mymistake Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 https://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/emma-watson-delivers-stirring-speech-at-u-n-204442194.html http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/us-canada/69726-emma-watson-gender-equality?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbit Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Thank you, MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymistake Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 And now apparently there has been some backlash. http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/23/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/emma-watson-speech-nude-photos-threat/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 Anonymous threats smack of desperation. I'm not sure what HeForShe can do in the Third World countries or the Middle East where most of the discrimination is the worst. But somebody who thinks they stand to lose something was upset by all of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbit Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 And now apparently there has been some backlash. http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/23/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/emma-watson-speech-nude-photos-threat/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 Anonymous threats smack of desperation. I'm not sure what HeForShe can do in the Third World countries or the Middle East where most of the discrimination is the worst. But somebody who thinks they stand to lose something was upset by all of this. Sad, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbit Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yet another perspective. The feminist community is very diverse and there's a lot of disagreement. http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2014/09/im-really-emma-watsons-feminism-speech-u-n/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadedAtheist Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yet another perspective. The feminist community is very diverse and there's a lot of disagreement. http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2014/09/im-really-emma-watsons-feminism-speech-u-n/ Her reaction is one that I think Emma Watson was trying to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbit Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yet another perspective. The feminist community is very diverse and there's a lot of disagreement. http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2014/09/im-really-emma-watsons-feminism-speech-u-n/ Her reaction is one that I think Emma Watson was trying to avoid. This is typical of the way debates evolve in feminism. White female makes statement, and holders of more marginalized perspectives criticize it. White feminism usually incorporates the critiques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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