speech she asked everybody to step forward to be seen to speak of and to be “he” for “she for the greater good in the future.
3. The Audience’s Comments
E mma Watson’s UN speech on gender equality was applauded by
actors, musicians, politicians and almost all people in every spectrum of society in the world.
After receiving a standing ovation, her speech had successfully made waves on social media and blogs
. There were more than 100,000 men worldwide who shared the HeForShe hashtag
Rachel Jones, The Telegraph Post, ep September 28
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, 2014.
On September 23
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, 2014, more than 70,000 men and boys had signed online pledges, according to the HeForShe online active map on the campaigns
website The Reuters, ep September 23
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, 2014. T
here were many people who gave comments toward
Emma’s Speech. Some of the comments showed that they disagree with her but most of them showed that they
were amazed with the speech. Here are some of the audience comments which were taken from different sites.
“I love that Emma Watson has bravely put herself on the line as a proud feminist. It is wonderful that she may be instrumental in
inspiring millions more to consider these issues. Bravo to her. ”
Clementine Ford, The Freelance Writer The Sydney Morning Herad, September 26
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, 2014
“She delivered a thoughtful and passionate argument about the need for gender equity. Her words were impressive, but so too was how she
delivered them. Anyone who wishes to speak as a leader would be wise
to read the transcript of her talk and watch the videos of her delivering in.
” Bart Egnal, The Leadership Communication Coach
The Huffington Post, October 17
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, 2014
“I was so very proud of Emma Watson’s speech at the UN. It was brilliant, such an incredible use of her airspace, and really
passionate.” Cate Blanchet, The Australian actor
The Guardian, November 28
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, 2014
“We are all very humbled by the numbers. I have to point out that Emma has been a very instrumental part.. her speech was so
powerful.” Elizabeth Nyamayaro, Senior Advisor to UN Women’s Executive
director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Glamour Magazine, September 29
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, 2014
Emma Watson also got support from many Hollywood celebrities. Before Emma
’s speech, these nowadays celebrities are known as the political-free celebrities. However, after listening to
Emma’s speech, they were interested in joining the campaign and supporting the gender
equality. Most of the celebrities also showed their support by posting pictures of them holding up signs with HeForShe emblazoned on them.
This kind of posts had been a viral phenomenon since then. On September 29
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, 2014, Leanne Bayley compiled all industry’s biggest
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