As women, we have to take a lot of shit from men. Unfortunately, many men refuse to join us in 2016 and insist on treating women like second-class citizens. This sexist BS even exists in Hollywood. Here are 15 of our favorite quotes from famous actresses weighing in on this topic:
1. Reese Witherspoon
“Other than one studio, literally one, nobody was developing anything with a female lead. It just hit me like a ton of bricks. And I was so mad. And then I thought. Why am I so upset about this? Why don’t I do something about it?”
2. Rebel Wilson
“I have done three big movies with men — These are talented, strong-minded males, but you have to work that system. You aren’t being paid much and you start at a disadvantage with the script. Usually, you don’t have any cool jokes and you’re there to support the male actor.”
3. Susan Sarandon
“It will be great when it’s not such a big deal when a woman gets a good job.”
4. Sandra Bullock
“I don’t understand why there needs to be a love interest to make women go see a film. I think society sort of makes us feel that way — that if you don’t have a guy, you’re worthless.
5. Patricia Arquette
“I think men over 40 don’t want to be cast with women who are their real age, I guess. I mean, I find it funny.”
6. Geena Davis
“What are we saying to kids when the female characters are hyper-sexualized, narrowly stereotyped or not even there? The message clearly is girls are not as important as boys, women are not as important as men. And they take this all in completely unconsciously.
7. Amy Adams
“I never fought for or against playing a sexual or sensual woman, it’s just there hadn’t been one offered to me that felt like it came from an authentic place and wasn’t there just to serve the male characters.”
8. Jane Fonda
“Media is the face that the United States gives to the world. And if the women’s part of our country isn’t part of that face. Then they’re not getting the whole picture.”
9. Natalie Portman
“The original comic books were written a few decades ago and obviously women are still wonderful nurses now, but they’ve also entered into different careers like astrophysics.”
10. Michelle Rodriguez
“I just said to myself, ‘Look, you’re going to just have to create your own archetype, doesn’t matter if you go broke doing it.’ And I almost did go broke, twice!”
11. Mila Kunis
“You have no idea how hard it is for a woman in this business. A lot of people don’t even think women are funny. It’s f***** up, but you have to deal with guys like that. I’ve learned to roll with it.”
12. Allison Janney
“An agent said he didn’t know what to do with me. I wouldn’t be able to play any parts but lesbians and aliens.”
13. America Ferrara
“I think Hispanic women are beautiful with their curves. I’m not sure who feels that way in Hollywood. I was never told to lose 50 pounds. If they think that they just don’t bother with you. You just don’t get the role and never know why. That’s still better than physically harming yourself and becoming unhealthy just to star in a movie.”
14. Elizabeth Banks
“The sexism in Hollywood is not particularly overt because the system is good at hiding it.”
15. Ellen DeGeneres
“People give me such a hard time because I don’t wear dresses. What’s that got to do with anything?”
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— TheWrap (@TheWrap) August 26, 2016
11 badass #actresses who stood up to blatant #sexism in #Bollywood with excellent comebacks: https://t.co/qBCbOpxins pic.twitter.com/KHydJB4iZQ
— ScoopWhoop (@ScoopWhoop) November 26, 2015
This is a clip from the show Scandal where Lisa Kudrow gave a speech on sexism in politics:
https://youtu.be/N1oyIEgDWAQ
Featured image from A-Z Quotes.
