Kirsten Dunst Under Attack After Taking Traditional Stance on Gender Roles

kirstencover-mscSpider Man star Kirsten Dunst’s, 31, stirred up controversy with her comments on gender roles in the May issue of Harpers Bazaar.

Dunst talks about an important topic, the value of femininity. Feminists are so focused on “equality” we stop valuing who we are as women.

As a young woman, it is so refreshing to see someone stand up and say that it’s okay to have a “girly” side. We put so much pressure on our young girls to do it all; be the perfect mom & wife while climbing the ladders at work. Yet we tell guys that it is okay for them to be stay-at-home dads while their wives do all the work. Marriage is an equal partnership and you need both the man and woman to be equal contributors.

I applaud Kirsten Dunst for her bold stance and I hope you will stand behind her too!

“I feel like the feminine has been a little undervalued,” she says. “We all have to get our own jobs and make our own money, but staying at home, nurturing, being the mother, cooking – it’s a valuable thing my mum created. And sometimes, you need your knight in shining armor. I’m sorry. You need a man to be a man and a woman to be a woman. That’s why relationships work…”

Read more:  http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/latest-news/kirsten-dunst-may-2014-cover-star

Danielle Saul

Virginia PolitiChick Danielle Saul graduated from Minnesota State University, Moorhead in 2012 with a degree in Communication Studies. While on campus Danielle was President of her College Republicans, Chair of the MSUM Student Senate Legislative & Internal Affairs Committee, and Founder of MSUM Students Against Human Trafficking. After graduating, Danielle got hired as the Youth Coordinator for George Allen's campaign for the U.S. Senate before coming on board with the Leadership Institute as the Campus Election Coordinator. After successfully helping over one hundred students get elected to serve on their student governments, Danielle joined the Leadership Institute's studio team as their Digital Video Producer.

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