Solidarity was the undisputed winner at the 75th Golden Globe Awards. Actors and actresses took a stand against gender inequality not only with their black ensembles but also with their dates to the event – the voices of nonprofit organizations, underrepresented industries, indigenous cultures, national coalitions, and civil rights advocacies.
Emma Watson with Marai Larasi, the executive director of Imkaan, 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, Jan 7, 2018. Photo by Chelsea Lauren/BEI/RShutterstock (9307698lv).
Emma Watson walked the entryway with Marai Larasi, the executive director of the UK-based black feminist, anti-violence organization Imkaan. Fittingly, the pair wore black in support of the movement’s #WhyWeWearBlack awareness campaign – a glamorous dress with a sheer, plunging neckline for the actress and a noir suit for the activist. Watson announced, “We’re wearing black because this is a moment in time. It’s not the beginning of a movement or the end of a movement. But it is a moment in time that we stand in solidarity with women across all spheres of life – with women across industries, basically saying time’s up on violence against women.”
Laura Dern and guest, migrant-farmworker advocate Monica Ramirez, 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, January 7, 2018. Photo by Chelsea Lauren/BEI/Shutterstock (9307698dj).
Laura Dern (Best Supporting Actress, Big Little Lies) echoed this empowered statement by inviting migrant-farmworker advocate Monica Ramirez join her.
“I reached out to her [Monica] after she wrote the letter of solidarity from the National Farmworker Women’s Alliance that was extraordinary. We stand together across all organizations and all industries.” Referencing the themes of Big Little Lies, she said “It’s about women – however complicated – standing together and finding their voice.”
Emma Stone and Billie Jean King, 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Los Angeles, January 7 2018. Photo by Chelsea Lauren/BEI/Shutterstock (9307698dc).
Billie Jean King accompanied Emma Stone, who portrays the tennis star in the recent film Battle of the Sexes.
Outfitted in allover black and her signature shades, the tennis star shared, “We’re in solidarity about standing up for people who’ve been abused and harassed. But it means everyone and I hope everybody will visit Timesupnow.com.” There have already been over 100,000 #timesup posts on Instagram in support of the Time’s Up movement.
Meryl Streep and Ai-jen Poo, 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Los Angeles, January 7, 2018. Photo by David Fisher/Shutterstock (9307691dc).
Other celebrities in the conversation on social media include Meryl Streep and her date Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Michelle Williams (Nominee / Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture) and her date Tarana Burke of the MeToo movement to end sexual violence, and Amy Poehler and her date Saru Jayaraman of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United.
Michelle Williams and Tarana Burke of the MeToo movement, 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Los Angeles, January 7th, 2018: Photo by Rob Latour/Shutterstock (9307694ew).
While women were the cornerstone of the showing, men supported the cause with black-on-black looks and a no-nonsense lapel pin, reading simply “TIME’S UP.”
The result was a clearly united front. Nominee Shailene Woodley summed it up best during her red-carpet interview with her date Calina Lawrence from the Suquamish tribe in Washington state: “That’s what the power of sisterhood is. It’s celebrating each other. It’s eradicating judgment and ego and competition . . . support is the base of everything.”
On this grand stage, sisterhood was as much on display as style. The real question was not “Who are you wearing?” but “Who are you with?”
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