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| | Katharine McPhee Gets Thick In Health | | Added 7 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I don’t do a ton of posts onKatharine McPhee anymore, mostly because I forgot she was still technically considered “famous.” But apparently I was wrong! Because here she is doing a photoshoot for Health Magazine‘s December issue, and with a body like that, it’s pretty clear Katharine’s 15 minutes are still going strong. In fact, […]
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| | Reese Witherspoon: We haven't 'been seeing the full female experience' in media | | Added 7 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Reese Witherspoon was in New York last week to accept WSJ Magazine?s Entertainment Innovator of the Year award. She spoke for nine minutes about women?s representation in the entertainment business. Reese commented on the fact that we aren?t getting a broad scope of women?s stories in entertainment because women are relegated to a few niche markets. Reese vowed to bring to screen as many women-driven stories as she could with her Hello Sunshine production company. She?s discussed her mission to make more stories for women before but really drove this point home in her WSJ speech.
“I don?t know if you guys heard, but there has been a lot of stuff going on in Hollywood. We?ve been dealing with some really ugly truth of sexism and sexual harassment, and it has been rampant for far longer than I have been an actress, and it?s brought back a lot of painful memories for people.
?It?s been a real time of reckoning for us, and there is a definitely a growing realization that we need to take the time to really examine the biases that exist in our industry and make much-needed change. Because this is not an issue about actors and actresses, this is a bigger issue about power. I think we have to turn a critical eye about female leadership in Hollywood and whether that?s encouraged or even allowed, because you can?t have accountability or awareness of different perspectives if women are not at the decision-making table.?
“I don?t really believe that we?ve been seeing the full spectrum of the female experience, and that is simply because women?s stories are not prioritized. I?m not talking about mommy blogs and 14 ways to cook a turkey.
?Women want real substance and premium thought-provoking, well-made content, and they want it now. Women want to be entertained where they are, running errands, going to the doctor, on their mobile phones, their laptops. We need to stop expecting them to come to us, and we need to go to them because they want to see themselves onscreen, and that?s the most important thing.
?I?ve had an incredible career as an actress, and it?s my first love. I love being an actor, but now it?s become abundantly clear to me that I have a new mission, and that?s to do more for others in my industry. I?m determined to create more opportunity for other women and people of color. To help them tell their stories. To encourage CEOs to take chances on high-level female executives and champion new female voices on film, because the stories we tell have to got change. And sometimes change is about something small, sometimes change starts in a room like this with people like all of you.?
[Transcribed by Buzzfeed and Huffington Post]
Overall, I really like Reese?s comments. I agree that it would be nice to see something other than a select few archetypes allowed in stories. I?d love to see a sea of women and people of color on screen that represent the people I know in my world. I remember watching No Reservations starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and thinking, ?Is there any other profession for a female protagonist than ?chef??? For a while, it appeared to be the only job screenwriters could think to give to a woman. I agree that women and POC?s stories are not prioritized. And if Reese wants to run around finding those stories, more power to her. I?ll leave a couple on my doorstep for her to collect. Because she?s right, they?re out there, it’d be great if they were given the green light.
I can?t tell if I am just overly sensitive today but I was taken aback by Reese?s jab at ?mommy? and food bloggers. I don?t read either but that doesn?t mean they aren?t valid. And when I do need 14 ways to cook a turkey, I?m glad those women are there to show me how to do it. I don?t dislike Reese so I want to believe that she didn?t mean it the way it came off. Maybe she meant that many women want to do something other than write or read mom advice and recipes and they should be allowed more opportunities to do so. If that?s what she?s saying, I agree with her. If she?s belittling a predominantly female genre, I?m going to need to get out my tsking finger.
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