Emma Watson Gives Speech On Feminism To UN, Gets Threatened By 4Chan Creeps

Sep 23, 2014 14:14

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Sometimes celebrities grow up to be exactly who you hope they will be. Case in point: Emma Watson, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. This weekend, the actress/model/Ivy League grad gave a speech to kick off the “HeForShe” campaign. Feminism isn’t a “women’s issue,” she argued; it’s everyone’s issue. She spoke about the myriad ways in which ( Read more... )

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layweed September 23 2014, 21:43:17 UTC
wtf like wtf WTF wtf is wrong with these people wtf

is this the same article as the one posted on ONTD? I feel like that one was much much worse. seriously wtf

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cherriesarered September 24 2014, 01:56:56 UTC
This kind of threat is never okay, but it's even weirder given that she made one of the most male-inclusive feminist speeches in a while.

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cashay September 24 2014, 16:40:23 UTC
Agreed. With 4Chan it's like as soon as a woman tries to be anything more than "eye-candy" there is obviously something wrong with her she needs to be punished for =/

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yamamanama September 24 2014, 19:00:59 UTC
They can't deal with those high expectations.

It's like when someone says "men should learn to not rape women."

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4Chan can go to HeLL ... rjreid06 September 24 2014, 19:55:03 UTC
Feminists, including livably-empowered and holistically embraced array of women across the neuro-bio-psycho-social-spiritual spectrum, - from pacifist to radical-versions - are feeling the unifying threads of tolerance, while moving forward to fully celebratory & emancipatory fulfillment stages of development opportunity, ...

... and where our diversity & social significance surrounding the ever-complex realities of the intersectionality of oppression, male-domination, and the social constructs of genderfication are hopefully rendered compassionately.

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sweetwaterpink September 24 2014, 23:49:14 UTC
4chan is the worst. Kudos to Emma for standing up for feminism when so many her young peers shy away from it.

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moonshaz September 25 2014, 03:09:49 UTC
Fuck 4chan.

That is all.

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