Men: "Women are more than "pretty""

  A huge fan of Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Levitt stars in "Don Jon" whom upon its release in an interview on "Ellen" discusses his views on women in the media and  the reality. HE describes the women that he's seen in the Lakers games growing up and how he was raised to understand that women are more than just "pretty", are more than objects. Not so surprising however, Levitt "Absolutely Calls Himself a Feminist" in the article Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 'I'd Absolutely Call Myself A Feminist' , Levitt is all for feminism. His own personal definition of feminism is defined below:

"What that [feminist] means to me is that you don't let your gender define who you are-you can be who you want to be, whether you're a man, a woman, a boy, a girl, whatever," he explained.

"However you want to define yourself, you can do that and should be able to do that, and no category ever really describes a person because every person is unique. That, to me, is what 'feminism' means."

Levitt is one of the few MALE ACTORS publicly admitting his personal stance on the controversial topic of feminism and ACTUALLY taking a stand for feminism  and justifying his own purpose. Personally, someone who is willing to take a stance for a cause bigger than himself is respectable.



   My own personal outlook on the topic of men in the media recognizing the reality of the portrayal of women in the media and taking a stand for women, is completely admirable. Not very many people can openly admit to being a highly respectable man in the industry and someone who is an advocate for feminism and overall respect for women and equality between man and women. I am behind Levitt as a feminist myself and I believe that there should be respectability among the genders and respectability of the portrayal of each gender in the media. I believe that there should be no difference in the amount of respect that is given or received based on gender. I mean, is the decency of a little respect asking for too much these days?


To see the link to Levitt's admittance to being a feminist click the link below :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyVepk8ym4w