No worries! The comments are here for precisely this purpose. I think it’s wonderful that Emma Watson is using her celebrity to promote great causes, and I expect she didn’t even select the content for the video.

Haha, nice. I’m glad you don’t feel bad! You shouldn’t! Yay for discussion!

I just looked back at the headline and I reeeeeally don’t like it. “Celebrity Feminist”? I feel like that is so shady.

and I thought ESPN being over an hour late in even mentioning Arnold Palmer’s death was bad

Is that really a constructive point though? IMO it is pretty obvious that Watson’s video uses hurdles and athleticism as metaphors for determination and overcoming obstacles.

DING DING DING DING DING.

It’s a shady headline for sure.

What makes it even worse is that Jez doesn’t even walk the walk when it comes to being a proverbial “perfect” feminist.

Exactly this.

The headline felt a little brutal to me but maybe I’m reading it in the wrong tone.

This is why we can’t have nice things.

The world, it needs an anthem
For all of womankind
The song to fight, the song to right
The wrongs of all of time
So we put pen to paper
And wrote all through the night
A gorgeous ode to feminism
Well within our sights

I didn’t see it as tearing it apart, but it seemed a little intense. And by placing that criticism where she did in the article, it causes the piece to end on a negative tone that suggests to the reader that Rachel is overall disappointed with Watson’s effort.

I don’t think there was any outrage or condemning anything. She was just making a constructive point about inclusivity, not trying to tear the whole thing apart.

I think there is often a tendency to look for the mistakes of seemingly earnest white girls. I mean, obviously Emma Watson is insanely wealthy and privileged, but it does seem like she is making every effort here and I can’t really point to her misstepping. I don’t know why Rachel focused on that. Maybe she just…