Amy Schumer Asks 'Dudes' To Stop Asking #MeToo Questions With Humorous Tone

Amy Schumer started a Twitter conversation surrounding the #MeToo movement Wednesday. The comedian released a statement about men who talk about the "new rules" of the #MeToo movement in a humorous tone.

"Any dude saying, 'I'm scared to be in a room with a woman now,' or 'is it okay to say hello? I don't know the new rules,' STOP," the comedian tweeted in a statement on a notes page.

"What you are doing is belittling victims who have been wronged. They say 1 in 6 women in our country are sexually assaulted. That's based on who reports it. It's been proven to be closer to 1 in 3. Your sisters/daughters."

Agree? pic.twitter.com/YAoccQNtJb

— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) September 19, 2018

Schumer asked readers to consider the seriousness of assault. "Stop making fun of the terror and indignity most of us have faced in our lives. Again, RGB quotes Sarah Grimke, 'I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.'"

She defined the "new rules" some claim exist since the #MeToo movement began. "If you're confused about the new rules. Just ask and don't make it a joke. Because that's harmful and we don't want to hear that kind of joke right now. Mmmmmkay?"

Twitter users made slight adjustments to her statement. "'I'd argue - not on the topic of this being a joke to ask but fundamentally, the rules didn't change," a Twitter user said. "There are no 'new' rules to being a decent and respectful human being towards women or anyone."

I’d argue - not on the topic of this being a joke to ask but fundamentally, the rules didn’t change. There are no “new” rules to being a decent and respectful human being towards women or anyone.

— Tyler (@Tyler_Thiems) September 19, 2018

Another agreed with Schumer's comments and explained men should know how to accurately communicate with women. "Of my own admission, I'm always very suspicious of men who 'don't know what to say to women'," he tweeted. "They're human, you're human... Do you speak the same language? Then stop assuming you're going to f*** them at some point and ask them about the goddamn weather."

Schumer has been vocal on the #MeToo movement, which has exposed a handful of men and women in positions of power as alleged sexual abusers. Notable names accused in the movement are Harvey Weinstein and Les Moonves, former chief executive of CBS. Most recently, allegations have surfaced against Supreme Court Nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.

The comedian spoke on her own assault in a February interview on Katie Couric's podcast. She explained she was "flat-out raped."

"My first sexual experience was not a good one," Schumer told Couric. "I didn't think about it until I started reading my journal again. When it happened, I wrote about it almost like a throwaway. It was like 'and then I looked down and realized he was inside of me. He was saying, 'I'm so sorry', and, 'I can't believe I did this.'"

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