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In reply to the discussion: Did Patricia Arquette go off the rails? [View all]Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)176. But then you compare Jennifer Lawrence's pay to a top black actresses's like Halle Berry and there's
no comparison!
This is why black women do not and never did trust white feminists!
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A rehearsed statement might create more controversy than one that seems to come from the heart.
Kablooie
Feb 2015
#14
I appears that she was a bit in her cups at that point from those pre-Oscar parties...
CTyankee
Feb 2015
#4
Sorry, I meant that she might have sounded a little off, trying to get out her thoughts
CTyankee
Feb 2015
#141
She sounded impassioned, and she's justified. Her industry is notoriously unfair to female stars.
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#10
But then you compare Jennifer Lawrence's pay to a top black actresses's like Halle Berry and there's
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2015
#176
I gave the example of Jennifer Lawrence because her role in the blockbuster Hunger Games
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#184
I know. I'm just trying to raise awareness because often black women (and other women of color)
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2015
#191
Thanks for sharing this, Liberal_Stalwart71. I don't think Arquette expressed herself all that well,
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#192
what? her tone wasnt right for you? points were right on. only IF she had said it in a "nicer"
seabeyond
Feb 2015
#72
The point is there are so many Americans who suffer discrimination other than white protestant
randys1
Feb 2015
#79
I agree completely, my point was that there is so much discrimination that the criticism of
randys1
Feb 2015
#122
EXACTLY!...The nitpickers are, as was said downthread, just trying to stir things up.
whathehell
Feb 2015
#203
Meryl Streep was cheering her on. Women in that industry feel it as much or more than
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#6
Yeah, fuck us black women. Yep. I agree. We need to stop complaining and shut up.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2015
#178
Again, she did not have no. "White women" is implied in "women". The point many
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2015
#226
She "did not have to"? I don't get it, why would 'women' imply only "white women"?
whathehell
Feb 2015
#227
Yes it would be better if women just kept quiet or stuck to polite conversation.
Warren Stupidity
Feb 2015
#12
Naw, you guy just tell us black Negro women that Patricia shit on last night to shut up.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2015
#177
Patricia Arquette was trmendous. Good for her. She was very brave to speak out.
greatlaurel
Feb 2015
#18
I'm shocked, Cali. I thought you were more enlightened that this. Arquette is being criticized
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2015
#179
"because she, like many white women, completely ignore women of color and always have"
whathehell
Feb 2015
#208
YOU NEED TO SAY SO IN YOUR OP !!!!!!!!!! Loud and fucking gawdamn PROUD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2015
#46
Amy Pascal, the Sony exec who stepped down, said this about gender pay inequality:
closeupready
Feb 2015
#23
That 2 percent figure is a misunderstanding of statistics. When one person gets a 7% share,
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#86
There so much to address in this comment but I'm going to stay on topic
justiceischeap
Feb 2015
#174
My spouse worked at two pharmaceutical companies -- Men got FIRED in both for harrassing women
whathehell
Feb 2015
#242
Your post is the perfect example of why there is a need for voices like Ms. Arquette's and...
Spazito
Feb 2015
#37
I am not blaming women, I am blaming employers who know women will not ask for more.
dilby
Feb 2015
#140
I quit my job for the very reason that I was paid less than the man who had my job before me.
bravenak
Feb 2015
#60
I have to think that people who deny that women make less, get less promotions, and generally have a
DanTex
Feb 2015
#146
why would a man, who has never supported a womans issue, often posting anti women shit,
seabeyond
Feb 2015
#97
Have you seen this?...Jill Abrahmson from the "liberal" NY Times?..Widely publicized.
whathehell
Feb 2015
#204
Your link doesn't work, but have you ever read this study made for the Dept of Labor?
davidn3600
Feb 2015
#215
So every time a woman is fired, we have to automatically suspect gender bias?
davidn3600
Feb 2015
#217
After correcting for occupation, hours worked and qualifications, the wage gap may be as much as 5%.
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2015
#85
How much do you think willingness to negotiate for salary plays a role?
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2015
#90
The US government's GAO says the wage gap narrows as women gain experience and education
davidn3600
Feb 2015
#104
Not completely. And it looks like that report is for federal employees, not the whole economy.
DanTex
Feb 2015
#112
Sure. But, again, your story is purely speculative. It's even weaker than anecdotal.
DanTex
Feb 2015
#162
First, no it doesn't --at most partially. And second, that depends heavily on what "account" means.
DanTex
Feb 2015
#168
There are people with agendas. That is why I take your personal accounts with a little salt.
DanTex
Feb 2015
#207
It's sexism to claim, in the face of all evidence, that it is women's "choices" and their
DanTex
Feb 2015
#219
Yes, hypothetically, that could happen. But in reality, that doesn't explain the gap.
DanTex
Feb 2015
#221
Tell that to Jennifer Lawrence, actor. Leaked documents showed she received a much smaller cut of
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#88
Great point! Did the Southerners think to make it back when those Northern meddlers were
Dark n Stormy Knight
Feb 2015
#105
my guess is no source would have been credible enough if it didnt fit their narrative
Romeo.lima333
Feb 2015
#152
oh it's you - well i disagree about rbg - we can put a younger healthier woman in her place
Romeo.lima333
Feb 2015
#159
'oh it's you' wasnt meant as some kind of insult more of familiarity - maybe i should have said
Romeo.lima333
Feb 2015
#164
you are, of course, free to guess whatever you like. most of the posters on this
niyad
Feb 2015
#157
it's just so predictable - someone says something someone doesnt like so they demand a source
Romeo.lima333
Feb 2015
#163
Why are you surprised? Racism runs rampant here at DU. No one mentioned that black women receive
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2015
#188
Sure, we should continue to have "faith in the system" like Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
suffragette
Feb 2015
#55
First - Cosmopolitan opinion pieces are just gossip. There was nothing wrong with what she said.
Avalux
Feb 2015
#65
yes-and actors have agents (and i mean actors not waiters/waitresses waiting for a break)
Romeo.lima333
Feb 2015
#113
Don't agents have to negotiate with the same studios that underpay their female employees?
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#110
An agent for Jennifer Lawrence wouldn't know what the studio was paying to another actor.
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#175
Kept hearing radio news bits about "controversial" speech and I thought - wheres the
Kashkakat v.2.0
Feb 2015
#172
I read that as 'let all of us who have been marginalized fight for each others rights!'
peacebird
Feb 2015
#205
From a magazine that teaches women how to wear the right push up bra and groan properly during sex
LynneSin
Feb 2015
#212
Oh, noes!!! Really??? Now HOW could I have bungled that up??? (sarcasm)
Waiting For Everyman
Feb 2015
#246