I read her essay on Tuesday morning (13th October) and I have never seen something so realistic towards females and their opinions.
“All I hear and see all day are men speaking their opinions, and I give mine in the same exact manner, and you would have thought I had said something offensive.”
It makes me sad that children look up to actors (and even myself) because they want the money or the Hollywood lifestyle but they don't know the struggle of getting a role or the pay check scenario. Her point states that she has been in a franchise, won the awards but is still underpaid than her male co-stars. Not only that, but in a recent interview, Sienna Miller turned down a role in a play because she was payed less than half of the male co-stars. I think it is great that someone has finally spoken about this industry and I'm elated that is was Jennifer Lawrence.
Furthermore, let me talk about one of THE greatest actors around: Meryl Streep. She originated these recent sexism talks last week promoting her film "Suffragette" which has spread to people around the world talking about their experiences with unequal pay. It's hard to believe that Meryl experienced less money than male co-stars. The recent interview shocked me when I watched it because it's hard to believe that productions like Sony (ergh) would under-pay her when she has the highest number of Oscar nominations and you can guarantee her performance will be outstanding and set your emotions running.
Overall, I think it's wrong this Hollywood lifestyle because personally, I don't think I've seen a raw, emotional performance from a male actor but it's probably because it comes from this stereotypical personality where they must be strong and dependent. However, you have Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook or Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady that have won an Oscar for these performances but are still here experiencing something people wouldn't imagine would happen in that industry. With that, it is disrespectful that women aren't allowed the same amount of money to their co-stars even in a female protagonist film. Finally, films can promote powerful messages to the audience but still can not promote equality behind the screen.
I'll leave this long post with the links to Jennifer's essay and Meryl's interview.
Meryl's: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34471148
Jennifer's: http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a5b04a26aae05a24bc4efb63e&id=64e6f35176#wage
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