I would like to be re-considered as a person.
— Amanda Knox
I was not aware of a ton of the stuff that was being said about me out in the world since I wasn't able to get British or American headlines from my prison cell in Perugia. But I was aware that in the courtroom, I was being called a succubus, a man-eater, 'Foxy Knoxy.'
I didn't confess. I was interrogated. They acted like my answers were wrong. They told me I was wrong, that I didn't remember correctly, that I had to remember correctly. And if I didn't, I would never see my family.
Our long history of exploiting women's bodies and suppressing their voices had a direct impact on my case and other women's lives.
The best thing #MeToo did was say women's experiences matter. You can't blame us for what happens to us anymore.
When we label human beings and flatten them to just a splashy headline, we lose decency and the truth.
