Emma
Watson's recent speech at the UN promoting the ‘HeForShe’ campaign is an
expression of American Liberty. She is a feminist standing up for gender
equality and the campaign aims form males to be advocates for ending the inequalities that women and girls face globally.
She
expresses her right to the freedom of speech (the first amendment on the bill
of rights) but from this has come a lot of controversy; people either readily
agreed with everything she explained or didn’t agree at all.
In
her speech she highlights that feminism isn't just for women and isn’t about ‘man-hating’
which has become more recently associated with the term. Instead, feminism is
about gender equality; so men shouldn't feel pressured to be ‘masculine’ just
as women shouldn't feel pressured to be ‘feminine’.
Emma
Watson's message has clearly been received from some but her target audience was
aimed at males also. The letter, from Ed Holtom (15), is the view of one boy
who quite clearly agrees with Watson and the ‘HeForShe’ campaign. Quite different to this view, some would argue that the campaign is harsh towards men or is simplistic to assume that men have not been involved in work towards gender equality simply because they haven't been 'invited'.
Watson isn't the only female celebrity that is standing up for feminism, for example Beyonce is also very influential. However, Emma Watson may be one of the first that addresses both males and females.
Sources:
http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/9/emma-watson-gender-equality-is-your-issue-too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjW9PZBRfk
http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2014/09/im-really-emma-watsons-feminism-speech-u-n/
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