Parade magazine seems to be really into spotlighting powerful young women! They have a great article in this week’s about with Emma Watson, more commonly known as Hermione Granger, from the Harry Potter movies.
With Hermione, Rowling has created an enduring role model for girls. “There are too many stupid girls in the media,” Watson observes, her dark eyes lighting up. “Hermione’s not scared to be clever. I think sometimes really smart girls dumb themselves down a bit, and that’s bad.” Watson admits that there is quite a lot of herself in the confident and bookish Hermione. “I’m a bit of a feminist,” she proclaims. “I’m very competitive and challenging.” Though she resented it at first, Watson has come to appreciate the emphasis on Hermione’s brains rather than her appearance. “When I was 9 or 10, I would get really upset when they tried to make me look geeky, but now I absolutely love it. I find it’s so much pressure to be beautiful. Hermione doesn’t care what she looks like. She’s a complete tomboy.”
4 responses so far ↓
1 Maddie Lear // Jul 9, 2007 at 8:44 am
i agree it is horrible when girls act dumb so a guy can like them but when it comes to being smart and beautiful i think there should be a balance. i dont think that girls should hide behind being smart or hide behind being beautiful. it just cant be so black and white. to me, there just has to be a balance. good for emma!
2 Cassie // Jul 9, 2007 at 9:31 pm
As a fan of Harry Potter since it first came out, I’ve always loved how Hermione was smart. Now I am even happier that someone like Emma is taking on her role, and doing an amazing job at that.
3 loulou // Oct 6, 2007 at 11:40 am
i LOVE a lot harry potter’s movie!! in my school, the breakfast has a long time .. so we see the film of harry potter
4 crazy // Oct 13, 2007 at 1:51 pm
emma watson is super star and beautiful girl.
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