Josephine Sjelhøj
Feminist. People often misunderstand the meaning of that word. The most common misconception of feminists is thinking that they’re misandrists who want to make women the dominant gender while ignoring men’s issues. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. If you look up the definition, you’ll find out that a feminist is someone who advocates social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men. Knowing this, most people would probably define themselves as one. One of those people is actor Matt McGorry.
Matt McGorry is known for his roles on Orange Is The New Black and How To Get Away With Murder. He is also one of the few outspoken male feminists in the entertainment industry. Over the last year, he has educated himself on the term and made it his mission to create awareness about issues that need to be changed. He wants to show that being a feminist isn’t only for women – it’s for everybody who thinks that we all deserve equality. We have listed five times when Matt advocated for feminism.
5. Joining the Free the Nipple movement
Miley Cyrus and Chrissy Teigen got their topless pictures removed from social media because they were deemed “inappropriate”. Women’s breasts are sexualized even though their purpose aren’t sexual. Because of this, Matt posted a shirtless photo of himself with Miley’s and Chrissy’s nipples photoshopped over his own. Do we need to tell you that this picture hasn’t been deleted from the internet yet? #Doublestandards.
4. Knowing that some people value his opinions more just because he’s a man
Matt posted this photo on Instagram where he stated that the privilege was unfortunate. It may seem weird that men are more respected than women even when they’re commenting on women’s rights, but unfortunately, that’s how it is. Matt uses this to encourage other men to speak up about these issues, which would surely create more awareness. Hopefully one day, women and men’s opinions are equally respected.
3. His feminist essay on Cosmopolitan
In September last year, Matt wrote an essay about what it was like to become a feminist. In the essay, he admitted to crying after watching Emma Watson’s U.N address, and explaining how his entire worldview shifted. He also stated that he knew that he was privileged. He also stated that being privileged doesn’t mean that you have to stay silent.
“Even now, I acknowledge that my own privilege affords me the luxury of this cushy and positive outlook on fighting inequalities and injustices. I have the choice to confront these issues — they aren’t implicit in my life due to my gender, the color of my skin, my sexual preference, or any other parts of who I am as a person.”
2. Matt McGorry doesn’t like his women like he likes his coffee
These three tweets don’t even need explaining, his opinions are very obvious.
1. Walk of No Shame
Matt joined Amber Rose in the Funny or Die video Walk of No Shame. The video shows that women shouldn’t be ashamed the morning after a one-night stand. Men aren’t ridiculed or downgraded for having casual sex, so why are women? Matt defended the sketch on Facebook by saying, “Heavens forbid a woman just wants to have sex with a guy once. “Strong women scare weak men.” Stay empowered.”
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