Good news, you guys. Emily Blunt has stopped talking about how sad she is that she made a privileged financial choice to easily pursue dual American citizenship. The bad news is that now she’s talking about how we should stop talking about sexism all the time. To be fair to Blunt, it does feel like we’ve recently hit Peak Bullsh-t with all of the ask-actresses-about-inequality stuff, which is exactly what I said last week in posts about Cate Blanchett and Rachel Weisz. Is talking about sexism important? Of course it is. Should everyone, male and female, get questions about sexism? Sure. But I would imagine that certain actresses are getting dozens of questions about these issues every single day while they promote their films and it’s got to be a little bit exhausting. Or maybe I’m wrong – maybe Blunt is the one who needs to STFU. You decide.
Emily Blunt says talking about sexism in Hollywood all the time could be making the problem worse. The British actress, who plays FBI agent Kate Macer in her latest film Sicario, says her “opinion is more valued than it used to be”.
“Sure I’ve experienced sexism,” she told Radio Times. “But not that often any more.”
“I sometimes feel that we can exacerbate the problem by talking about it more. I think you can keep talking about it and create more and more of a stamp of divide. I think we need to do more – and stop talking about it.”
She suggested practical solutions, like programmes encouraging female writers, as one answer.
Blunt also told the magazine that she doesn’t hang out with other Brits such as Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch in Hollywood.
“I have British friends in America but not many British actor friends. But you do see a lot of them around. I mean, gradually we’re taking over,” she joked.
“I sometimes feel that we can exacerbate the problem by talking about it more.” To that I say… EH. Or rather, EH??!?! If Blunt wants to speak for herself and her own experiences, sure. If she wants to tell journalists, “You know, I’ve just gotten a ton of sexism questions on this tour, can we just talk about my diet in this interview?” that’s fine with me. But I can’t really think of one single issue that would be solved or made better if only people would stop discussing said issue. If anything, we need to shine a brighter light on many of structural and systemic inequalities in our social, financial and political systems all around.
(PS… This interview reminded me of why I love Viola Davis so much – even though she sometimes comes across as too serious in interviews, she never shies away from these questions, even if she’s answered them all before.)
Photos courtesy of WENN.
The more she talks the more she exacerbates my dislike of her.
I’ve got Blunt Burnout
She needs to STFU already. Like sweeping things under the rug has ever helped bring about change. Based on her philosophy, the civil rights movement would have never happened.
Next, she’ll be complaining about the “backlash” from her comments.
Damn it. She was my imaginary celebrity BFF. Now she’s one comment about “dangerous vaccines” away from my sh!t list. Girl. Wtf.
What you said, Krista. She seemed so cool until she started talking. Someone shut her up.
Agreed. I USED to love her so much, but that’s over and done with now. I’m a ride or die feminist (not man hater, because that’s NOT what feminism is) and her words about equality are the last straw. Gurl, bye!
agree 100% STFU
Ok this may not be a popular opinion, but I officially think she’s an idiot.
How does Emily think change comes about? By people standing around silently, never talking about anything?
Just another completely out of touch celebrity with way too much to say and too little brain to back up her mouth.
I wish one of them would just say “I have really no idea and I don’t care”. At least it would be honest. And can we please start an interview trend to show how stupid the MEN are?
I totally agree!! They could do themselves a great service by just admitting that they don’t have a clue. And you’re right–more than half the stupid sh-t men say goes unnoticed (I’m not talking about CB, just the media in general) but when women say something stupid, it’s newsworthy for weeks and people are outraged.
I think they care—Meryl, this one…all of them. They just know how their bread is buttered. They care about their status and pockets. They do not want to be associated with the narrative on feminism, sexism, etc. because they could be blacklisted. Plus, another viewpoint is simply that she is exercising her privilege as a high-income white female movie star. She may experience sexism in a muted way or she may decide that it s not in her interest to speak out on it. In either case she is not necessarily an idiot. She is sly and self-serving.
Where were you guys for the weeks of Matt Damon says dumb stuff coverage? Or Batfleck or Sean Penn. with the existence of the interwebs both men and women get dragged and it makes it to the media.
Emily Blunt is not dumb, just privileged and surrounded by others like her. She got to play a strong female character with Tom Cruise and in her last two movies so from her POV, it’s not a problem getting those roles. She is speaking about herself and should have just said so in the beginning.
I used to think she was smart, but maybe I was just dazzled by the british accent.
Between this and the citizenship thing, she just seems dumb as soup. Think before you speak, darling!
I believe that I was conned by the British accent as well.
lol!!! you guys….:)
Agreed.
I agree with you. Maybe it’s time to stop assuming just because people are good actors that they are at all bright.
Yes!
You said it!
Man, I’m such a Blunt apologist (i.e. I found all the hoopla about ‘murica ridiculous, and absolutely got what she was saying) but chica has got to pick her battles.
I think her point is she has no battles
…some of these women are so comfortable and secure in their complacency it’s actually embarrassing.
I guess when it’s the choice between millions of dollars they’d rather take the low amount simply because their body houses a vagina, than dare to speak up and risk not getting invited to all the latest parties.
People who say ‘speaking about it makes it worse’ are people who don’t speak about it at all unless forced. Because anyone who has had the thoughts and spoken the words knows that racism, sexism, and ageism exist perfectly fine so long as no one says anything and everyone pretends that’s just magically how the world works. Bad Blunt.
The privilege just oozes out of the quotes:
“The British actress…says her ‘opinion is more valued than it used to be.’ ”
“Sure I’ve experienced sexism,” she told Radio Times. “But not that often any more.”
So she’s good. She’s all set. Now that she’s reached a certain level in her career and in her status, there’s no need to make a fuss or cause a scene. Nothing to see here, people. Cause she’s all good. And tired of talking about unpleasant things that don’t affect her anymore.
The rest of us can just close our mouths and our eyes, lie back, and think of England.
thank you for this comment. It’s easy to say that something doesn’t matter when you are comfortably ensconced in your tower.
I’m with Kaiser; what issue is made better by not talking about it? I’m an ardent feminist, and after we see a film, my family/friends have to hear me analyze any sexism in the movie; sometimes it’s a long list. Now they can spot things on their own, and don’t accept it like they used to. 😀 Talk leads to change, Emily.
I agree. All these interviews now it’s the newest question. After a while it means nothing, just like the feminism question. What they need to be doing is action, whatever that entails, producing movies they want, directing, scriptwriting. There need to be more Angelinas, more Reese Whiterspoons who has so many female centric projects going on with her production company, Sandra Bullock going to George Clooney and he gives her a male written role in movie he’s producing, Sandra making it happen by being proactive, on and on. And like I’ve said a million times, it’s up to us to get out to the box office and make them a success if they deserve it, are good movies. That’s what speaks, box office success, not a loss.
Right. And I know I won’t be contributing to the box-office for this lady. I’m saving my money for b*****s like Charlize and JLaw that come out to fight.
Actions not words. My money, my pick
Oh, fuck you Blunt. You wimped out because it’s Oscar season…so very disappointing.
I understood it more so as, we need to DO more about sexism and stop just talking about it.
That’s how I took it, too. “Less words, more action”. I think she has a point there somewhere, but she’s not smart/articulate enough to find it and get it across.
But in an important way, this is a false distinction; there’s no reason we can’t have JUST as many words + more action.
Exactly. I understood what she was saying and I agree with her.
That was clearly her intention. It’s difficult for me to wrap my mind around all of the other comments that misinterpret her comment. It wasn’t complex, it just required reading three sentences and connecting them together. And these same people are doubting HER intelligence? Unbelievable.
Welcome to the internet. People are quick to assume the worst about everyone and complain about it to feel better about themselves. It’s a very nasty place. That’s why funny animal videos are so popular – it’s compensation.
Isn’t that the truth?
It’s very true. Then they can feel better they’ve done something, by simply posting their opinions on message boards- they get to walk away feeling like they’ve “stuck up for the cause” or something.
It’s not enough.
That’s how I took it too. She’s tired of words and looking for action. But I do think talking about it is still important, especially when there’s not much action happening.
Nah! She meant it sound exactly as the majority of us took it. Let’s talk less. Then she softened it by following up with the “more action” narrative. It is deliberate bating speech that is intended to mollify the Hollywood male elite and us women. “She is talking out of both sides of her mouth” is what my grandmother would say. Very self-serving and disingenuous.
@Saywhatwhen: Agree 100%.
That’s how I understood it, too. Less of this, more of that. But I also think she worded it poorly.
I agree it was poorly worded. I think it was a combo of “we need more action on this issue” and “please stop asking this question in every single interview of every single female actor (which is fair–ask more male actors this question).”
Sometimes the only power we have are our voices. Usually we lack power to effect change, which is why we’re calling for change in the first place. So asking the powerless to ‘do’ something besides talking is illogical. IMO, of course.
This is how I interpreted too…
But I do think we need to do both (talk and act). Case in point is the “project greenlight”. My God it is so obvious how that petulant kid chosen as the director is acting towards Effie and how none of the men in that production was backing her up when she is correct, painting her as difficult and full of drama.
I read a lot of good stuff about her film “Sicario” and her as the female protagonist, maybe she could talk about that? It does relate to sexism/feminism.
The film was awful as a feminist vehicle. If she swapped roles with Brolin, it would have been an awesome feminist film. SPOILER sentence ahead: But it was another “the chick can’t hack it in the male-dominated law enforcement world.” Ugh.
I was surprised how her role was praised as ” feminist” whereas her role is passive in fact .In more she only has one scene really about her
Is this a case of foot in mouth disease? If she’d said, “Only talking isn’t fixing the problem… at this point the sexism is so bad that it’s time for action,” or something to that effect … instead her comments could be perceived as implying that talking makes the problem worse.
It does not.
Someone said to me once, “There’s a time to talk and a time to act.” If that’s what she’s getting at, fine. Otherwise, she seems to have be talking Matty D-style.
I get it in context when she says we need to do more. Plus, as unsavory as it is to think about, to a lot of non-feminists we look like whiners. But that’s definitely a perception issue, that’s not on us.
I could be completely misconstruing what she said, but if I’m not, I can see her point. Not agree with it, but understand it.
I think that may have been what she was saying. People do get annoyed if they feel like a person or group is always complaining about being a victim but not doing much to change their situation. It’s hard too when it’s rich people doing the complaining. So I can understand saying talk about the issue less but do more to try to bring about change. I’m not sure if that’s the best solution or not but I wouldn’t condemn someone for thinking this way.
Bringing awareness to a certain issue NEVER exacerbates a problem. It helps pave the way for change. Does she also think talking about things like cancer and racism make them worse? Maybe if we just keep quiet it’ll all go away.
I think her point is more that talking alone isn’t cutting it. After all, shining a light on a problem and then doing nothing to fix said problem DOES simply highlight the problem in everyone’s mind (hence exacerbating it).
Don’t get me wrong – talking is the first critical step toward change, but I think Blunt’s point is that there comes a time when taking action is the only thing that will move us forward.
I disagree that that was exactly her point. She did say that we need more action, less talk, but she also said that continually talking about it just exacerbates the problem by creating more and more a stamp of divide. So that tells me two things – she sees feminism as a divide between men and women – not as a win/win – and she doesn’t want to make the men in Hollywood angry. And I think her line that she doesn’t experience sexism “as much anymore” is very telling.
I come from a culture and an era that told women to be always sweet and always supportive of men. Daddy’s tired, be quiet, don’t bother him right now, don’t disagree with men or they won’t like you. I gotta tell you, I’m just tired. And being quiet about it doesn’t work. Having programs to encourage female writers may encourage female writers until they try to get hired. Then, will they get the same pay? Not if we don’t talk about it. I can’t believe that it’s 2015 and I’m hearing another woman tell me that Daddy’s tired, he doesn’t want to hear about that right now, don’t bother him…
Based on this interview, I think saying that Emily sees feminism as a “divide between men and women” is inaccurate. From my perspective, she was talking about constant discussion without action creating a divide.
I think there comes a point when non-stop talking about it DOES create a divide. For instance, I don’t go through my whole day thinking about the pay gap, but when it gets brought up, I get pretty upset about the inequality we deal with. I believe when people are always pointing these injustices out, it can create some resentment — both in the women who have to deal with living in “a man’s world” AND in the men who have no control over the way our society operates.
I know discussing issues creates awareness, and that’s very important. But i also think relentless discussion without any action can get repetitive, and yes, it can divide people.
But where does she get the idea that it’s just relentless talking without action? I’m seeing action in women forming their own production companies and walking out on deals where they don’t receive the same pay as their male counterparts… Bradley Cooper in his beige booty shorts negotiating as a team…And that’s all because of the talking. Talking about unfairness is uncomfortable. I get that. And totally agree with you that action is required, too. Maybe I’m being over-sensitive because I have been told not to create waves for my whole life? I don’t know, I just don’t feel great about this woman telling me not to talk about something for fear of upsetting the men.
edit. duplicate.
edit. What is going on with all these duplicates. LOL
Meh, this is the question du jour now and it is getting old, and they are getting asked about it in every interview. So is every interviewer going to keep asking her as she is promoting a movie. At some point, it’ becomes white noise because it’s in every interview of women. Go ask the male directors when promoting a movie. I’d like to see questions asked of huge directors or producers
. Women, get out and make it happen, like Reese Witherspoon is with her production company, produce projects, write scripts, direct.
Did she not follow up with ‘I think we need to do more’?
well, that’s what I read. Stop talking, do more. DO MORE.
we can all do more, everyday. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are (Roosevelt). Change can happen, but it does take more than talking about it. Become the change you want to see (Ghandi).
I believe she means that when certain subjects are talked about all the time the public tends to get fed up or even worse, defensive! There are many objecting/whinning voices heard lately, regarding the conversation about women in Hollywood and the inequality they face, even from other women, because they can’t relate. It’s not like Hollywood gals demand equal pay among male/female factory workers.
I think part of the problem too is that women and people of color often think that life is a walk in the park for white men. They talk as if white men always have it easy and have everything handed to them. There’s so much complexity that doesn’t come up like the fact that life is much harder for low income white men than it is for upper class women and black people. Terms like white privilege and male privilege get thrown around in these conversations when many white men don’t feel privileged or are struggling to make ends meet. In Hollywood I can imagine many men feel like they had to work hard and struggle which may make them insensitive to the claim they’ve succeeded solely because of their whiteness and maleness and not due to hard work and effort. I think this is why people get tired of talk. They feel like their own lives are tough as well. I always have such mixed feelings about this because discrimination is real and there’s a huge amount of unfairness. I’m just not sure if turning every white male into the enemy is the best way to resolve things. And that seems to be the popular approach today.
I have two brothers who have serious problems in their lives right now. One is awaiting a kidney transplant and the other has mental problems but won’t get help. We grew up poor with emotional abuse and neglect. We all had to work hard to get what we have now. I’ve never heard my brothers say anything racist, sexist or homophobic. They’re open-minded and don’t mistreat anyone. But because they’re white males they get blamed for society’s problems.
Racism and sexism are huge societal problems. But class for the most part class determines how privileged people really are which is my problem with terms like white and male privilege. I think that’s why Blunt is saying talking too much can exacerbate problems because we’re blaming whole groups rather than individuals responsible and that leads to backlash from people who would otherwise be allies.
As an example, the media talks about black people being victims of police brutality while ignoring the many stories of whites who’ve been killed by the police. A white woman just sued the Carlsbad police department because she was beaten by a black cop in front of her kids. Her story has gotten little media attention. This kind of thing does lead to a backlash from groups who feel their problems are being ignored while also being blamed for other people’s problems. This division makes it more difficult to solve problems.
Emma, I think it’s actually more like this.
PoC say: Our lives are hard. Markedly hard. Harder than a white male’s life. We need to point this out because some white men don’t even know privilege exists.
White men hear: YOU’RE THE BAD GUY. YOU’RE THE PROBLEM. YOUR LIVES ARE SOOOOOO EASY.
Ah yes the long suffering white man, when will the world give him a break?!
Life isn’t a walk in the park for anyone. Everyone has troubles and sorrows and loss. But I can’t understand why it’s so hard for some white people to grasp that we don’t have the extra challenge of skin color in our lives. When I walk into a store, the staff of the store smiles, asks me if I want help and goes back to what they’re doing if I say no. If I want to buy a house, the realtor is delighted and the sellers are, too. When I go to a restaurant, I am met with a smile and seated as soon as possible. I have gotten every job I’ve ever applied for but one. When my husband sits next to a woman on the bus, she doesn’t hold on tighter to her purse. When he says something intelligent, people don’t look surprised and say, “wow, you’re so well-spoken!” I don’t pretend to speak for POC, or imply that they are treated differently in every circumstance everywhere they go, but I have a feeling they sometimes have a different experience from me simply because of skin color. I’ve seen it. That’s privilege. It’s something I receive, not because of something I did, but because of what I look like. And every white person has it. This doesn’t mean that their lives are all rosy. It simply means that they do not have the additional pain of racism added to their struggles.
Dang GNAT, that was an amazing comment. Thank you.
Thank you to Goodnames, Marty, and Ummm.
White Privelage doesn’t mean every white person drives a limousine and has bags of money being dropped off on their doorstep daily. It doesn’t mean income disparity doesn’t exist for whites or they don’t face struggles. It DOES mean that the issues they face don’t carry the added burden of being white. That they are well represented in all forms of media. That when they go missing they are featured prominently on the news while minority individuals are statistically featured less. Literally every example Goodnames mentioned plus more.
THIS is why people are rebuffing Emily’s comments, because sadly despite the massive amounts of talking that have already happened many people still miss the issue by a mile. If we stop talking more people will wrongly perceive and assume about the issue. You don’t magically fix an issue in a society defaulted to cater to the population on a sliding scale of worth based on proximity to white and male.
@Emma,
Thanks for speaking for me while I was gone, but I’m back now. As a black woman, I don’t think life is a walk in the park for white men. What I do think and have observed is that white men get advantages or the benefit of the doubt more than others. Sometimes that’s the ONLY difference between success and failure.
BTW, if talking about feminism makes white men feel uncomfortable, that means they don’t understand the argument and need to be educated (more talking, I know). Feminism isn’t about pitting men against women. That’s the lie our enemies tell. Feminism is just Civil Rights for women. EQUALITY. That’s all. End of story.
“As an example, the media talks about black people being victims of police brutality while ignoring the many stories of whites who’ve been killed by the police.”
@WOR
do you have data to back up these stores of an epidemic of Whites being killed by police that’s been hidden? Because there is ACTUAL real research showing the epidemic of Black men and women being wrongly killed by the police, being pulled over just because of their skin color, being wrongly arrested, given longer sentences and being wrongly prosecuted with life sentences. Blacks and Hispanics being over represented in prisons.
Yes there is some brutality against whites by police because in general the police are being trained to be overly brutal but by percentage, it happens significantly less to Whites (poor or rich) than to minorities. When it happens to Whites it’s not a case of reverse discrimination as you are implying with your Black cop vs the White lady. Whites are viewed as individuals. Cops don’t go out looking to lock up or beat up White ladies or Whites in general but you will hear cops say they are going out looking for N*gg*rs. Many, many times.
White priviledge has noting to do with money, it means you can go outside your house and be treated like a normal human being. That’s all POC want, not special treatment. We want to be able to be normal John Smith and not viewed as a bomb waiting to blow up or seen as the other in every aspect of our lives 24/7.
Oh FFS. What is going on today? Yes, meaningful discussion has always been a terrible way to resolve issues! So we should do more (nice that she doesn’t explain how or what we’re supposed to be doing) but we should do it QUIETLY; we wouldn’t want to upset anyone with a thoughtful discussion!
I hate how this genuine non sense will get swept under the rug and forgotten in a week, but god knows we’ll never forget that KP is the most useless scourge on pop music today. Where is the PopCultureFeministJournalist(TM) 1000 word think piece on EB’s crap? Too real?
To be fair, “She suggested practical solutions, like programmes encouraging female writers, as one answer.”
But I understand your frustration Tak.
I think what she meant is that there should be less talk and more action. Is that what she meant? Because if that is the case, I kind of agree with her, although, I think she just put her foot in her mouth again. I get what she is saying, just like I understood what she had to say about how she felt about getting American citizenship, but it comes out sounding so bad and offensive. Maybe she should take her own advice and stop talking for a while because she is exacerbating her own PR problem by giving these types of quotes.
Tbh I get what she’s saying. A lot of actresses get asked that question and most of the time they give dumb answers. Why? Because they’re actresses with little formal education and know crap about the subject. What the hell where you expecting? How has Meryl Streep’s and Shailene Woodley’s opinion on sexism affected the movement? Has anything really changed?
If they wanna talk about this very important subject, I think they should do so on their own accord like JLaw did. Feminism is the hot click-bait subject of the day, and having so many actresses say dumb shit about it just so they can get teared apart online is doing absolutely nothing beneficial. As Emily said, I think it only makes people grow tired of the subject. Nowadays I try to avoid feminism threads on this forum as much as possible because I know exactly what the comments will be like, and I’ve learned absolutely nothing new from them.
Agree with everything you wrote. I also agree with Emily in the fact that actions are more important than words, not just say “yeah, I’m a feminist” but to do actual things about it.
What the hell did she do to her face! I thought it was Kate Winslet at first glance….and please stop talking, Emily.
Yeah, Emily Blunt’s face is getting really weird nowadays. Her face has entered the I-need-to-read-the-caption territory; on top of the nose job and brow lift and porcelain veneers and Botox, she also appears to have gotten jaw implants.
I don’t even recognize her face anymore – it’s so different (and so much less attractive!) compared to how pretty she used to be.
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Dear Emily,
Of course you are not a victim of sexism anymore because your brother in law is powerful within Hollywood and gets you the roles.
Just because you don’t suffer from it- it doesn’t mean others don’t.
Don’t forget – One whisper becomes a thousand, a thousand whispers becomes the whole world.
Kind regards,
Proud feminist
Who is her brother-in-law? I always see her and her husband hanging out with important people and I don’t know why. Sicario is the first time she receives this much praise. I saw her out with Clooney for a double date
I think she’s also tight with Damon and Kimmel. I always thought it’s her light and snobbish humor along with an obvious lack of personal opinion that gave her access.
If her brother in law is the one getting her roles, then why has John Krasinski’s career flatlined?
Lol really though. Someone once told me Krasinski is more talented than Blunt. I had to laugh. They were so obviously just jealous of Blunt for some reason. Krasinski’s a funny, nice, charming guy. But that’s literally the only role he can play. The new Bay film about Benghazi. In the trailer I saw, John doesn’t say a word. Literally not ONE word and yet there’s a ton of close up shots of him. It was just weird.
I like Emily and think what she said here was kinda dumb. I still like her. She definitely grew up privileged and it stings how little she gets it sometimes, but I’m also in agreement with others on how I’m TIRED of actresses getting this question asked over and over and over again. Their hands are kinda tied guys. Emily’s a talented actress, but she’s not so far among the elites that she’s irreplaceable.
Seriously let us ask the directors and actors. Let those dummies talk outta their asses a bit. Show us how ignorant and obtuse they are.
LOL – Stanley Tucci is a good actor and seems like a lovely guy, but isn’t the head of a studio or anything.
Emily’s big break was the Devil Wears Prada, and she got an Oscar nomination for the Young Victoria, all before Tucci’s first wife sadly passed away. He’s only been married to Emily’s sister for a few years, long after she established her career.
Also, she’s not saying sexism doesn’t exist, but that she personally experienced it in the past but not as much anymore.
Her face is very botoxy.
That is all. I have nothing else to say about this woman -_-
So she thinks she would should “do” more about it but not talk about it. Sounds like alot of ensuing chaos and serious lack of communication re whatever is to be done about it.
Please go away, Emily. Can’t stand this woman and her pretentious BS. You know why she doesn’t want to talk about it? Because it doesn’t affect her priveleged a$$ so she doesn’t care. Never understood the support and fandom for her. She is barely talented, unattractive and too smug to have anything valid to say on any subject.
Wow – how the tide has turned. She went from that really good British actress to…this. I defended her a bit over that citizenship comment, and even here, I think she’s trying to say we should do more about sexism rather than just talking about it all the time. However, in both of these instances, she’s not coming across well and she’s not communicating her thoughts well (maybe she’s not capable). Either way, she needs to step back and reevaluate her delivery and perhaps some more media training is in order. If everyone keeps misunderstanding you, sometimes the problem is you and not everyone else.
She grew up VERY privileged, so that probably informs her worldview. When she was on Howard Stern a couple of weeks ago, she said her father was THE top barrister in the UK, not A top barrister- Stern asked her twice just to make sure. She also said she makes WAY less than you’d think, like not even a million a picture- her’s is not a case of JLAw unfairness, IMO, bc Emily has yet in 15-20 years prove that she can put butts in seats on her name alone. She did say that she got VERY lucky with some roles, but it sounded more like a humblebrag. Until the citizen & feminism stuff, I would have given her the benefit of the doubt, but, as Maya A says, people show you who they are- BELIEVE THEM. I guess she has daddy’s barrister $$ & hubby’s TV $$, so she’ll be able to pay the nanny she JUST got- the struggle is real!
He made her say it twice. It totally cracks me up that, deep down, Howard Stern is such a moralist.
Julianne Moore:
” Vote with your money. If there’s something you don’t like, don’t go, don’t pay for it. And if there’s a female-driven movie out there that you want to see, buy a ticket. That’s really what makes a difference. My husband laughs at me, but I just won’t go see movies with only men in them. I just can’t bear it.”
Go Julianne!
Love this!
There are a lot of smaller movies out there made by and about women but many of them don’t reach the box office or don’t get a wide release. So don’t forget about on demand and online/dvd purchases too!
Smart comment, that’s what’s happening a lot these days.
It’s official: she’s not smart.
Yep, she is definitely not very bright.
Sounds like she’s afraid of some backlash via the Industry. But I’ll give her a pass as she goes on to say. “I think we need to do more – and stop talking about it.” Then she actually made suggestions as to how she thinks change can come about.
Agreed that she is afraid of blacklist. I said so above and also said she is talking out of both sides of her mouth. Here is the thing: In 2015, with my daughter sitting around my ankles, I want stronger, braver, more kick-ass women out there. It’s like humanity goes through cycles and the era of the brave woman has passed????? I need for female movie stars to bite the bullet, form a union of female movie stars and come out swinging at those old guys at the top. Afer all they need women in movies to objectify, right? What’s more, I need the women in Hollywood like Emily and Streep to stop the hot- potato- in- the- mouth discussions— say it loud and proud!!!! Emily wants us to do more. Fine. How about doing more and saying more, louder, at the same time. Man can walk and chew gum at the same time!!!!!!
Why is it all on Emily to be dissected and came all balls blazing? She’s a mid-level actress in Hollywood. Now she has to start screaming from the rooftops in every interview she gives while promoting a movie (that’s her job, to promote the movie) about sexism in Hollywood, but Angelina Jolie gets to do a beautiful photo-op with family and actually just get to discuss her project? And she’s someone with a lot more power than little Emily.
It’s becoming overkill..
I think the bigger question is, why do you bring Jolie into this? Jolie HAS addressed feminism in the past, but more importantly, her cause is the third world countries she is an Ambassador to. Jolie definitely uses her power and influence, but more for starving children, educating and providing medical care to the impoverished, protecting refugees, and furthering women’s rights in troubled third world countries….oh, and advocating and providng support for further cancer reaseach.
If Jolie were asked about feminism, I’m confident she would not say talking about it is exacerbating the problem.
Whoever has been managing Blunt’s career from the very start has done only a mediocre job. Sure, she is somewhat famous, but she could have been more well-known for her roles than her quotes at this point in her career. Meryl Streep once said that Blunt was one of the best actresses of her generation. However, she went onto making bad films and did not improve her fashion sense on the red carpet. Now she is more famous for saying things that offend people more than her movie roles. She really needs new PR people who will train her to look and sound better in the media.
I don’t see anything wrong with what she said. She’s suggesting that it’s time to talk less and do more. And I agree. And while feminism isn’t about “man-hating”, there are factions of it where women really believe that way. I don’t blame them, as it can be really easy to get angry at men and see them as the enemy after thousands of years of playing second fiddle. But I understand what some of these actresses are saying about finding that balance. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. We need men to be feminists and to push for wage equality. We need women to do the same and push for the same equality without blaming men or acting like victims (though by definition, women HAVE been victims), because it could swing the pendulum too far. Men and women are equal but different, and that’s part of the point, no?
Well she’s buddies with the Aniston crew, so these dumb comments explain a lot to me about her now. I never got this girls appeal, not I actively don’t care for her.
Wow. You have a freaking platform to make the world a better place, and this is how you use it? Shameful.
Ah yes, the “Voldemort Gambit”. That always works so well for eradicating prejudice.
This is an extremely British approach. I live in England currently and attended an English university so to me, this is outlook is in part cultural imo. Confrontation is not very English, they prefer to sweep things under the rug more often. I don’t mean that as an insult!
I agree with this 100%, but I don’t believe that others will see it like that. It is a British based thing. It’s not so much sweeping it under the rug as it is that people in other countries have a different way of dealing with things. We ARE different. Even if we speak English or share the same core society, there are massive cultural differences.
Every single country is not a mini-US.
I was just watching an episode of the American version of Jeremy Kyle. The difference between the US version and the UK one is massive. The way people react, speak, think, behave is totally different. It’s not that the British don’t wish to address issues and just want to ignore them, it’s just quite often things are done more in a quiet, behind the scenes manner. People seriously need to step back and realise that just because someone/people don’t do things or think the exact same way, doesn’t mean that they don’t care. It’s just not everyone wants to have it shoved right in your face all the time.
I just really fail to see what is wrong with what Emily has said.
It’s great to exercise cultural sensitivity in situations like this, but on the flip side, she’s been living and working in America for years, and she’s married to an American.
Yeah, but she’s still British. People always retain their previous life in some form, whether you be British, Chinese, Russian, Czech. It is a part of who you are and the thought processes and values that make you up.
It doesn’t negate the fact that people have different ways of dealing with situations, different thought processes, different opinions. Culture plays a part. It’s not cultural sensitivity that’s needed, it’s just simple everyday common sense and maybe the need to be more chill about things. Like she has her opinion, why can’t she have one? Why must she be chastised and lambasted every time she opens her mouth?
She’s not saying anything that’s really hateful, spiteful or cruel, the same with Meryl and Marion, they didn’t say anything hateful, spiteful or cruel. Just something which certain people don’t agree with. Why does that inspire such anger? Look at the comment below, that’s pretty spiteful. That’s basically a “Go back to where you came from” comment, if Emily were from any other country or cultural setting, people would be crying about how racist or hateful that is. But it’s fine to call her stupid or dumb because she says something that isn’t in keeping with the social trend of being a super feminist? Seriously, the issue isn’t even just that she’s british, it’s the vitriol that gets tossed at anyone that says something that isn’t inline with what the masses are demanding.
Like I said in another comment – everyone cared about bullying a few years ago and that was what was the THING. Everyone was using it as a catchcry for everything. Now, it’s racism, privilege and feminism, yet those people who cared about bullying years ago and were SO into that, are now basically bullying others for opinions that don’t match up with theirs. It just amazes me that people do not see that, it’s as plain as day, but they push on and keep on with what is a hot issue RIGHT NOW.
I wish she would take her carpet bagging self back to England. She’s a haughty woman and so is her lapdog husband. They creep me out for they are friends of the White Liberal Elite crew in Hollywood (buddies with George Clooney and Matt Damon) who know what’s best for minorities. I can’t stand her, George, and Matt. Her husband just grins. I picked up on Matt’s and George Liberal overseer ways years ago but its taken others slower cognition to stop fawning over him in order to pick up on the fact that these people are scurrilously privileged overseerers who really don’t get a lot of what they make their image of being so enlightened to be. They can’t be trusted.