Times Up. The 2018 Golden Globe Awards was one for the books, one that sparked a movement and one that brought solidarity. Every year I watch the Golden Globes like it's the Super Bowl, but this year, 2018, brought something different. Something powerful.

I'll admit, I've always loved seeing all of the dresses that the women wore to award shows. When a reporter asks, "now tell me, who are you wearing?" my ears perk up and eyes widen as I hear luxurious designers names: Chanel, Gucci, Valentino. This time was different, it didn't matter what dress they were wearing, it mattered what their dress was saying: solidarity.

If you missed this year's Golden Globe Awards, here's what I saw in short. When I turned on the T.V., I saw a sea of black dresses and black tuxes accompanied by Times Up pins. I saw determined actors and activists speaking up – making their voice heard. Bringing up the importance of equality and safety, especially for the women in the room.

As many people may know, the #MeToo movement took the world by storm. Not only were females in the entertainment industry sharing their chilling sexual assault and harassment stories, but so were hundreds and thousands of other women. Women that were told to be silent, but were fed up with keeping this memory invisible. Women that were brave enough to come out and say #MeToo.

Billie Jean King, who accompanied Emma Stone on the Red Carpet said it best; "every generation has to keep fighting for equality... and this means everybody, not just women, not just men, everybody."

When the award arrivals segment was just about over, I heard a reporter say something that stuck with me, something that really made me think; "women wore black in solidarity for the obvious reasons." I heard this and thought how upsetting it was that the reporter had to use the word "obvious." I wasn't upset because the reporter said it though, I was upset because I knew it was true. Without even two minutes into watching the red carpet arrivals, and with no previous knowledge of the Times Up movement, I knew exactly what was going on – but that's the upsetting part.

Sexual assault, sexual harassment, and feeling unsafe in the workplace shouldn't be obvious. It broke my heart to see #MeToo constantly make an appearance on social media. I felt my heart sink reading posts of real-life experiences of women I didn't even know, and some I did. Women that were told that they couldn't speak out, but fought back, were un-silenced.

Unlike previous years, my attention wasn't on what fancy designer the stars were wearing on the red carpet, I wasn't checking Instagram or Snapchat as I "sorta paid attention" to the stars I didn't know, and I could care less about the "Best and Worst Dress at the 2018 Golden Globes." This time, I saw a movement, a change. I saw actors and activists stand up for what they believe in, and fight back. I heard powerful speeches, I observed hopeful tears being shed, and I believe in this movement. Times up.