Julia Morris came under fire for her actions on TV show I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! , she was labelled sexist by the program’s viewers.
It was her “flirtatious” antics with co-star Dr. Chris Brown that led to accusations that Morris was objectifying her male collegue, and she has taken to The Daily Telegraph to defend herself.
“I don’t really think reverse sexism exists,” she stated,
“I’m not objectifying Dr Chris [Brown] when we muck around on camera on I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!” He writes most of those jokes.”
Morris also pointed out that all interaction seen onscreen is entirely consensual and never demeaning.
“I don’t really think reverse sexism exists,” she stated,
“I’m not objectifying Dr Chris [Brown] when we muck around on camera on I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!” He writes most of those jokes.”
Morris also pointed out that all interaction seen onscreen is entirely consensual and never demeaning.
“I’m not touching him, ogling him or doing anything he finds distressing or confronting.”
Morris, who has been subject to sexist on-stage heckling herself, stuck to her view that reverse-sexism is not a real problem.”People ask why it’s OK for me to do what I do and not men,” Morris clarrified.
“I think, after the millions of years the women have dealt with it, maybe the boys can get a little slice for a while.”
Listen: Mia Freedman sits down with Julia Morris to talk about her long career on the stage and screen, her battle with breast cancer and botox, and the one thing still missing.
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I'm so sick of this armed forces rebuttal. Who do you think created and sent men to war oh that's right other men. Sexism exists when there is an abuse of power, I don't think Chris Brown is concerned about losing his job or the perception of his character with the television station or the general public.
I think you may have missed the point.
I'm not using the armed forces as a rebuttal which I thought was crystal clear when I said how stupid it is. I'm only using the same reasoning as Julia Morris to show the stupidity of this line of thought.
'Sexism exists when there is an abuse of power' - No, it is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender
Let's extend the reasoning. Historically more men than women have died in armed conflict.
The proposed solution by Morris in the current Syrian crisis would be for more dead woman in Aleppo than men, after all it's time they got their slice for a while.
I know it sounds like stupid reasoning, because quite frankly, it is stupid. This is not the way to approach or address an issue Julia.