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Post by Admin on Sept 3, 2013 17:09:06 GMT
Scarlett Johansson is putting her stamp of approval on who she thinks would make the best next President of the United States. The actress, who graces the cover of the October issue of Harper's Bazaar U.K., explained that Hillary Clinton was the ideal candidate. "I think Hillary Clinton would make a wonderful president. I think we could only benefit from having someone in office who has been a mother; women have a different perspective and appreciation of humanity because of that maternal instinct."  She added, "It can only be a step forward." The blond beauty also revealed the reasons behind being so active in Barack Obama's reelection campaign saying, "It would be irresponsible not to. I come from a politically active family. To be an active member of the community, to be a responsible citizen and to engage politically have always been part of my awareness and part of my life. "More than anything else, I believe that if everyone exercised the right to vote, the right choice would be made by the nation as a whole."  And since she's so well-read on the subject of politics, is there another career in the wings for the film star? "That seems like a stretch," she said. "But who knows? I don't limit the possibilities. If I have more time, I may be able to lend a bigger voice to politics. I never close the door on those kinds of things." |
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Post by Admin on Sept 4, 2013 0:45:28 GMT
Although there are equal numbers of men and women accessing the Internet and participating in online discussions through blogging and online forums, there is a disparity between the genders discussing politics online. The number of men engaging in online political discourse outnumbers women, and is concerning as previous literature points to the connection between political discussion and interest in facilitating political participation.  Although there is significant research which investigates gender interaction online and gender gaps in political knowledge, there is little explanation for the gender gap in political discourse online. Interviews with bloggers, academics, journalists, and non-profit organizations in this study provide experiential explanations for why this gender gap is facilitated, most often citing socialization and male-dominance in media gatekeeping positions.  Those interviewed provide four main solutions to bridging this gender gap in political discussion online including: changing the tone of online interaction, increasing the number of females in media management positions, demystifying the process of the online contributing, and using the power of suggestion to persuade more females to add their voices to online political conversation. If these suggestions are implemented at an individual or organizational level, they may perhaps aid in increasing the numbers of females contributing to online political discussion and further pique female interest in political participation. |
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Post by Admin on Jul 14, 2019 18:03:14 GMT
Scarlett Johansson appears to be backtracking on her feelings about withdrawing from a movie where she was playing a trans person ... now saying she outta be able to play whoever the hell she wants.  ScarJo opened up about politically correct casting to As If magazine (without directly mentioning her now-debunked role in "Rub and Tug"), saying ... "You know, as an actor I should be allowed to play any person, or any tree, or any animal because that is my job and the requirements of my job." She added, "I feel like it’s a trend in my business and it needs to happen for various social reasons, yet there are times it does get uncomfortable when it affects the art because I feel art should be free of restrictions," going on to say ... "I think society would be more connected if we just allowed others to have their own feelings and not expect everyone to feel the way we do." Her thoughts on the issue are catching fire on social media (in a bad way) -- folks are tearing her apart for apparently believing she was perfect for the "Rub and Tug" role, with some folks calling her privileged and tone-deaf.  Interestingly enough, Scarlett's been involved in other casting controversies as well -- including in 2017 when she starred in "Ghost in the Shell," which was originally written with an Asian protagonist when it debuted as a Japanese manga series. |
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Post by Admin on Jul 23, 2019 22:11:23 GMT
Scarlett Johansson is showing some skin as she gets back into character as Black Widow.  The actress, 34, stopped by the Marvel Studios panel at Comic-Con 2019 on Saturday to announce her character’s first solo movie, and channeled the former Russian spy’s dark sense of style for the occasion.  ScarJo chose a David Koma corset jumpsuit ($1,480) with a sheer bodice panel that showed off the numerous tattoos on the star’s ribcage. On her left side, Johansson has a rose sprawling across her ribs and, on the right, what appears to be an owl or some other kind of bird captured mid-flight. These are hardly Johansson’s first tattoos; she also has a massive floral design on her back as well as a sheep, two circles with an “A” on her ankle, a colorful sunset on her forearm, an inked-on “I love NY” bracelet, a horseshoe with the words “Lucky You” on her right side and the Avengers symbol on her bicep, which five of the six original Marvel characters — including Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, Robert Downey Jr. and Jeremy Renner — also have (Mark Ruffalo declined to join in). |
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Post by Admin on Jul 26, 2019 0:26:24 GMT
Comic-Con saw a slew of Marvel Studios-related announcements, all of which were basically female-centric as the cast of Eternals was revealed, which gender-bended classic characters; Natalie Portman was announced as Female Thor and even takes on the Mighty Thor name, and Elizabeth Olsen will star in Doctor Strange 2, with the first Black Widow footage also having dropped in Hall H.  Some fans aren't too happy with the announcements made by Marvel as, while of course there is nothing wrong with propping up female characters and actresses, but problems arise when it's at the expense of male characters, such as the replacement of the Eternal Makkari with a deaf female character. I've been arguing for literally years if you are going to change the characters so drastically (Feige's zombie audience won't know the difference, but comic book fans do), why not create a new character (and Feige had the audacity to bring up Jack Kirby's name in Hall H when he did the announcement, SMH).  Since the release of Captain Marvel, it's no secret that Feige and Marvel Studios have been going the PC SJW liberal route (you can't even refer to the X-Men as "men" anymore), and now Scarlett Johansson confirms that the MCU Phase 4 is all about females (via ET): It’s pretty explosive. The future is female for Marvel, that’s what it feels like. Again, nothing wrong with pushing the female angle, but when it comes at the expense of something else (ahem... Disney Star Wars), it usually backfires. I was also afraid that Marvel and Disney would be promoting Black Widow as another feminist movie, which I'm guessing looks to be the case. |
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