This February, Patricia Arquette made an impassioned speech at the Oscars about the gender wage gap, which received praise from both peers and fans, then later received backlash after she suggested ga
This February, Patricia Arquette made an impassioned speech at the Oscars about the gender wage gap, which received praise from both peers and fans, then later received backlash after she suggested gay people and people of colour start fighting for women’s rights.
Now, in an essay for the Hollywood Reporter, Patricia is clarifying the comments she made that caused the controversy.
“Since the speech, I have learnt a lot more about the feminist movement and how women of colour have been left out of the process,” she wrote. “I understand that more now. I am really sad that I may have added to their feeling of being excluded.”
She further wrote, “Some people said that women are paid the same as men. Which is not true. Some people thought I was asking for actresses, or even white actresses, to be paid more. When I brought it up, I was talking about all women. I meant Native American women, Asian women, Latino women, African-American women, trans women, lesbian women, white women.”
This year, several other actresses like Rooney Mara, Jessica Chastain, Sharon Stone and Jennifer Lawrence spoke out about the wage gap in the industry, too.
