Emma Watson revealed in a press conference of hers one of her most humiliating experiences related to s-xism
Emma Watson revealed at a press conference one of her most humiliating experiences related to s-xism. The actress who played Hermione in Emma Watson revealed at a press conference one of her most humiliating experiences related to s-xism.
The actress who played Hermione in the Harry Potter saga, and who claims to have taken a sabbatical to defend women, is currently a UN Goodwill Ambassador.
As part of this role, the actress held a press conference and revealed some moments in which she has had to deal with s-xism. She has drawn attention to this:
I remember when I turned 18, I walked out of my birthday party and the photographers were on the pavement to take pictures under my skirt, which were later published on the front pages of the English tabloids. If they had posted those photos 24 hours before, it would have been illegal, but since I had turned 18 they were legal.
I think that's an example of how my transition to being a woman was treated very differently by the tabloid press than my male colleagues.
In other news, the actress has appeared, along with Tom Hanks, on the cover of the Women & Men issue —”Mujeres y Hombres“… without the “vice versa“— of Esquire magazine. And on the inside pages she talks about her view of her feminism, focusing mostly on the gender pay gap in Hollywood, and she explains that she doesn't mind being labeled a “feminazi”.
We are not supposed to talk about money because they will think you are 'difficult' or a 'diva'. But now there's a willingness to be like, 'Okay, call me 'diva', call me 'feminazi', call me 'difficult', call me 'world's first feminist', call me whatever you want, it's not going to stop me from trying to do the right thing and make sure the right thing happens. Because it doesn't just affect me, it affects all the other women who are in this with me and it affects all the men who are in this as well.
She also said that men should join in being called feminists, at the very least, feminists:
They have the idea that it's about women competing against men or being against them, or wanting to be men, which is a big mistake. Women want to be women. We just want to be treated equally. This is not about hating men.
