This week, Time magazine released its annual “Person of the Year” named as “The Silence Breakers” group of 2017, that are involved in the #METOO movement. The women on the cover are Ashley Judd, Taylor Swift, Adama Iwu, Isabel Piscual, and Susan Fowler are only part of The Silence Breakers and the #METOO movement. This movement has brought in a wave of victims of sexual abuse to speak out about the harassment they have suffered in the past and are now advocating for justice to change the moralities that have been ignored in and outside the workforce for so long.

Those part of “The Silence Breakers” that Time magazine has revolved around, are the victims of sexual abuse who have advocated for justices for other victims part of the #METOO movement. “The Silence Breakers” that share their stories in TIME are Ashley Judd, Rose MsGowan, Sandra Pezqueda, Susan Fowler, Alyssa Milano, Taylor Swift, Sandra Muller, Terry Crews, Selma Blair, Celste Kidd, Jessica Cantlon, Juana Melara, Lindsey Reynolds, Isabel Pascual, Megyn Kelly,  Adama Iwu, Lindsay Meyer, Amanda Schmitt, an anonymous young Native American woman, and founder of the #METOO movement Tarana Broke.

Each has shared their stories of abuse and motivation to advocate for the victims of past and present sexual abuse all across the world. “The Silence Breakers” have more than broken this forced silence, and have shown their bravery and strength through the power they have in sharing their stories.

Ivan Awanyu shared his opinion on Time magazine’s choice of the Person of the Year. He stated, “I think Time Magazine should’ve put more people on the cover because they’re is such a large amount of people that have come out and didn’t get their stories heard.” When asked of what made 2017 the year to hear “The Silence Breakers” he replied, “With the type of people involved in the recent sexual abuse scandals these stories are being listened due to the high profiled people involved, actress Ashley Judd and well known former producer Harvey Weinstein.”

By: Adriana Martinez