Prvotni namen gibanja #MeToo, kot ga je začela [[Tarana Burke]] leta 2006, je bil opolnomočenje predvsem mlajših in ranljivejših žensk z izkazovanjem sočutja in solidarnosti. Oktobra 2017 je [[Alyssa Milano]] pozvala k uporabi fraze ''Me Too'' kot pomoč k razkritju obsežnosti problema [[spolno nasilje|spolnega nasilja]] in [[spolno nadlegovanje|spolnega nadlegovanja]] in prikazu številnosti žrtev.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="LA" /> Z uporabljanjem fraze ''MeToo'' in njeno razširitvijo v številne druge jezike so jo različni posamezniki uporabljali za različne namene. Taran burke je postala »vodja« gibanja ter tudi sama sprejela to vlogo, čeprav je sebe opisala kot »delavko«. Burkejeva je izjavila, da je gibanje preraslo in zajema moške in ženske, vseh ras in starosti, vendar še naprej podpira odrinjene posameznike v odrinjenih skupnostih.<ref name=":17">{{cite web |url=http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/me-too-creator-tarana-burke-reminds-us-this-is-about-black-and-brown-survivors-20180104 |title=Me Too creator Tarana Burke reminds us this is about Black and Brown survivors |last=Jeffries |first=Zenobia |website=[[Yes! (U.S. magazine)|YES! Magazine]] |date=4. 1. 2018 |access-date=5. 1. 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063721/http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/me-too-creator-tarana-burke-reminds-us-this-is-about-black-and-brown-survivors-20180104 |archive-date=6. 1. 2018}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web |last1=Snyder |first1=Chris |last2=Lopez |first2=Linette |title=Tarana Burke on why she created the #MeToo movement – and where it's headed |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-metoo-movement-started-where-its-headed-tarana-burke-time-person-of-year-women-2017-12 |website=[[Business Insider]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229055941/http://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-metoo-movement-started-where-its-headed-tarana-burke-time-person-of-year-women-2017-12 |archive-date=29. 12. 2017 |date=December 13, 2017|access-date=4. 1. 2018}}</ref>
Prvotni namen gibanja #MeToo, kot ga je začela Tarana Burke leta 2006, je bil opolnomočenje predvsem mlajših in ranljivejših žensk z izkazovanjem sočutja in solidarnosti. Oktobra 2017 je Alyssa Milano pozvala k uporabi fraze ''Me Too'' kot pomoč k razkritju obsežnosti problema spolnega nasilja in spolnega nadlegovanja in prikazu številnosti žrtev.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="LA" />
After millions of people started using the phrase, and it spread to dozens of other languages, the purpose changed and expanded, and as a result, it has come to mean different things to different people. Tarana Burke accepts the title of "leader" of the movement, but has stated that she considers herself more of a "worker." Burke has stated that this movement has grown to include both men and women of all colors and ages, as it continues to support marginalized people in marginalized communities.<ref name=":17">{{cite web |url=http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/me-too-creator-tarana-burke-reminds-us-this-is-about-black-and-brown-survivors-20180104 |title=Me Too creator Tarana Burke reminds us this is about Black and Brown survivors |last=Jeffries |first=Zenobia |website=[[Yes! (U.S. magazine)|YES! Magazine]] |date=January 4, 2018 |access-date=January 5, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063721/http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/me-too-creator-tarana-burke-reminds-us-this-is-about-black-and-brown-survivors-20180104 |archive-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web |last1=Snyder |first1=Chris |last2=Lopez |first2=Linette |title=Tarana Burke on why she created the #MeToo movement – and where it's headed |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-metoo-movement-started-where-its-headed-tarana-burke-time-person-of-year-women-2017-12 |website=[[Business Insider]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229055941/http://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-metoo-movement-started-where-its-headed-tarana-burke-time-person-of-year-women-2017-12 |archive-date=December 29, 2017 |date=December 13, 2017|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref> There have also been movements by men aimed at changing the culture through personal reflection and future action, including #IDidThat, #IHave, and #IWill.<ref name=":26">{{cite web |last=Radu |first=Sintia |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2017-10-25/how-metoo-has-awoken-women-around-the-world |title=How #MeToo has awoken women around the world |date=October 25, 2017 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report|US News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106120413/https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2017-10-25/how-metoo-has-awoken-women-around-the-world |archive-date=January 6, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref>
