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| Jodie Foster tired of '€˜the woman thing': There's no '€˜big plot to keep women down' |
| 2016-04-23 |
| [Wash Times] Jodie Foster said she’s tired of people oversimplifying the issue of gender equality in Hollywood, declaring that there isn’t some major plot in the industry "to keep women down." The 53-year-old "Money Monster" director made the comments Wednesday during a panel at the Tribeca Film Festival with fellow director Julie Taymor, Variety reported. "We were both talking about the woman thing and how we are both a little sick of it," Ms. Foster said. "But we don’t want to ignore it either," Ms. Taymor added. Ms. Foster said, "I feel like the issue is way more complicated than saying, ’Why aren’t women making big mainstream franchises?" "There are so many reasons," she continued. "Some of them are about our psychology, some of them are about the financial world, some of them are about the global economy. There are so many answers to that go back hundreds of years. It would be nice to be able to have a more complex conversation and to be able to look at it more than just a quota or numbers. "I don’t think there is a big plot to keep women down," she added. "It is neglect really, and a lot of people that weren’t thinking about it, and a lot of female executives who have risen to the top, who have not really made a dent of bringing many women into the mainstream world." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 Well, negative comments notwithstanding I was pleasantly surprised/shocked. Yup, there is probably a shelf life here, but it is an indication that not all such are on the lower half of average iq. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2016-04-23 23:24 |
| #4 When she follows up this by saying..... "And that's why I'm going to start voting for and campaigning for conservatives!" ....let me know. Because she's just going to pull the lever for whomever the Democrats put up in November. So this story really isn't anything important. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2016-04-23 14:52 |
| #3 "Nobode expects the Liberal Inquisition!" |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-04-23 10:55 |
| #2 If she doesn't walk this comment back and humble herself to the progressive gods she will be scorned and shamed the rest of her life. Typical for those that wander outside of approved thought. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-04-23 10:24 |
| #1 ...Stopped clock and all that, but I suspect she'll be walking this back right quickly. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-04-23 10:09 |