单选题
Para. 1 Just one day after Hollywood offered a show of support for the #MeToo movement on the Golden Globes red carpet and stage, a famous actress on the other side of the Atlantic lent her name to a public letter denouncing the movement, as well as its French counterpart, #Balancetonporc, or 'Expose Your Pig.'
Para. 2 Catherine Deneuve joined more than 100 other Frenchwomen in entertainment, publishing and academic fields Tuesday in the pages of the newspaper
Le Monde and on its website in arguing that the two movements, in which women and men have used social media as a forum to describe sexual misconduct, have gone too far by publicly prosecuting private experiences and have created a totalitarian climate.
Para. 3 ①'Rape is a crime. But insistent or clumsy flirting is not a crime, nor is gallantry a chauvinist aggression,' the letter, dated Monday, begins. ②'There has been a legitimate realization of the sexual violence women experience, particularly in the workplace, where some men abuse their power. ③It was necessary. ④But now this liberation of speech has been turned on its head.'
Para. 4 ①They contend that the '#MeToo' movement has led to a campaign of public accusations that have placed undeserving people in the same category as sex offenders without giving them a chance to defend themselves. ②The passage appears to refer to some of the names on a growing list of men who have been suspended, fired or forced to resign after having been accused of sexual misconduct in the last several months.
Para. 5 ①One of the arguments the writers make is that instead of empowering women, the '#MeToo' and '#BalanceTonPorc' movements serve the interests of 'the enemies of sexual freedom, of religious extremists, of the worst reactionaries,' and of those who believe that women are ''separate' beings, children with the appearance of adults, demanding to be protected.' ②They write that 'a woman can, in the same day, lead a professional team and enjoy being the sexual object of a man, without being a 'promiscuous woman,' nor a vile accomplice of patriarchy.'
Para. 6 ①Translations of the letter were quickly picked up by Twitter on Tuesday, and responses ranged from supportive to hostile. ②Asia Argento, an actress who accused American former film producer Harvey Weinstein of raping her, criticized the Frenchwomen's letter on Twitter. ③'Catherine Deneuve and other French women tell the world how their interiorized misogyny has lobotomized them to the point of no return,' Argento wrote.
Para. 7 On the other side of the spectrum, Christina Hoff Sommers, who coined the term 'victim feminism,' tweeted a quote from the letter and her remarks on it.
Para. 8 ①In concluding the letter, the writers return to the concept of serf-victimization and a call for women to accept the pitfalls that come with freedom. ②'Accidents that can affect a woman's body do not necessarily affect her dignity and must not, as hard as they can be, necessarily make her a perpetual victim,' they write. ③'Because we are not reducible to our bodies. ④Our inner freedom is inviolable. ⑤And this freedom that we cherish is not without risks and responsibilities.'