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Letโs accept it; we need people like Emma Watson who can be strongly vocal about feminism. Emma has always been vocal about her take on feminism and gender equality.
Anyone who believes in gender equality would be a fan of Emma Watson . Not only she is a great actor, but Emma is also a feminist and an activist who has always spoken her heart out, as evidenced by her speech at the 2017 MTV Awards. She is also a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and helped launch the UN Women campaign HeForShe, which calls for men to advocate gender equality.
As a strong feminist, her words have the power to bring a change in society. We have collected the 30 most powerful Quotes by Emma Watson for you. These Emma Watson quotes on feminism will definitely open your mind.
Emma Watson Quotes About Feminism
โGirls should never be afraid to be smart.โ
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โI want to be a Renaissance Woman. I want to paint, and I want to write, and I want to act, and I just want to do everything.โ
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โThe saddest thing a girl can do is dumb herself down for a guy.โ
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โIโm excited about the aging process. Iโm more interested in women who arenโt perfect. Theyโre more compelling.โ โ
Emma Watson, Emma Watson criticises โdangerously unhealthyโ pressure on young womenโ. Interview with Maev Kennedy, www.theguardian.com . March 30, 2014
โFeminism is not here to dictate to you. Itโs not prescriptive, itโs not dogmatic. All we are here to do is give you a choice.โ
Emma Watson, The December 2014 ELLE Cover Interviewโ by Lorraine Candy, www.elle.com . March 06, 2015
โBoth men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong.โ
โWe need to live in a culture that values and respects and looks up to and idolizes women as much as men.โ
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โIf you stand for equality, then youโre a feminist. Sorry to tell you.โ
Emma Watson, HeForShe Conversation with Emma Watson on International Womenโs Day 2015 [Full Q&A] โ Officialโ. Youtube video, www.youtube.com . March 8, 2015
โYoung girls are told you have to be the delicate princess. Hermione taught them that you can be the warrior.โ
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โWomen feel like we need permission. โฆWe need to lead and change that.โ
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โWe [women] really damage our own confidence when we put ourselves down, so I try not to.โ โ
Emma Watson, 25 Times Emma Watson Was Our Girl Crushโ by Sam Reed, www.hollywoodreporter.com . April 15, 2015
โThis isnโt just, โGirls are better than boys, boys are better than girlsโ. This is just, โEveryone deserves a fair chanceโ.โ
โThe more I have spoken about feminism, the more I have realized that fighting for womenโs rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop.โ
Emma Watson, United Nations Address on Gender Equality, delivered 20 September 2014
โIt is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two opposing ideals. We should stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by who we are.โ
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โWomen really need to support each other, we really do. So, I guess I would say be brave enough to acknowledge that things are not there yet and support each other.โ
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โFeminism can be humorous, and we all have a different way of approaching that. I often wonder what mischief I can make to spread the word in a playful way. You canโt take everything in life seriously, can you?โ
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โWomen and girls have always faced hurdles. But thatโs never stopped us. Weโve sacrificed, fought, campaigned, succeeded, been knocked back, and succeeded again. In a race for justice, weโve leapt over countless obstacles to win our rights.โ
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โItโs not the word [feminism] that is important. Itโs the idea and ambition behind it.โ
โFeminism is about giving women choice. Feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women with. Itโs about freedom. Itโs about liberation. Itโs about equality.โ
Emma Watson, Reuters , in response to critics of her photos in Vogue magazine (March 5, 2017)
โWe [women] have unbelievably high expectations of ourselves, when actually weโre human beings and our bodies have a function.โ
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โFemininity needs to be embraced wherever it is, whether it be in a man or a woman or a nonconforming gender person.โ
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โI have experienced sexism in that I have been directed by male directors 17 times and only twice by women. Of the producers Iโve worked with, 13 have been male and only one has been a woman. But I am lucky: I have always insisted on being treated equally and have generally won that equality.โ
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โWomen share this planet fifty-fifty and they are underrepresented, their potential astonishingly untapped.โ
Emma Watson, Emma Watson Gives Another Impassioned Speech About Gender Equality at World Economic Forum
โFeminism is equality: politically; culturally; socially; economically. Thatโs it, that simple.โ
โIf I had it my way, I would have just kept it short forever. Of course, men like long hair. Thereโs no two ways about it. The majority of the boys around me were like, โWhy did you do that? Thatโs such an error.โ And I was like, โWell, honestly, I donโt really care what you think!โ Iโve never felt so confident as I did with short hair โ I felt really good in my own skin.โ
Emma Watson, Emma Watson Talks Style, Dating, and Life After Harry Potter in Her October 2012 Glamour Interviewโ. Interview with Emma Rosenblum, www.glamour.com . September 3, 2012
โIโm a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation. I think what people connect with in novels is this idea of an overpowering, encompassing love โ and it being more important and special than anything and everything else. I would love to not date someone in the same industry as me. Otherwise it becomes what it means to everyone else.โ
Emma Watson, Harry Potterโ Actress Emma Watson Sick Of Having โno Controlโ Over Her Lifeโ by Eric Ditzian, www.mtv.com . June 13, 2011
โI try and intellectualize a lot, which [Hermione] does as well obviously. Sheโs very determined, I am as well. I like to think that I am very loyal in the same way that she is. Bit of a feminist in the same way that she is. I will speak my mind in the same way that she does.โ
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โFor the record, feminism, by definition, is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.โ
Emma Watson, United Nations Address on Gender Equality , delivered 20 September 2014
โGender equality, historically has been predominantly a womenโs movement for women. But I think the impact of gender inequality and how itโs affecting men hasnโt really been addressed.โ
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โBeing passionate is not what makes you a girl, itโs what makes you a human.โ
Feminism does not mean to hate men; it is about giving equal and fair chances to both men and women. We hope that these quotes by Emma Watson on feminism would help you understand the real meaning of feminism.
If you liked our selection of 30 Powerful Quotes by Emma Watson About Feminism, then perhaps you would also enjoy Top 30 Amazing Angelina Jolie Quotes To Inspire Every Woman .
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Woowโฆvery powerful quotes from a passionate woman
Thank you Annclairegachie!
Love all the quotes by Emma. Thank you for this wonderful post. ๐
Thank you Nimallan!