question, 'Woah, why didn't you say something, baby girl?'' to which Ronan responds, 'Well dang, double daddy, we definitely did. For hundreds of years.' Cut to the Salem witch trials, the suffrage movement and the 60's sexual revolution.
The internet is in love with the song, particularly due to Leslie Jones' interruption, where she states, 'You do know that it's like a million times worse for a woman of colour, right?'
Our favourite part is when Ronan agrees that it's annoying House of Cards is a bit ruined now, but then lists all the things that are ruined for women, like, 'parking and walking and Uber and ponytails, bathrobes and nighttime and drinking and hotels and vans. Nothing good happens in a van.'
We feel you girls.
Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.
