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Binge-Watching The Morning Show: What Happens to #MeToo after the Pandemic?

Over the weekend, I finished binge-watching Apple TV+’s The Morning Show and had two immediate reactions. First off, OMG these people are  not social-distancing .  The workplace is so crowded! WHERE ARE THEIR MASKS? But after that, I was impressed that the show presented a fairly complicated (at least for a drama) presentation of the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment. Remember #MeToo? It seems like it was years ago that Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for various sex crimes.  Yet it was just last month. But because this pandemic is so all-consuming that news quickly became a footnote. In fact, since then, there’s been very little discussion about the #MeToo movement. Which got me thinking: What  does happen to #MeToo as this pandemic rages on? I think the answer is far more nuanced than any clickbait headline could suggest.  Certainly, the lack of in-person interactions — business travel, restaurant meetings, general ...