https://twitter.com/derlisagonzalez/status/648563649217433600
https://twitter.com/EarlyGirlSC/status/648558398976446464
Right? We could listen to it all day.
Today’s edition of celebrity lamentations has been brought to you by the letters S, B, N, and R. For Sexism — But Not Really:
Emma Watson puts Hollywood sexism in perspective with simple math http://t.co/nfLAuD6fGt pic.twitter.com/cIReql9i0Z
— Mic (@mic) September 28, 2015
More on that “simple math” from Time:
Emma Watson has never been shy in expressing her support for women’s equality, especially when it comes to fighting back against the rampant sexism in Hollywood. In a recent interview with The Guardian, the actress used straightforward numerical facts to explain the inequality of gender representation in the film industry.
“I have experienced sexism in that I have been directed by male directors 17 times and only twice by women,” Watson said. “Of the producers I’ve worked with 13 have been male and only one has been a woman.”
With all due respect, Miss Watson … really? Like, REALLY?
@micnews That's not sexism. That's employment.
— mitrebox (@mitrebox) September 28, 2015
Psst. That's not sexism. https://t.co/JDoPGJNJsN
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 28, 2015
No. No it isn’t.
https://twitter.com/BurgerVonStadt/status/648555888878469120
Forgive us if we’re not right there crying with her.
https://twitter.com/jycr753/status/648555524322148352
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/648556280303501312
https://twitter.com/Beer__Wolf/status/648558981640753152
https://twitter.com/FBillMcMorris/status/648558487182671872
It’s just not fair!
https://twitter.com/FBillMcMorris/status/648557762016858112
@micnews Does that mean all the male actors who get male directors also experienced sexism?
— Something Somethingist (@anarchohindu) September 28, 2015
It's really too bad that she was forced to take those acting jobs. https://t.co/oCcmVpIoNR
— John Blackout (@SomewhatSeattle) September 28, 2015
Yeah, it’s a shame. It’s a damn shame.
Was she forced to do this? https://t.co/cdAVK3zpwI
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) September 28, 2015
We’re gonna go out on a limb and say she had a choice.
@GPollowitz @micnews This ridiculous head-counting approach to sexism/racism doesn't hold water for anyone but the professionally offended.
— Brian Stewart (@BrianStewartOH) September 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/648557005733560321
We’ve got to agree.
https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/648556890193022976
@micnews Some might say you're being sexist by accepting more roles from men and not being inclusive of female directors.
— Charles T. -Downtown (@crack_bass) September 28, 2015
Indeed. Some might. So, if Miss Watson is truly bothered by all the sexism — as she’s defining it — that she’s experienced, there’s something she can do about it:
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/648555194729541632
You know. In the interest of fairness.
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