No one is saying it's your fault. None of this is ever your fault. You should never be afraid for your safety and no one has the right to subject you to such abuse.

Because you have provided no context. You don't know what happened to him any more then the rest of us. You also don't have a monopoly on having been bullied, threatened, and hurt for who you are, so maybe stop talking to everyone who doesn't believe that violence is ever justified like they're simpletons?

And then you promptly dismiss all the people who state that it's offensive to them by saying "Offensive? That's a reach for me, too."

Yeah but a feminist website doesn't have to be like "ZOMG THIS IS THE MOST PERFECT THING EVER". It's just the most mainstream attractive white rich feminist around speaking about an issue that disproportionately affects poor women and nonwhite women. Nice that she's speaking up but we and the UN can do much better.

Dude. Stop feeding.

It really was. Thanks.

You're a boring troll and I'm not humouring you anymore.

Still can't get behind it. This is a g-d- feminist website, we're not supposed to be happy for the bare crumbs; we're supposed to be looking at it critically. This is a good thing but it's also incredibly problematic on a number of levels.

I don't think the UN is confused, but I think actor's egos and the general public might get confused. It's like politicians deciding they know more about biology then scientists, it doesn't help anyone. She just doesn't have the credentials to be invited to speak (except for fame). But thanks for the wikipedia quote?

I'd be fine with her on an ad campaign or doing the talk-show circuit. But I'd rather see someone up there who at least has done some work to merit the podium because this feminism is something that I'm really used to seeing and got really sick of a long time ago.

Nope, seriously had no idea what you were asking.

I can tell. The rich white female anecdotal perspective on feminism is really something that's been missing from the mainstream. It's good that we'll finally hear that story.

You aren't white by any chance? I always find that white feminists really do feel that they can speak for us all as experts. It's something!

Point still stands. Just because you are a woman does not make you an expert on women's issues. You have a small, select perspective which is only a tiny fraction of a larger problem. If they wanted someone to testify about being a young white actress in Hollywood, she'd be perfect. However she has no insight into a…

That by being a woman she is an expert in woman's studies. It's like saying that because you are a human and have a body you are a M.D. That's either very delusional or a joke.

You live up to your name. :)

She should be in an ad campaign, not addressing the headquarters in New York. It's a terrible precedent to set. She's a trained entertainer and damn good at her job, but not an authority on the issues we're attempting to address. (Jenny McCartney going off the deep end on the vaccine thing comes to mind.) The UN has a…

Because awareness doesn't lead to change in many cases, so I'm not sure it matters.

I guess that's what we have to hope for. But honestly if I asked you what Ben Affleck testified before Congress about in Feb. would you remember?

... was there a coherent question in there?