Emma Watson UN Speech. Emma Watson made a controversial speech about feminism at the UN recently. She also initiated a campaign dubbed 'heforshe' where men would be taking up the cause for women, wherever they were repressed or diminished in society. No one was more proud of the sentiments expressed in Watson's speech than a teenager in UK, 15-year old Ed Holtom.
Ed wrote to the Sunday Telegraph's editor saying that more boys should learn about becoming active in women's rights:"SIR - I watched Emma Watson's UN speech and agreed with everything she said, so I was disappointed by how ignorant some of the other boys in my class were about it (I attend an independent, all-boys school)," adding, " "It's pretty simple really: if you believe in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes, then you're a feminist," Stuff.co.nz reports.
Since then Holtom's letter to the Telegraph has viraled and has received support on Twitter and Buzzfeed. The young activist said, "I was inspired by Emma Watson's speech, but also by Beyoncé's philosophy of female empowerment."
Although some felt that Watson's speech was not a first of its kind speech or 'game-changing', there were some on the Internet that questioned the need of men to uproot women or stand up for women's rights. Unfortunately, recent reports also said that Emma would be a target of another 'nude photo leak', roiling Hollywood and the Fashion industry. However, the latest news on Emma's threatened photo leaks said that it was a hoax trying to get to 4Chan hackers.
Watson is best known for here role in Hermione Granger from the "Harry Potter" series."How can we affect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feel welcome to participate in the conversation? Men - I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue too,' Watson said in her speech, reports movienewsguide.com.
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A full text of Ed Holtom's letter via Buzzfeed can be found here.
