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Oh my goodness.  I think people have gotten the whole Emma Watson Vogue interview wrong.  And I’m not talking about the “self partnered” bit, which is a brief comment at the end of a 30 minute interview.  I’m talking about her saying she’s happy to be single and people in some bizarro way seeing that as a negative criticism of Meg, who she’s playing in Little Women.  Cut for length

I was looking at someone’s tumblr that I tend to keep up with for a completely different reason, and they mentioned the interview and said people are just honing in on one part of a much bigger interview.  And then, I looked for more Little Women posts, to see if there were maybe some more preview clips (sadly, I know we won’t get any Beth until the movie) and ran across people saying that her saying that she’s happy being single must be her way of saying something bad about Meg.  And before I even get to the actual interview, can I just say how annoying I find that attitude in general.  Like if I merely say I like to dress conservatively, people will see that as an attack on people who dress otherwise, even if I never say anything bad about them.

So, now to the actual interview.  First, she was answering questions that she was asked.  Second her comment about being single and anything to do with Meg were completely disconnected.  They came at totally different points in the interview.  She was asked about Little Women and she said that she found it a very feminist movie, and that Meg is a feminist in making a choice for herself. And she quoted the “just because my dreams are different doesn’t mean they’re unimportant” comment from the movie.  And, paraphrasing, that Meg’s great gift is creating spaces where she loves.  She said that there’s more than one way to be feminist and that’s Meg’s.  How is that a dig at Meg?

And it’s not like she said, “Meg wanted to be a wife and mother, but that’s not for me.”  Farther into the interview, she was asked about dating, and she said she’s dating, but she realizes she’s happy being single.  And she didn’t even believe that was possible.  There was no “my choice is so much better” attitude.  And even if she had said, “Meg wanted this, but I want this,” how in the name of all that is reasonable and logical and SENSIBLE, is that an attack?  Is merely saying that you feel differently an attack?  Maybe if she had actually criticized Meg’s choices (again, saying that she wants something different is not a criticism in any rational universe) that would be a different thing.  Maybe if she had said Meg had no choice and thank goodness things are different now.  Or, that she lacked the gifts of her sisters so she had to make the best life out of her limited situation or something like that, I can understand.  That would actually be an attack on the character.  Then, you can say she doesn’t respect the character.  And I assume (I hope anyway) that most people haven’t watched the interview, they’ve just gotten little snippets.  Mainly the single thing and the “self partnered” thing, because that’s what media outlets are focused on.  I doubt anyone outside Vogue itself even mentioned the actual part of the interview that was about Little Women.  So, they read “she’s happy to be single” and are conflating that with a judgment on the character who wanted to get married.  But, again, even without the extra information, you should still not jump to “she’s attacking the character.”  Saying “you want this, but I want something different” (again, not how the interview went, anyway) is not the same as “because I want something different, what you want is bad.” 

And despite this long post, I’m not an Emma Watson fan.  I’m neutral.  I’ve only seen three movies of hers, and don’t seek her out online. Once I see the movie, I might think she’s a great Meg.  I might think she’s the worst Meg ever.  Or that she’s solidly okay and not worth discussing.  I just found the idea that she’s criticizing her character because she merely said she’s different from her character is the most ludicrous idea ever.  You want to say you think she’s a poor choice because you feel she’s a bad actress and can’t do an American accent?  Those are valid criticisms.  But, don’t say she doesn’t respect Meg because she merely said she’s happy in a life that happens to be different from the character, unless there’s a reason to think her comment was directed at the character.  Which it wasn’t.  And, I decided to hunt down the source because I couldn’t fathom how anyone could read it like that, but I wanted to see if she had said something more pointed about Meg.

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