艾玛沃森演讲[大全].docx

艾玛沃森演讲[大全]

第一篇：艾玛沃森演讲[大全]Todaywearelaunchingacampaigncalled“HeForShe。”IamreachingouttoyoubecauseIneedyourhelp.Wewanttoendgenderinequality—andtodothatweneedeveryonetobeinvolved。ThisisthefirstcampaignofitskindattheUN:wewanttotryandgalvanizeasmanymenandboysaspossibletobeadvocatesforgenderequality.Andwedon’tjustwanttotalkaboutit,butmakesureitistangible。IwasappointedsixmonthsagoandthemoreIhavespokenaboutfeminismthemoreIhaverealizedthatfightingforwomen’srightshastoooftenbecomesynonymouswithman-hating.IfthereisonethingIknowforcertain,itisthatthishastostop。Fortherecord,feminismbydefinitionis:“Thebeliefthatmenandwomenshouldhaveequalrightsandopportunities.Itisthetheoryofthepolitical,economicandsocialequalityofthesexes。”Istartedquestioninggender-basedassumptionswhenateightIwasconfusedatbeingcalled“bossy,”becauseIwantedtodirecttheplayswewouldputonforourparents—buttheboyswerenot。Whenat14Istartedbeingsexualizedbycertainelementsofthepress。Whenat15mygirlfriendsstarteddroppingoutoftheirsportsteamsbecausetheydidn’twanttoappear“muscly。”Whenat18mymalefriendswereunabletoexpresstheirfeelings。IdecidedIwasafeministandthisseemeduncomplicatedtome.Butmyrecentresearchhasshownmethatfeminismhasbecomeanunpopularword。ApparentlyIamamongtheranksofwomenwhoseexpressionsareseenastoostrong,tooaggressive,isolating,anti-menand,unattractive。Whyisthewordsuchanuncomfortableone?IamfromBritainandthinkitisrightthatasawomanIampaidthesameasmymalecounterparts.IthinkitisrightthatIshouldbeabletomakedecisionsaboutmyownbody.Ithinkitisrightthatwomenbeinvolvedonmybehalfinthepoliciesanddecision-makingofmycountry.IthinkitisrightthatsociallyIamaffordedthesamerespectasmen.ButsadlyIcansaythatthereisnoonecountryintheworldwhereallwomencanexpecttoreceivetheserights。Nocountryintheworldcanyetsaytheyhaveachievedgenderequality。TheserightsIconsidertobehumanrightsbutIamoneoftheluckyones.Mylifeisasheerprivilegebecausemyparentsdidn’tlovemelessbecauseIwasbornadaughter.MyschooldidnotlimitmebecauseIwasagirl.Mymentorsdidn’tassumeIwouldgol