Tel-Chai Nation

Australian actress Nicole Kidman has been testifying before a House subcommittee on whether Hollywood contributed to violence against women:

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nicole Kidman conceded Wednesday that Hollywood has probably contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak sex objects.

Not exactly. I've noticed in various movie productions that they might portray them as ineffective in combat skills, and only sufficiently effective if they're in the roles of criminals! That always struck me as stupid and insulting. Since this is the AP doing the coverage though, you can't expect them to go deep into this whole matter.

The Oscar-winning actress said she is not interested in those kinds of demeaning roles, adding that the movie industry also has made an effort to contribute to solutions for ending the violence.

Kidman testified before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that is considering legislation to address violence against women overseas through humanitarian relief efforts and grants to local organizations working on the problem.

Asked by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., if the movie industry has "played a bad role," Kidman said "probably," but quickly added that she herself doesn't.

"I can't be responsible for all of Hollywood but I can certainly be responsible for my own career," she said.

Kidman appeared before the committee in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Development Fund for Women, known as UNIFEM, to promote the International Violence Against Women Act.

"In the real world, the laws go unenforced and impunity is the norm," she said.

The legislation has stalled in the past, but a sponsor, Rep. Bill Delahunt, D-Mass., said he and others plan to reintroduce it soon.

The Australian star told Congress that the U.N. women's fund needs more resources. "We need the money," she said.

Before the hearing began, a crowd of people lined the hall and around the corner to hear her speak.

Not so fast. The United Nations? The very entity that's doing nothing as it is for women's rights under Islamofascism, and has even ignored modern day slavery in Africa?

If that's whom she's working for, does she realize that she's making a joke out of her whole argument? I have to wonder in fact, if any money here will even be used honestly when contributed. It's about as effective as UNICEF.

I'm sorry to say, but Kidman is making a fool of herself.

Labels: misogyny, showbiz, UN corruption