Emma Watson Uses Twitter To Give Promising Advice
Emma Watson is ushering in her generation to be proactive about gender equality. Taking notes from the generations before her, the Perks of Being A Wallflower star is the new ambassador for the UN’s Women’s He For She campaign. Watson launched the campaign with several empowering speeches, and one memorable one back in September of 2014, and recently she took to Twitter to give out some pretty impressive advice.
Using a hands-on approach, Watson opened herself up to hearing from anyone who wanted to contact her, and offered up advice as an initiative for the He For She campaign. The advice session proved to make a powerful impact.
It even got the attention of director, writer, and actress Elizabeth Banks.
Thank you @ElizabethBanks! I think you’re a total boss! Xx
— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) January 27, 2015
In a world where people use social media for hateful messages and general negativity, Watson promoted positivity. According to USA Today, during this session, the hashtag #HeForShe created 1.2 billion conversations and it became popular enough that the Twitter headquarters took notice and decided to paint the hashtag on their walls.
@lordvoldemot @HeforShe Become an engineer. — Emma Watson (@EmWatson) January 23, 2015
@duuhhnese Yes! Tell them how it is for you
— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) January 23, 2015
@grygiel I don’t believe in a binary I believe that we all exist on a spectrum and all deserve equality.I hope people do feel included. — Emma Watson (@EmWatson) January 23, 2015
@TheWyfeOfBathe Why not have both?
— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) January 23, 2015
@kevlownds @UN_Women @HeforShe keep your eyes and ears open and speak up. — Emma Watson (@EmWatson) January 23, 2015
In an earlier speech, Watson addressed the issue of inequality, making for some thought provoking talking points.
.@EmWatson will once again restore your faith in humanity with this speech: http://t.co/xLf8hDgLZH pic.twitter.com/DHbUMWB0E5
— CELEBUZZ (@CELEBUZZ) January 25, 2015
“I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop.”
Emma Watson inspires us all over again with her incredible speech about #HeForShe‘s next steps http://t.co/0NBz6rEqTc pic.twitter.com/MsdIH4qbDM — JustJared.com (@JustJared) January 23, 2015
At another point, Watson went into the moment she decided she wanted to be part of the solution, rather than the problem.
“When at 15, my girlfriends started dropping out of their beloved sports teams, because they didn’t want to appear muscle-y, when at 18, my male friends were unable to express their feelings, I decided that I was a feminist.”
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