This doesn't change my opinion of her but feminism has been a highly discussed topic in the sphere of celebrity and media over the past few years. It's just tiring to hear a celebrity have this ignorant response in 2015.

But she's implying that all the male directors get credits because of their talent or their hard works.
Women have been making films since the 60's/70's yet how many of them have won an Oscar for best directing.

dumb

Thank yoooou.





Actually it's not.

The problem is this new trend of socially-pretentious 24-and-belows who think that everyone has an absolute responsibility to be educated on issues (and their respective terminology) that they deem important.

And that it they're not, they're therefore stupid and "on the other side".

That is feminism

Actually, it's both.

And while I agree that the literal definition makes it a fact, what most are failing to realize is that reality and language are entirely socially constructed, which means that the literal definition is a MOOT point if only 4% (random #) of the population are aware of it. The functioning definition is the one that reigns supreme, because it's the one most people are subscribing to.

As an example, anti-semite literally means intolerance of semites, which includes arabs. Yet it doesn't matter because most people know it to mean anti-Jews, which is how it's used. That's the way language works.

Feminism is a war on women all they do is attack each other over ideas. I wouldn't be one either.

The accuracy

I understand what you're trying to say, but I don't think that comparison works. When the average person uses "anti-Semitic" they really mean "anti-Jewish" because they're ignorant of the actual definition of the term. It's just like the North American/Oceanic use of "Asian" when people really mean East Asians. Their limited experience has warped their use of the word.

On the other hand, the feminism issue is different. What the average person is complaining about when they hear "feminism" isn't even about actual feminism. It's some false idea of feminism popularized by the media because they genuinely believe it's some attack on men and is even hatred towards them. The only thing your example has in common is ignorance. Humans have evolved to seek out and attain information so it's definitely the individual's issue.

Why are celebs constantly being asked about feminism as of late? It's brought out some pretty ignorant responses.

The fact of the matter is, many women are afraid of the label because they think it will make them look bad in the eyes of men. There is literally nothing controversial about being a feminist because it stands for positive things but due to patriarchy, women are taught to ASK men for things and not DEMAND.

Good for her. I hope they don't force her to apologize.

"I'm not a feminist, I'm someone who believes in the equality of the sexes."

Can we stop bashing people if they don't want to consider themselves feminists? Some people don't like labels. As long as she's not hurting anyone, let her live. And the important part is that she's a great actress regardless of her stance on feminism.

Thank You!



I don't identify as a feminist either, and more than likely never wll, for other reasons and it really irritates me when people act like you must be one or else. I'm allowed to label myself and support what I want.

dumb bitch

You can say 'feminist' actually means this or that but when the word is used by many people, including the most visible and influential, as meaning something else, then the definition of that word changes. The given example above regarding anti-semitism is perfect.

For most people today, feminism means more than equality of opportunity between men and women. Things such as quotas, hence why they disagree (and so do I).