#GetARoomWithMe: Chinese Protest Child Sex Abuse
The message is a response to a recent case of sexual assault in Beijing in which a school principal, along with a government official, allegedly raped underage school girls after taking them to a hotel in Hainan province. The Chinese media has also recently exposed eight similar cases involving schoolteachers and children, causing outrage for Netizens.
The protest was started by Ye Haiyan (top left), a feminist activist best known for supporting the rights of sex workers. Ye Haiyan posted a photo of herself holding up the above message after a demonstration in Hainan province. Many others took up the mantle, producing the hashtag #GetARoomWithMe on Weibo, China’s popular Twitter-esque micro-blogging website. The meme protest appeared just before China’s annual Children’s Day on June 1.