Wow! Quite thought provoking essay. This issue sounds very complicated. Are they self-centered because it is too difficult for them to show empathy?
There was a story about Clark Gable refusing to attend the Academy Awards because they refused to allow Hattie McDaniel to attend. Hattie encouraged Clark Gable to attend anyways. I could see parallels in the women's rights movement. While we have people like Gloria Steinem fighting for women's rights, there are women who benefited in terms of being allowed to vote, attend law school or become doctors - AND they donate money to anti women groups. I remember a Spanish film WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN where this "feminist" lawyer turned out to be for women's rights for herself, not other women. And she refused to help this woman who needed her help.
It was the premiere of GONE WITH THE WIND that McDaniel wasn’t allowed to attend, but yes, Gable came close to not attending in protest but McDaniel, worried his protest could blow back on her and hurt her career, talked him out of it
The specific details had eluded me so thank you for the clarification. Last night I was watching STEPSISTERS on Netflix about a Black sorority coming to the rescue of a White sorority. There was a scene where two friends are at a white Sorority party and the only Black member of that white sorority is singing. One of the two friends is Black and she said "...sister". The only Black member of the White Sorority said "we are not related" and walks off rudely. The Black friend said to herself "Someone wants to be the only chocolate in the candy dish" and I was reminded of this post. Perhaps not quite the same thing.
Wow! Quite thought provoking essay. This issue sounds very complicated. Are they self-centered because it is too difficult for them to show empathy?
There was a story about Clark Gable refusing to attend the Academy Awards because they refused to allow Hattie McDaniel to attend. Hattie encouraged Clark Gable to attend anyways. I could see parallels in the women's rights movement. While we have people like Gloria Steinem fighting for women's rights, there are women who benefited in terms of being allowed to vote, attend law school or become doctors - AND they donate money to anti women groups. I remember a Spanish film WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN where this "feminist" lawyer turned out to be for women's rights for herself, not other women. And she refused to help this woman who needed her help.
It was the premiere of GONE WITH THE WIND that McDaniel wasn’t allowed to attend, but yes, Gable came close to not attending in protest but McDaniel, worried his protest could blow back on her and hurt her career, talked him out of it
The specific details had eluded me so thank you for the clarification. Last night I was watching STEPSISTERS on Netflix about a Black sorority coming to the rescue of a White sorority. There was a scene where two friends are at a white Sorority party and the only Black member of that white sorority is singing. One of the two friends is Black and she said "...sister". The only Black member of the White Sorority said "we are not related" and walks off rudely. The Black friend said to herself "Someone wants to be the only chocolate in the candy dish" and I was reminded of this post. Perhaps not quite the same thing.