Related to our discussion of women's representation in film, I found an article about Hermione Granger being feminist, as defended by Emma Watson (the actress who played Hermione in the films, in case anyone isn't familiar). I personally am already a huuuuge Emma Watson fan, and seeing this post from her made me SO HAPPY.
This article describes a twitter interaction between Watson and a fan. September 19th was Hermione Granger's birthday, so Watson tweeted, "Happy birthday Hermione Jean Granger." As the character would be turning 34, a fan replied with (spoiler alert) "She's probably Hermione Weasley by now."
HERE'S WHERE IT GETS GOOD - Watson replies with "I actually reckon Hermione would have kept her maiden name." The author of this article explains that Hermione was proud of her heritage and all of her accomplishments throughout the series, so she would have wanted to keep her identity as Hermione Granger.
The rest of the article goes on to give "reasons" why Hermione was a feminist, but I found those examples to be sub-par. Regardless, I love the portrayal of Hermione as a strong, independent woman, Emma Watson's defense of that character, and both of their presence as feminists (or women with feminist-y thoughts, at least) in popular culture.
Ah! That's so awesome.
ReplyDeleteYes! I love it. My obsession with Emma Watson grows.
ReplyDeleteI really need to read the Harry Potter books! I've watched some of the movies and I've always wanted to read the books and this just makes me wish I had more time in the day!
ReplyDeleteIt's really cool that Emma Watson would say that!
ReplyDeleteHere is yet another reason why Emma Watson was perfect to play Hermione. I love this and reading this made me so happy that she still cares so much about that character
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