Sunday, August 7, 2016

Sarah Jessica Parker: ‘I Am Not a Feminist’



Sarah Jessica Parker: ‘I Am Not a Feminist’
by Jerome Hudson 5 Aug 2016
In an entertainment industry seemingly fixated on pro-feminist sensibilities, actress and fashion icon Sarah Jessica Parker, in a recent cover story interview with Marie Claire, declared that she is not a feminist.

“I am not a feminist. I don’t think I qualify. I believe in women and I believe in equality, but I think there is so much that needs to be done that I don’t even want to separate it anymore,” the former Sex and the City star told the fashion magazine.

“I’m so tired of separation,” she added. “I just want people to be treated equally.”

When asked about the so-called wage gap between men and women, Parker said she wants to see people paid whatever they are worth.

“I would like all of that nonsense to end,” the 51-year-old star said. “I would like women to get paid for the value of their contributions, not by old-fashioned ideas about gender.”

Parker’s comments came after President Obama penned a 1,500-word essay this week in which he declared that he is a feminist and urged all men across the country to join him in branding themselves the same.

“It’s important that their dad is a feminist, because now that’s what they expect of all men,” Obama wrote. “The progress we’ve made in the past 100 years, 50 years, and, yes, even the past eight years has made life significantly better for my daughters than it was for my grandmothers. And I say that not just as President but also as a feminist.”

This is not new territory for SJP, who will next appear in the new HBO series Divorce; five years ago, Parker revealed in an interview that she is “not a feminist,” but a “humanist.”

“I’m the beneficiary of all the work my mother’s generation did,” the mother-of-three told the Telegraph in 2011. “They did all the grunt work and handed us this world view. We were raised to think we could have it all, but there’s some reality that rears its head.”

Parker added: “So what you decide is ‘I’ll die trying,’ but try to be realistic about what can happen, day to day. I took a page from Wendy Wasserstein’s book. She said ‘I’m not a feminist, I’m a humanist.'”

Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker is a celebrity ambassador for UNICEF, a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

Note: Danny Glover is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, and a director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (think tank).
Julian Bond was a director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (think tank), and a director at the People for the American Way.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for Economic and Policy Research (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the People for the American Way, the Sundance Institute, the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the International Rescue Committee.
Norman Lear is a director at the People for the American Way, and married to Lyn Davis Lear.
Lyn Davis Lear is married to Norman Lear, and a trustee at the Sundance Institute.
Mellody L. Hobson was a trustee at the Sundance Institute, is the chairman for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., a director at the Starbucks Corporation, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Howard D. Schultz was a director at DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and is the chairman & CEO for the Starbucks Corporation.
Andy Spahn was the head of corporate affairs for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Paula E. Boggs was the EVP & general counsel for the Starbucks Corporation, and is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Marcus Samuelsson was partnered with the Starbucks Corporation to create new coffee blends, and is a celebrity ambassador for UNICEF.
Sheryl K. Sandberg was a director at the Starbucks Corporation, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and is a director at the ONE Campaign.
Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), married to the U.S. Department of State secretary John F. Kerry, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Sarah Jessica Parker is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation, and a celebrity ambassador for UNICEF.
Paula Hannaway Crown is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, married to James S. Crown.
James S. Crown is married to Paula Hannaway Crown, the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago. 
Damian Woetzel is the arts program director at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and was a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet.
Sarah Jessica Parker is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, a director at the New York City Ballet, a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation, and a celebrity ambassador for UNICEF.
Maureen White was a U.S. representative for UNICEF, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.
International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign, and a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, his director of scheduling in the Senate was Alyssa M. Mastromonaco, and is the president for the Barack Obama administration.
Alyssa M. Mastromonaco was Barack Obama’s director of scheduling in the Senate, the deputy chief of staff for operations for the Barack Obama administration, and is a contributing editor for Marie Claire.
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.     
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
William M. Daley ), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a trustee at the Third Way, and was the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Susan McCue is a trustee at the Third Way, was Harry Reid’s chief of staff, a Broadcasting Board of Governors governor, and the founding president & CEO for the ONE Campaign.
John F. Kerry is a Broadcasting Board of Governors governor, married to Teresa Heinz Kerry, and the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration.
International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Maureen White is a director at the International Rescue Committee, and was a U.S. representative for UNICEF.
Marcus Samuelsson is a celebrity ambassador for UNICEF, and was partnered with the Starbucks Corporation to create new coffee blends.
Sheryl K. Sandberg was a director at the Starbucks Corporation, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and is a director at the ONE Campaign.
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.   
Mellody L. Hobson a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a trustee at the Sundance Institute, is the chairman for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and a director at the Starbucks Corporation.
Howard D. Schultz was a director at DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and is the chairman & CEO for the Starbucks Corporation.
Andy Spahn was the head of corporate affairs for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Paula E. Boggs was the EVP & general counsel for the Starbucks Corporation, and is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Sarah Jessica Parker is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation, a celebrity ambassador for UNICEF, and an actor in Sex and the City.
David Frankel is a director for Sex and the City, and a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client.
Alexa Junge is an executive producer for Sex and the City, and a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client.
Darren Star is the writer, executive producer & director for Sex and the City, and a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client.
Ari Emanuel is the co-CEO & director for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, and Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother.
Rahm I. Emanuel is Ari Emanuel’s brother, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration. 
Mellody L. Hobson is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the chairman for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., a director at the Starbucks Corporation, and was a trustee at the Sundance Institute.
Howard D. Schultz was a director at DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and is the chairman & CEO for the Starbucks Corporation.
Andy Spahn was the head of corporate affairs for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Lyn Davis Lear is a trustee at the Sundance Institute, and married to Norman Lear.
Norman Lear is married to Lyn Davis Lear, and a director at the People for the American Way.
Julian Bond was a director at the People for the American Way, and a director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (think tank).
Danny Glover is a director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (think tank), and a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
Sarah Jessica Parker is a celebrity ambassador for UNICEF, a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for Economic and Policy Research (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the People for the American Way, the Sundance Institute, the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the International Rescue Committee.

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