A Speech of Our Age

This time I'd like to introduce this video. It was filmed in a special event for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign a couple of days ago, and the person we are going to see in there is Emma Watson, a well-known British actress who'd been in the movie Harry Potter. It is her speech that I was really impressed and am going to show you.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjW9PZBRfk)

It is incredible, because the way she speaks is so much intense and convincing, and because we can tell that she doesn't have any notes while speaking: she knows what she is doing. I will not dwell on what I felt anymore, but am kindly asking you to spend just 15 minutes for watching.

Apparently this video is controversial all over the world already:
Telegraph - "Emma Watson's #HeForShe campaign inspires men to fight for gender equality"
Independent - "Iceland to follow up Emma Watson speech with UN women's rights conference - for men only"
BBC America - "Stars Align for Emma Watson’s #HeForShe Campaign"
Time - "Sorry, Emma Watson, but HeForShe Is Rotten for Men"


What do you think about it?


Thanks for tweeting about this, Elisa!
(Yuma Sumi)