--- title: 2018 Golden Globes Red Carpet and #MeToo Movement description: How the 2018 Golden Globes proved that red carpets are still relevant in the #MeToo era. canonical: https://time.com/5095804/golden-globes-red-carpet-me-too/ author: Jennifer Siebel Newsom article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-09T21:14:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-07-09T08:19:42.495Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Why the Red Carpet Is Important in the #MeToo Era og:description: How the 2018 Golden Globes proved that red carpets are still relevant in the #MeToo era. og:url: https://time.com/5095804/golden-globes-red-carpet-me-too/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt940975b6a28aca5e/6988f764e76ad2379263089d/golden-globes-2018-black1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2405 og:image:height: 1353 og:image:alt: golden-globes-2018-black og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Why the Red Carpet Is Important in the #MeToo Era twitter:description: How the 2018 Golden Globes proved that red carpets are still relevant in the #MeToo era. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt940975b6a28aca5e/6988f764e76ad2379263089d/golden-globes-2018-black1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Why the Red Carpet Is Important in the #MeToo Era > Sponsored content. 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A paid TIME subscription is separate and available at time.com/subscribe-agent. by [Jennifer Siebel Newsom](https://time.com/author/jennifer-siebel-newsom-2/) ## Jennifer Siebel Newsom Jan 9, 2018 9:14 PM UTC  Getty Images by [Jennifer Siebel Newsom](https://time.com/author/jennifer-siebel-newsom-2/) ## Jennifer Siebel Newsom Jan 9, 2018 9:14 PM UTC It seems so painfully obvious now, in the [#MeToo era](http://motto.time.com/4987331/alyssa-milano-me-too-sexual-assault/), that to ask a woman only about what she’s wearing, and then to turn to the man next to her and ask him nothing about his clothing, and everything about his work, is sexist, reductive and diminishing. And yet, before we [launched #AskHerMore in 2014](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/26/askhermore-representation-red-carpet%5Fn%5F5716491.html?), it was de rigueur red carpet tradition. Over the years the campaign did its work on the red carpet — Hollywood women from [Reese Witherspoon and Shonda Rhimes](http://time.com/3718008/oscars-2015-askhermore-reese-witherspoon/) joined in, the internet exploded and the hashtag trended. Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic changed their tune and asked more substantive questions. Chris Rock even [highlighted](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chris-rock-ask-her-more%5Fus%5F56d3a5d8e4b03260bf774295) us in his opening Oscar’s monologue in 2016. But #AskHerMore was never just about the red carpet. It was always about our larger culture — a culture that never celebrates a woman’s accomplishments as much as her looks. Women who walk Hollywood’s red carpets are some of the most well-known women in the world. They’re the best at their craft and make a ton of money — though perhaps not as much as their [male counterparts](https://www.lennyletter.com/story/jennifer-lawrence-why-do-i-make-less-than-my-male-costars) — and still cannot be taken seriously. And it’s not just, “Who are you wearing?” But also: “What’s your morning routine?” “How did you lose the baby weight?” “Who’s at home watching the kids? As the [Harvey Weinstein fallout](http://time.com/magazine/us/4979222/october-23rd-2017-vol-190-no-16-u-s/) and the[ numerous #MeToos](http://time.com/5015204/harvey-weinstein-scandal/) that followed showed us, the reverberations of that kind of culture are profound. Not even the most well-known women in the world are immune to the sexism, discrimination and violence that follows. But in the wake of [#MeToo](http://motto.time.com/4988282/me-too-tarana-burke-interview/), people understandably wondered whether the red carpet even mattered at all anymore. The [2018 Golden Globes](http://time.com/5086813/golden-globes-red-carpet-2018/) was proof that it still does – perhaps it’s even more important than ever. These women have always had something to say, but were systematically silenced – told by the subtle and not so subtle signs of our culture that what she had to say didn’t really matter. At least not as much as what she looked like, and definitely not as much as what the man standing next to her had to say. So what happens when you really value what a woman has to say instead of what she is wearing? When you allow women to take the lead and set the stage? Something quite extraordinary. The night was dominated by the conversation that women demanded we have. A good majority of red carpet coverage went to the [eight activists](http://time.com/5091772/golden-globes-red-carpet-activists/) who were brought by A-list actors – Saru Jayaraman, Ai-jen Poo, Tarana Burke, Rosa Clemente, Marai Larasi, Mónica Ramírez, Calina Lawrence and Billie Jean King – bringing a national primetime spotlight to issues that never get the spotlight. Some of these issues include domestic care work, the [One Fair Wage campaign](http://onefairwage.com/) and [farmworkers’ rights](http://time.com/5018813/farmworkers-solidarity-hollywood-sexual-assault/). On the red carpet, celebrities were[ asked](https://pagesix.com/2018/01/07/who-are-you-wearing-replaced-with-why-are-you-wearing-black/), “Why are you wearing black?”and we were treated to[ incredible moments](https://www.bustle.com/p/e-asked-why-are-you-wearing-black-instead-of-who-are-you-wearing-on-the-golden-globes-red-carpet-these-people-had-the-best-responses-7816544) as a result. Ava DuVernay [tweeted](https://twitter.com/ava/status/950048303663669248?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Flife%2Fentertainthis%2F2018%2F01%2F07%2Fgolden-globes-why-stars-wearing-times-up-pins%2F1007799001%2F): “I am wearing black today because balance and inclusion and diversity is not some kind of allowance to be made to accommodate people. No, sir. It is a correction of an error. It is a righting of a wrong. And it is going to be done. Now.” And then of course, there was [Oprah](http://time.com/5092249/golden-globes-oprah-speech-transcript/). Need we say more. Yes, the [silence of men](https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sexual-misconduct/deafening-silence-harassment-among-men-golden-globes-n835726) was disappointing, but that’s not the point. The women shined brighter than any shadow the silent men cast. Our job now is to ensure, with precision and purpose, that this movement doesn’t just benefit the most powerful women in the most glamorous spaces, but also the most marginalized women in spaces and workplaces that don’t make the news. Because feminism that only benefits women at the top — famous, wealthy and predominantly white — isn’t [feminism](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/01/19/feminism-intersectionality-racism-sexism-class/96633750/) at all. The women of Hollywood have stepped up to that challenge in commendable ways. In addition to their stunning show of solidarity on the red carpet, famous women are leveraging their spotlight to highlight injustice and change it. They’re banding together to say “[Time’s Up](http://time.com/5083809/times-up-hollywood-sexual-harassment/).” This collective is leaderless, collaborative and efficient. They’ve created a legal fund to support women in much less powerful industries who are coming forward with harassment accusations. In joining together, hand-in-hand with the activists on the ground, they’re publicly acknowledging and declaring that their future and equality is bound to the equality and prosperity of others. That none of us are free until all of us are. In the words of Oprah — “a new day is on the horizon.” This moment isn’t about the red carpet. It’s not about black dresses or about the actors wearing them. It never was. Instead, this is a moment about a [movement](http://time.com/magazine/us/5055335/december-18th-2017-vol-190-no-25-u-s/). A movement that’s uplifting women’s voices, valuing women for their whole humanity and demanding justice. 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