Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Benedict Cumberbatch taking a fierce stance for feminism in movies & TV

"Benedict Cumberbatch says he won't take on projects that don't pay men and women equally"
https://news.avclub.com/benedict-cumberbatch-says-he-wont-take-on-projects-that-1826028590

By Sam Barsanti for AVClub.

This kind of news really makes me smile. I've been a feminist all my life, and I'm happy to see women being supported by men more and more. It's men who need to help women in their rise toward equality with men, because in all the world's history, it's never been equal. Except maybe in some small villages in remote parts of the world, where polyandry is practiced.

I'm not explaining myself well here, and I apologize. Limited time today. We all understand that women have been oppressed forever, by men. So men have to give up some of that power and let women take over positions we've always held, for equal pay. Follow the money, they always say. Money, like Rand always said, is a measure of one's worth. I halfway believe that. Showing women they're worth as much as us men, means we have to give up one of the biggest things that keeps us in power over them--an equal share of the money.

Good on ya, 'Batch!! Great form of resistance. Doesn't it feel like he's really standing up to something big and stonewalled with this? Takes bravery! No one should have to fear the wrath of man. We can lose our evolutionary nature to destroy. We can adapt.