Charlize Theron proves she is a feminist and doing what she can to make people feel comfortable about it.
The star of films like Mad Max had a conversation with Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Kweku Mandela. The event happened at the Geffen Playhouse of LAX. They discussed certain issues related to the legacy left by the icon Nelson Mandela.
Feminism at its finest
The conversation focused on feminism and the issue of equal pay. Something that this actress has expressed openly in the past. Even though Charlize Theron confessed that she had problems when discussing her own beliefs about gender equality.
“I’m proud to say that I’m a fucking feminist,” Theron told Mandela and the entire crowd at Geffen Playhouse. “I remember always saying that being a feminist meant something different for everyone. I apologized for that, and I had to ask, why was that, why could not I just say, ‘Yes, I’m a feminist’?”
In an interview that this actress had with Elle U.K in 2016, Theron was able to explain what it meant to be a feminist.
“This is a good time for you to bring this to a place of fairness. Girls need to know that being a feminist is a good thing. You should be compensated and treated in the same way, “she says.
While there are valid criticisms of feminism that are not intersectional, the people who think that all feminists are militant man-haters need to borrow a dictionary. One that reminds them that feminism is simply “the belief that women … should have equal rights and opportunities. “
Without fear
The actress continued explaining in her conversation with Mandela how she asked for the same salary from her co-star Chris Hemsworth in the movie “The Huntsman: Winter’s War”. Although at the beginning she said she felt “lucky” to receive the exact amount of salary that her partner, she quickly took a step back, being very frank about it.
“No, I don’t feel lucky,” she said during the conversation. “I deserved it and I asked for it.”
And she concluded: “I’m in a position where I could stand up and say: I want the same salary for my male co-star, with whom I had another movie. We were doing a sequel, we had done it together, why not? what was interesting was that I had a study that said everything was fine. I was like, oh, we just have to say this, we just do not have to be so polite about it and say what we want. “
This actress makes it clear that when she has something to say. She leaves all the points clear. She is sure of herself and is not underestimated. We need this type of thoughts and acts more followed.