Emma Watson calls on men to help fight gender inequality
25 Sept 2014 4:12 AM IST
Her talk came as she launched a new UN campaign called ‘HeForShe’, which aims to enlist the support of as many men as possible to help achieve equality between the sexes.
‘I was appointed six months ago and the more I have spoken about feminism the more I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating,’ said Watson.‘If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop.’‘For the record, feminism by definition is: ‘The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.’
The actress also outlined her experience of sexism, which started at the age of eight when she was called ‘bossy’ because she wanted to direct school plays, adding that her male classmates weren’t described in the same way. ‘When at 14 I started being sexualized by certain elements of the press,’ she said. ‘When at 15 my girlfriends started dropping out of their sports teams because they didn’t want to appear ‘muscly’.‘When at 18 my male friends were unable to express their feelings.’
However, a few hours after the speech Emma was targetted by internet trolls who appear to have made a threat to her that she will be the next target of the celebrity nude photo leak. A web page titled Emma You Are Next, featuring an image of the star next to a countdown, suggests the actress will be targeted at midnight on Friday. agencies
‘I was appointed six months ago and the more I have spoken about feminism the more I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating,’ said Watson.‘If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop.’‘For the record, feminism by definition is: ‘The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.’
The actress also outlined her experience of sexism, which started at the age of eight when she was called ‘bossy’ because she wanted to direct school plays, adding that her male classmates weren’t described in the same way. ‘When at 14 I started being sexualized by certain elements of the press,’ she said. ‘When at 15 my girlfriends started dropping out of their sports teams because they didn’t want to appear ‘muscly’.‘When at 18 my male friends were unable to express their feelings.’
However, a few hours after the speech Emma was targetted by internet trolls who appear to have made a threat to her that she will be the next target of the celebrity nude photo leak. A web page titled Emma You Are Next, featuring an image of the star next to a countdown, suggests the actress will be targeted at midnight on Friday. agencies
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