Jennifer Lawrence doesnt care if you like her.
Many women keep silent for fear of being labeled difficult.
(Brown calmly explained that she would not be painted as the Angry Black Woman.)
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We are empowering each other.
Unfortunately, fear of retribution is still a very real thing for most women.
This month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission began looking into charges of sexism in Hollywoods directorial hiring practices.
Already the agencys investigation is inspiring blunt talk from prominent filmmakers.
When you look at the stats of women filmmakers of color, its grotesque.
Do not do the same thing that men do to us and think only of [yourselves].
Not all the public reaction to Lawrence and her peers has been positive.
There has been a certain Who does she think she is?
These stars make millions of dollars, the argument goes why are they complaining?
Thats a fair question.
The constraint women feel to be agreeable (and adorable) resonates far beyond studio backlots.
For Dunham, theres no clearer sign that things need to change.
