Animated Time's Up Anti Harassment PSA: [SLYT 2min 50sec]

June 30, 2018 5:48 AM

Short animation explains how to conduct yourself at work in the wake of #MeToo and #TimesUp. Created by Times Up Now, and narrated by Donald Glover and Rashida Jones.

"The clock has run out on sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace. It's time to do something about it." - Times Up Now

Resources and Links:

• What is the Times Up movement?
• Wikipedia article on Times Up Organisation
• Sexual Harassment at work 101: What everyone needs to know - Guardian Newspaper article

posted by Faintdreams (13 comments total)

Ummmm. I missed the Rashida Jones bit. As in there wasn't any. At all.
posted by humuhumu at 6:08 AM on June 30, 2018 [5 favorites]

Looks like it was directed by Rashida Jones.
posted by taz at 6:20 AM on June 30, 2018 [7 favorites]

(She directed it, not involved in the narration)
posted by neonrev at 6:23 AM on June 30, 2018 [2 favorites]

I would listen to Glover read me books for hours.
posted by Grandysaur at 7:32 AM on June 30, 2018 [5 favorites]

"It's like a ouija board." I'm going to use that.
posted by adamrice at 7:49 AM on June 30, 2018 [5 favorites]

In this age of "personal branding" (which, y'know, bleargh, but whattaya gonna do), I like that the first thing addressed was the idea that even (supposedly) non-sexual touching and hugging is inappropriate, and claiming that being extra-friendly is your "personal brand at work" is a no go.
posted by soundguy99 at 9:27 AM on June 30, 2018 [10 favorites]

I just loved the air of utter tired of exasperation in Donald Glover's voice.
posted by sciatrix at 10:12 AM on June 30, 2018 [3 favorites]

This managed in under three minutes to convey in clearer and less uncertain terms the behavior required in the workplace today (vis-a-vis sexual harassment) than the half-hour video I watched at a law firm this week (for a ten-day temporary assignment (which also included a half-hour dramatic video of people trying to pull off a complicated insider trading scheme and getting nailed for it, and an honest-to-go hour explaining a simple matter of regulatory privilege which later trainers explained in, again, under three minutes with more clarity.)

Also, Jones and Glover shared a scene together in The Muppets and so now I'm thinking about The Muppets which is wonderful.
posted by Navelgazer at 10:28 AM on June 30, 2018

I worked someplace last year where one of my female coworkers came up behind me, reached under my skirt, and pulled the hem of my skirt out of my waistband. I’d never met her before and I was creeped out to have some rando putting her hands that close to my vulva, no matter how pure her intent. When I posted an AskMe, a lot of people here minimized her behavior, and I felt even more upset and stigmatized.

The first segment of this clip made me feel better, and I’m glad to see the window is even shifting on this website.
posted by pxe2000 at 10:36 AM on June 30, 2018 [11 favorites]

I really liked that it shut down the 'I can't even think complimentary thoughts!" strawman.

You can think what you like, just don't *say what you are thinking* because what a person wears is mostly for them, not for you.
posted by Faintdreams at 11:07 AM on June 30, 2018 [6 favorites]

That URL at the end gave me the best laugh I've had in a long time!
posted by sacrifix at 2:25 PM on June 30, 2018 [3 favorites]

I liked this! I also like that the drawings and narration were gender-neutral. It took it out of the realm of "SEX!" and into the realm of "Seriously, these people are your co-workers" for me.
posted by lazuli at 7:30 AM on July 1, 2018

Is this something I can include in an employee training tool?
posted by rebent at 11:06 AM on July 2, 2018