Emma Watson Delivers Powerful Speech on Feminism
The intro sentence to this article demonstrates why feminists still have miles to go before they sleep.
Emma Watson turned heads for something other than acting and fashion over the weekend, delivering what many described as a powerful speech on feminism and acceptance at a United Nations meeting in New York over the weekend.
The 24-year-old “Harry Potter” actress, who was named a U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador earlier this year, addressed an audience of delegates and representatives with what the New York Daily News said was an impassioned speech describing how she came to identify as a feminist.
“Why has the word become such an unpopular one?” Watson said, of feminism.
“I think it is right I am paid the same as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I should make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and decisions that affect my life. I think it is right that socially, I am afforded the same respect as men.”
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