by Hattie Hammans
See, also, Ciara Dossett's article, Is Feminism for Men Too?
'Men—I would like to take this opportunity to extend your
formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue too.’
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| (source: Wiki Commons) |
You may have noticed
Emma Watson causing a global impact last Saturday. Her video has spread across
the internet, with loud reactions from Twitter and Facebook- initially
congratulations from men and women alike, and then soured by a fake scandal
printed across British newspapers.
The actress and UN
Women Goodwill Ambassador took her chance to speak out about feminism, combining combating assumptions about man-hating and inviting men to join the
HeforShe campaign.
‘I’ve seen men made
fragile and insecure by a distorted sense of what constitutes male success. Men
don’t have the benefits of equality either.’
Emotional yet remaining
in control, the Harry Potter star commanded the room and this seems to be a
turning point within feminism - it was even hinted that there may be a new title
for the movement, something more ‘uniting’ to encompass equality for both men
and women.
However, the threat to release of Watson’s private photos followed soon after, seeking to put the
actress ‘back in her place’. Although proved fake almost instantly, the threat displays
a very real attitude and a deep issue within feminism: a women shouting
out for herself caused someone attempting to humiliate her.
Emma received support
and the hackers very little but mockery, but I don’t think this is something to
be pushed aside and forgotten; if anything, ‘Little Miss Harry Potter’ should
play this to her advantage.
See, also, Ciara Dossett's article, Is Feminism for Men Too?
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