Samantha Bee Hosts #MeToo-Themed Thanksgiving Dinner On ‘Full Frontal’

On this Wednesday’s episode of TBS’ Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, the host gathered prominent figures of the #MeToo movement for a Thanksgiving dinner. The movement, which is celebrating its two-year anniversary, has sparked a “trash fire that’s still burning Matt Lauer‘s pubes,” at least according to Bee, who sat down with #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke to discuss its significance and progress.

During the interview, Burke noted that many do not see the #MeToo movement for what it is, which is an effort “to support survivors and to end sexual violence.”

“There were 12 million people who responded to the hashtag in 24 hours,” said Burke regarding the social media campaign that went viral in 2017. “Imagine if we woke up tomorrow and 12 million people came forward and said they had some rare disease. Our whole world would stop.”

Inspired by Burke’s comment and after some comedic banter, Bee decided to host a dinner, dubbed “Sam’s Food Day of Gratitude,” to thank both survivors and supporters of the movement. At the feast was New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor who first broke the Harvey Weinstein story; Chanel Miller, who recently came forward as the woman who was sexually assaulted by Stanford swimmer Brock Turner; and domestic workers organizer June Barrett.

Kantor spoke about how she and Twohey questioned if anyone would care about their Weinstein article prior to it being published. “I think that one thing we have all felt in the last two years is the incredible potential for these stories to matter more than any of us have ever dreamed,” she said.

Quickly remembering that she had Burke waiting in the other room, Bee ran back to her interview (with a plate of food for Burke) to discuss how the movement can continue moving in the right direction.

Burke took this opportunity to share that she has started the hashtag #MeTooVoter so that the American public will realize that they must elect a presidential candidate “that will legislate to protect people from sexual violence and also provide resources for people who experienced it.”

After Burke noted that none of the current candidates have spoken about sexual violence, Bee responded, “That seems like something that Joe Biden would really like to grab by the shoulders and discuss” as she made intense shoulder massage gestures.

You can check out the clip above and catch new episodes of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on Wednesdays on TBS.

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