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When responding to serious issues, there are sometimes common phrases or expressions that are frequently used.
One such expression, often used by men to humanise a women in crisis, is to refer to her as "someone's sister", "someone's daughter" or "someone's wife".
While this is obviously meant well, actress Elizabeth Banks has highlighted that it is also flawed. In response to the ongoing saga of Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the US Supreme Court, which has been blighted by sexual assault allegations, Banks tweeted:
Not because she's someone's something. Because she is a human being. https://t.co/ii8qi9iY9q— Elizabeth Banks (@Elizabeth Banks) 1538073298
Banks's tweet highlights that it can be dehumanising to always refer to a woman as "someone's". Can we not respect and support women without considering them in relation to someone else? Her caption read:
Not because she's someone's something. Because she is a human being
On Twitter, people have commended Banks for her intervention.
@ElizabethBanks So god damn true!!!🔥🔥🔥 I am so tired hearing that line from men, it´s not like women say when somet… https://t.co/Fu4g3gEuc4— Scorpio girl (@Scorpio girl) 1538089284
@ElizabethBanks A concept that is hard for some Republicans to wrap their minds around - basic humanity.— Jim Hostler (@Jim Hostler) 1538097946
@ElizabethBanks @GeorgeTakei Exactly this! I have such a pet peeve about this. Her own value is enough!— Biden IS President (@Biden IS President) 1538141878
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