Emma Thompson’s Anti-Sexual Harassment Letter is an Inspiration for All Actors

Actress Emma Thomson's wrote a scathing letter in response to why she won't work with John Lasseter.

"If a man has been touching women inappropriately for decades, why would a woman want to work for him?"

Like there didn't exist enough reasons to love Emma Thompson already, here is one more.

The famous Hollywood actress recently wrote a letter to California's Skydance studios declaring that she no longer desires to work for an upcoming project she had signed up to work for, for the production company.

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The British actress apparently left the project, an animated piece called 'Luck' after Skydance studio recruited John Lasseter, a former Disney creative director who holds records of being allegedly accused with several sexual misconducts. 

Emma Thomson's wrote a scathing letter in response to why she left Skydance
SOURCE: Siasat

In her words, Thompson simply yet enlighteningly explained the reasons why she left such a massive project. And the reason is that the two times Oscars Award-winning actress does not want to be involved with the alleged sexual harasser, who left Disney after news surfaced that he made staffs in Disney feel uncomfortable with unnecessary hugs.

The letter also reads powerful advice concerning that all Hollywood artists should consider their next steps in the #MeToo movement indicating that women and their well being should be prioritized.

Also by reading Thompson' letter recently released by The Los Angeles Time, it's crystal clear the 59 years old actress is fed up with Hollywood ignoring the shameful acts done by powerful and sexually violent men. 

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Emma Thompson's letter reads:

"As you know, I have pulled out of the production of “Luck” — to be directed by the very wonderful Alessandro Carloni. It feels very odd to me that you and your company would consider hiring someone with Mr. Lasseter’s pattern of misconduct given the present climate in which people with the kind of power that you have can reasonably be expected to step up to the plate.
I realise that the situation — involving as it does many human beings — is complicated. However these are the questions I would like to ask:

• If a man has been touching women inappropriately for decades, why would a woman want to work for him if the only reason he’s not touching them inappropriately now is that it says in his contract that he must behave “professionally”?
• If a man has made women at his companies feel undervalued and disrespected for decades, why should the women at his new company think that any respect he shows them is anything other than an act that he’s required to perform by his coach, his therapist and his employment agreement? The message seems to be, “I am learning to feel respect for women so please be patient while I work on it. It’s not easy.”
• Much has been said about giving John Lasseter a “second chance.” But he is presumably being paid millions of dollars to receive that second chance. How much money are the employees at Skydance being paid to GIVE him that second chance?
• If John Lasseter started his own company, then every employee would have been given the opportunity to choose whether or not to give him a second chance. But any Skydance employees who don't want to give him a second chance have to stay and be uncomfortable or lose their jobs. Shouldn’t it be John Lasseter who has to lose HIS job if the employees don’t want to give him a second chance?
• Skydance has revealed that no women received settlements from Pixar or Disney as a result of being harassed by John Lasseter. But given all the abuse that’s been heaped on women who have come forward to make accusations against powerful men, do we really think that no settlements means that there was no harassment or no hostile work environment? Are we supposed to feel comforted that women who feel that their careers were derailed by working for Lasseter DIDN’T receive money?

I hope these queries make the level of my discomfort understandable. I regret having to step away because I love Alessandro so much and think he is an incredibly creative director. But I can only do what feels right during these difficult times of transition and collective consciousness raising.

I am well aware that centuries of entitlement to women’s bodies whether they like it or not is not going to change overnight. Or in a year. But I am also aware that if people who have spoken out — like me — do not take this sort of a stand then things are very unlikely to change at anything like the pace required to protect my daughter’s generation.

Yours most sincerely,
Emma Thompson"

Bravo, Emma Thompson. A big round of applause for her, please! And, honestly, we all stand with her on this.

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Meanwhile, the recordings for the film 'Luck' has already started.