aug 24, 2011 - COLLIDER THE PLAYBOY CLUB Amber Heard Interview

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HEARD: I am an actor and, at the end of the day, I’m playing a role that has been written for me. It’s one that I’ve chosen, but one that is ultimately written and designed for me, so I don’t take it personally. All the questions are legitimate. I understand them. I think that we come from a somewhat puritanical and chauvinistic point-of-view, so that when we’re asked questions about women being empowered by sexuality, we often confuse it with women who are victimized by it. I have to make that distinction because, in 2011, we should not see the two as the same thing. They are very different. Women who are empowered by it and have choices based off of their sexuality, are very different from the ones that are being taken advantage of.

HEARD: I think there is a common, puritanical way that we look at things where, if it involves sexuality, somehow the women must be compromised. It’s just chauvinistic to deny women their sexuality. It’s about empowering. It comes down to choices. If the choices are available and they’re making that choice, they’re not being exploited.

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