Jacques Audiard, Swann Arlaud, Reda Kateb… Many personalities from cinema and theater have signed a text published in Elle magazine in support of the #MeToo movement.
“100 men show their support for the #MeToo movement“It is under this title that a new column appeared in reaction to the #MeToo movement, precisely in support, and with this unprecedented particularity of being entirely male.
Because if we heard a lot of women’s voices, whether it was their stories, testimonies or their words of support, the voices of men in support were much rarer, with a few exceptions, like this letter sent recently by François Ozon to Judith Godrèche.
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Under the leadership of Michel Broué, mathematician, companion of the actress Anouk Grinberg, who has spoken a lot in particular about Gérard Depardieu, a text was written and supported by several personalities including Christine Angot, writer, Charlotte Arnould, actress , Émilie Caen, actress, or Annie Ernaux, writer, and Anouk Grinberg, actress and painter.
The text was notably signed by Mathieu Amalric, director and actor, Swann Arlaud, actor, Jacques Audiard, director, Reda Kateb, director and actor, Marc Missonnier, producer of films and series, Manuel Alduy, director of cinema at France Télévisions, Edwy Plenel, journalist or even Christian Lacroix, designer.
Here are some extracts from this text to read in full in the columns of Elle.
“Over the past few years since the #MeToo revolution has spread, we have understood how male behaviors sometimes considered harmless were experienced by women for what they were: abuse.“.
A man cries, a man loves, a man can be upset
“Contrary to what we sometimes read, we do not think that we are targeting men. The practice of equality is desirable, it takes away neither freedom nor pleasure, but increases them; it beautifies relationships. We refuse to recognize ourselves in this hegemonic masculinity. For example, having to reserve gentleness and care for the feminine gender is absurd: a man cries, a man loves, a man can be upset“.
“It is revolting that theater and cinema serve as a cover for abuses that have nothing to do with art. Likewise, “it is revolting to use one’s prestige, whatever it may be, to abuse the admiration it arouses“.
To readin the columns of Elle.
