American actress Mayim Bialik, one of the cast members of the television comedy series "The Big Bang Theory," has been receiving some flak for an editorial she had written about the controversial sexual allegations against American producer, Harvey Weinstein. Bialik is now responding to the criticisms that she has been receiving and explaining the reason and true intentions of the editorial that is currently in question.
In a report by Entertainment Tonight, Bialik's editorial titled "Being Feminist in Harvey Weinstein's World" was published by the New York Times. A lot of people raised their eyebrows and found some of her statements controversial, since she talked about how the powerful and respected men in the entertainment business prey on women who have attained "impossible standards of beauty."
Bialik stated that a lot of her remarks were "taken out of context," and thus opening her up to the criticism that she has been receiving so far. According to Pop Culture, what some people had taken away from the opinion piece is that Bialik may have inadvertently blamed other women for being preyed upon – especially since Bialik raised the concern of how they dressed and how they put up a flirtatious facade when in front of other men.
Another point that Bialik made in her editorial was that she had been very cautious in the entertainment business by dressing modestly and keeping things professional between her and her colleagues. In an opinion piece by The Hollywood Gossip, it is stated that Bialik may have also blamed the beautiful women for being beautiful, and that their appearance was the reason why they were chosen to be sexually harassed by the men in the business.
However, Bialik stood firm regarding her editorial, and has offered no apologies for it. According to the Washington Post, Her reason behind it is that she was simply trying to enlighten her female peers on how to avert situations wherein they could possibly be harassed sexually. Bialik further stated that "It's so sad how vicious people are being when I basically live to make things better for women."
