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艾瑪·沃特森聯(lián)合國演講：

Feminism

談性別歧視Feminism:menandwomenshouldhaveequalrightsandopportunities.fightingforwomenrightshastoooftenbecomesynonymouswithman-hating.Itisthetheoryofthepolitical,economicandsocialequalityofthesexes.Istartedquestioninggender-basedassumptionsalongtimeago.WhenIwas8.Iwasconfusedbeingcalled"bossy",becauseIwantedtodirecttheplayswewouldputonforourparents.Buttheboyswerenot.WhenIwas14.Istartedbeingsexualizedbycertainelementsofmedia.WhenIwas15.Mygirlfriendsstarteddroppingoutoftheirsportsteams.Becausetheydidn'twanttoappear"muscly".WhenIwas18.Mymalefriendswereunabletoexpresstheirfeelings.IdecidedthatIwasafeminist.Feminismhasbecomeanunpopularword.

Womenarechoosingnottoidentifyasfeminists.Whyhasthewordbecomesuchanuncomfortableone?Womenexpressionsareseenastoostrong,tooaggressive,isolating,andanti-men,unattractiveeven.EmmaWatson’SOPINIONIthinkitisrightIampaidthesameasmymalecounterparts.IthinkitisrightthatIshouldbeabletomakedecisionsaboutmyownbody.Ithinkitisrightthatwomenbeinvolvedonmybehalfinthepoliciesanddecision-makingofmylife.IthinkitisrightthatsociallyIamaffordedthesamerespectasmen.Mylifeisasheerprivilege

Myparentsdidn'tlovemelessbecauseIwasbornadaughter.MyschooldidnotlimitmebecauseIwasagirl.Mymentorsdidn'tassumeIwouldgolessfar,becauseImightgivebirthtoachildoneday.TheseinfluenceswerethegenderequalityambassadorsTheyaretheinadvertentfeministsNotallwomenhavereceived

thesamerightsthatIhave.

In1997,HilaryClintonmadeafamousspeechinBeijingaboutwomen'srights.Sadlymanyofthethingsshewantedtochangearestilltruetoday.Thereisnoonecountryintheworldwhereallwomencanexpecttoreceivetheserights.GenderequalityisyourissuetooBecausetodate,I'veseenmyfather'sroleasaparentbeingvaluedlessbysocietydespitemyneedinghispresenceasachildasmuchasmymother's.I'veseenyoungmansufferingfrommentalillnessunabletoaskforhelpforfearitwouldmakethemlessofmanorlessof"macho".Infact,intheUKsuicideisthebiggestkillerofmenbetween20-49.I'veseenmenmadefragileandinsecurebyadistortedsenseofwhatconstitutesmalesuccess.Mendon'thavethebenefitsofequalityeither.Ifwedonothingtherealityisthatifwedonothingitwouldtake75years,orformetobenearlyahundred.beforewomencanexpecttobepaidthesameasmenforthesamework.15.5milliongirlswillbemarriedinthenext16yearsaschildren.Andatcurrentrates,itwon'tbeuntil2086,beforeallruralAfricangirlscanhaveasecondaryeducation.Wearestrugglingforaunitingword,tostepforward,tobeseenandaskyourself.Ifwestopdefiningeachotherbywhatwearenot,andstartdefiningourselvesbywhoweare,wecanallbefreer.HEFORSHEifnotnow,when?ifnotme,who?Feminismsynonymous

adj.同義詞旳;同義旳，類義旳;gender.n.性別;dropout離開，退出;掉出;脫扣;違世aggressive侵略旳，侵犯旳，攻勢旳;有進取心旳，主動行動旳inadvertent

不經(jīng)意旳，出于無心旳;疏忽旳，漫不經(jīng)心旳;粗心大意ambassador

n.大使，使節(jié);代表fragile

.adj.易碎旳，脆旳;虛弱旳;insecure.adj.無安全旳;不穩(wěn)定旳;不牢固旳;易坍陷旳distorted.adj.扭歪旳，