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Cameron Diaz is aware that some people see her as just a pretty face and a hot body — but she says that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, she rather enjoys being looked at as a sex object, and she believes other women feel the same.
“I think every woman does want to be objectified,” said Diaz in the U.K.’s Sunday Times. “There’s a little part of you at all times that hopes to be somewhat objectified, and I think it’s healthy.”
Really? Then that must be the explanation for why established female celebrities like Jennifer Lopez ($300 million dollars net worth), Beyonce ($450 million dollars net worth) and Kim Kardashian ($85 million dollars net worth) chose to look naked at the recent Met Gala!
I can’t imagine how people would have reacted to seeing Robert Downey Jr., George Clooney and Bradley Cooper in sequined Asian-inspired ‘Eye of The Tiger’ designed jock straps at the same event? I don’t think they would have seen it as the height of fashion that’s for sure. When I opened up the front of my shirt and exposed my chest hair in the Divabetic Calendar 2013 I was told my image was pornographic!
It’s surprising to see the clothing choices of these women at this point in their careers when so many women in the film and music industry are being objectified.
When does a woman have enough money and power to say ‘no’ to being objectifying? Maybe the answer is when it’s her choice!
Coincidentally, this year at the Oscars #AskHerMore started a campaign to get the media to focus more on a woman’s accomplishments than on her appearance. Good thing they weren’t at the Met Gala because asking Beyonce questions about her upcoming album might have proven difficult when there are thousands of sequins strategically placed on her nude mesh dress blinding your eyes.
And even though it seems like several A-Listers on the Red Carpet are taking one huge step back for women in music and Hollywood, the fight to stop devaluing the accomplishments of women in Hollywood and also gain wage equality rages on.
Actress Anna Kendrick recently spoke up about gender bias in Hollywood with Glamour magazine.
“All the films nominated [for a Best Picture Oscar] this year had male leads,” she said. “Like, every single one. So I’m glad that [equality’s] feeling like a bigger issue now … There’s [a film I’m considering] now where I have to wait for all the male roles to be cast before I can even become a part of the conversation. Part of me gets that. [But] part of me is like, ‘What the f–k? You have to cast for females based on who’s cast as males?’ To me, the only explanation is that there are so many f–king talented girls, and from a business standpoint it’s easier to find women to match the men. I totally stand by the belief that there are 10 unbelievably talented women for every role.”
Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron also revealed that she decided to take a break from the movie business after growing tired of being objectified by Hollywood.
Theron said that being pigeonholed ultimately caused her to rethink her decision to pursue acting “so I didn’t work for almost two years”.
Theron also touched on the ongoing controversy over equal pay and rights for women in Hollywood, revealing that she had experienced sexism first hand when she starred in The Huntsman.
After clashing with producers over the discrepancy between her and co-star Chris Hemsworth’s pay she realised just how many barriers woman faced compared with their male counterparts.
“Once I asked, they said yes. They did not fight it,” she said. “And maybe that’s the message: that we just need to put our foot down.”
Does the same gender bias in Hollywood apply to the healthcare profession? From female doctors and nurses to patients and their loved ones are women being treated fairly when it comes to their health? To be continued.
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