This is an industry rife with racism, sexism and homophobia. It is so closely woven into the fabric of the business that we have become snowblind to the glaring injustices happening every day.
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We have grown up watching women be used as props on a man's journey. It's not our fault that that's what we saw as children. But we need to acknowledge that and do better.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote encourages recognition of how women's roles have often been minimized in society and calls for improvement in this narrative.
Jessica Chastain's quote highlights the pervasive societal issue of women's roles being relegated to mere supportive functions in the narratives of men. It acknowledges that this perception stems from childhood observations and emphasizes the need for society to confront these biases and strive for change, fostering a more equitable representation of women.
Themes
WomenChangeSocietyEqualityRepresentation
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a women's empowerment workshop to emphasize the importance of rewriting narratives.
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I'm not taking jobs anymore where I'm getting paid a quarter of what the male co-star is being paid. I'm not allowing that in my life.
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It's a fact, the majority of films in Hollywood are from the male perspective. And the female characters, very rarely do they get to speak to another female character in a movie, and when they do it's usually about a guy, not anything else. So they're very male-centric, Hollywood films, in general. So I think it's incredible that Ned Benson, when I said I'd love to know where she goes, says okay, I'm going to write another film from the female perspective.
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