Father John Jimenez is a priest and chaplain in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. In his sermons, Father John Jimenez talks about how people can become dehumanized when seen as objects of desire and mentions the #MeToo movement that has brought many examples of this dehumanization to light. The #MeToo movement had existed in some form since 2006 and gained global recognition in 2017 when Alyssa Milano encouraged its use as a hashtag, which peaked in October 2018. The movement went global simultaneously and has had varying impacts in different countries and cultures. In China, for example, the #MeToo movement was only briefly popular in mid-2018, with even high-profile cases such as former tennis star Peng Shuai being swept under the rug as the victims have spoken up. At around the same time, Japan saw a brief period of public outcry against public officials. Top finance bureaucrat Junichi Fukuda resigned following accusations of making inappropriate comments towards a female journalist and other claims of harassment. Meanwhile, in Denmark, the movement continued to have an impact well into the 2020s, with an open letter calling for sexism in the Danish media to be addressed. 1,600 women signed the letter.
