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Emma Watson Says She Was Advised to Not Say the Word ‘Feminism’ in U.N. Speech

Emma Watson is not afraid to call herself a feminist—despite some advice she’s been dealt in the past. The actress made waves last year when she delivered a much-praised speech at the U.N. Women’s HeforShe launch event encouraging men to fight for women’s equality across the world. She earned praise, in part, for dismissing the complicated connotations of the word “feminism” and defining it simply as “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities.” “The more I have talked about feminism, the more I’ve realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating,” she said at the time.

 

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