Actress Rashida Jones speaks out in the January issue of Glamour magazine about her controversial Tweeting, her hope for young pop stars and more. Rashida sums up her biggest âDonât of 2013: The pornification of EVERYTHINGâ.Â
Rashida on the year 2013âŚ
âIf 1994 was the Year of O.J.âs White Bronco, 2013 was the Year of the Very Visible Vagina.â
Rashida on her recent controversial tweetsâŚ
âIâm not gonna lie. The fact that I was accused of âslut-shaming,â being anti-woman, and judging womenâs sex lives crushed me. I consider myself a feminist. I would never point a finger at a woman for her actual sexual behavior, and I think all women have the right to express their desires. But I will look at women with influenceâmillionaire women who use their âsexinessâ to make moneyâand ask some questions. There is a difference, a key one, between âshamingâ and âholding someone accountable.ââ
Rashida on her use of the word âwhoreâ in her recent controversial tweetsâŚ
âSo back to the word whore. My hashtag was âstopactinglikewhores.â Key word, acting. Like I said, Iâm not criticizing anyoneâs real sex life; as George Michael tells us, âSex is natural, sex is fun.â But the poles, the pasties, the gyrating: This isnât showing female sexuality; this is showing what it looks like when women sell sex.â
Rashida on the oversaturation of sexualityâŚ
âI understand that owning and expressing our sexuality is a huge step forward for women. But, in my opinion, we are at a point of oversaturation. Itâs like when TV network censors evaluate a showâs content. Instead of doing a detailed report of dirty jokes or offensive words, they will simply say, âItâs a tonnage issue.â One or two swear words might be fine; 10 is too many. Three sexual innuendos is OK; eight is overkill. When it comes to porn imagery and pop culture, we have a tonnage issue.â
Rashidaâs on her request to womenâŚ
âLetâs at least try to discuss the larger implications of female sexuality on pop culture without shaming each other. Thereâs more than one way to be a good feminist. Personally, I loved the Lily Allen âHard Out Hereâ videoâa controversial send-up of tits-and-ass culture. She helped start a conversation. Letâs continue it.â
Rashidaâs on her request to pop starsâŚ
âPlease stop saying you donât want to be role models. Because, guess what: You are. You want to sell millions of albums? You want to sell out a tour? You depend on the millions of people who adore you. So maybe just consider some sort of moral exchange program, in the same way that carbon credits make people feel better about driving an SUV.â
Read her full interview here. And then tell us if you agree with her views on it all.Â
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