(CNN) Now that it's clear that sexual violence is a problem, the creator of #MeToo would like the conversation to change.

The names of perpetrators don't matter anymore, activist and writer Tarana Burke said. It's time to focus on the systems that allow sexual violence to flourish.

"There will always be a new person," she said. "I want to keep the conversation going, but it needs to progress."

It took a massive celebrity scandal to bring mainstream awareness and recognition to decades of activism. To her, it's a watershed moment that's astounding and humbling -- but not surprising. The time to move is now.

"We often don't think about what happens after there's this groundswell of support," she said. "Everyone feels good about it in the moment, but then you have to sit with that disclosure after the fact.

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