You probably remember Evangeline Lilly as the marginally talented and very attractive actress from Lost or The Hobbit, but oh my, she’s much more than that. She’s also demonstrated herself to be rather ignorant and sorta clueless, so let’s concentrate on that one today.
“Feminism” is a bit of a buzzword lately, one that celebrities totally love to exploit for their own gain or veer away from entirely because hey, equality for all! Evangeline took it to a whole new level, however, when she claimed that she’s not a feminist because… she doesn’t want to be a man?
“I don’t like the idea of playing a one-dimensional character who is just fearless, strong and killer and has instincts and just thrives in dangerous circumstances –- that’s really boring to me and I don’t think it represents what most women feel inside,” the 35-year-old told HuffPost Entertainment before release of “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.” “I’m very proud of being a woman, and as a woman, I don’t even like the word feminism because when I hear that word, I associate it with women trying to pretend to be men, and I’m not interested in trying to pretend to be a man. I don’t want to embrace manhood, I want to embrace my womanhood.”
I… um… did she… I mean… WHAT? I’m so confused. WHAT is she on about? Is she serious that she thinks being a feminist means you want to be a man? Wow, I never knew someone (aside from Kim Kardashian) could be so stupid. This is mindblowing.
