feministdisney:

“Kristen Stewart: smiling is not an obligation, professional or otherwise”

outlaw-monarch:

I’m not terribly familiar with her acting work (I personally could not be paid to watch Twilight, and I missed [the Runaways, wasn’t it?]) but I’ve have seen her pictures on the front of magazines and online.  I have always thought “what odd expressions she makes!” (Admittedly, some of them are- no one can take a perfect picture 100% of the time.)

I’m not saying I’ll never laugh again at some of the faces she makes or at any of the ones that other people make during photoshoots, etc….

But after reading this, I admit, I kind of want to buy the lady a cupcake or something.  Good for her.  Seriously.

I think that article is a pretty interesting read.  

“Stewart is often a target of a specific kind of body policing: the “smile, baby” requirement. When she appears on the red carpet and does not assure us with her teeth that she is simply thrilled to be reduced to a presence, a dress, a posture, she is often the target of harassment for her expression”

“Despite the fact that this attention is often negative and always demanded, despite the fact that it drives her to tears, appreciation of this harassment is demanded. Graciousness is an obligation on Stewart’s part because people are looking at her. The implication for women is that attention is a sign of our value; if we are not attracting it, particularly from men, we are worthless. If we’re harassed and ordered to smile, we’re lucky. We must be grateful for all attention, even that which we find unpleasant. Or we are bitches.”

Notes

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    Kristen Stewart always has a dour expression on her face, but there is definitely a good point
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    What a great article. Made me completely rethink my opinion of Kristen Stewart, because this is something that so many...
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    All of that being said and appreciated, I still think that if she’s going to act for a living, she should probably learn...
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