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Patricia Arquette defends Oscar speech
Patricia Arquette has defended her Academy Awards speech, which won her
applause from the audience, but brickbats from some quarters too for
demanding equal pay for women.
Arquette took to the Oscar stage
after winning the Best Actress in a Supporting Role trophy at the 87th
Academy Awards. Then, the 46-year-old took to Twitter Monday to defend
herself, standing by her statements on women's rights, reports
aceshowbiz.com.
“Wage equality will help ALL women of all races in America. It will also help their children and society,†she wrote.
“Women
have been basically paying a gender tax for generations. I have long
been an advocate for the rights of the #LBGT community. The question is
why aren't you an advocate for equality for ALL women?â€
“If you
are fighting against #Equalpay you are fighting for ALL women and
especially women of colour to make less money than men. Guess which
women are the most negatively effected in wage inequality? Women of
colour. #Equalpay for ALL women. Women stand together in this,†she
added.
Arquette, who won the Oscar for her role as Olivia Evans
in “Boyhoodâ€, then shared a screenshot of “The Consequences of Gender
Inequityâ€, captioning it: “I don't care if people are pissed The truth
is that wage inequality adversely effects women.â€