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Emma Watson Vanity Fair Appearance Creates Feminism Issues; Actress Defends Pose

By Gina Smith | Update Date: Mar 06, 2017 09:57 PM EST

Emma Watson Vanity Fair appearance for the Mar. issue has gained a lot of feedback from her critics after she posed nearly topless in one of the photos.

 The former "Harry Potter" star posed in an inside page of Vanity Fair, where she was just wearing a knitted bolero, with a portion of her breasts partially seen. Critics of the star said that the Emma Watson Vanity Fair pose does not agree with what she has been campaigning for-feminism.

Emma Watson Vanity Fair gets negative feedback

In one Twitter post, a critic said that the photo was one of the reasons why people who call for feminism are not taken seriously. The "Beauty and the Beast" actress then hit back at her critic and defended the Emma Watson Vanity Fair photo. She said in an interview with Reuters that many have a lot of misconceptions and misunderstandings about feminism that she just wants to correct.

Emma Watson Vanity Fair: Actress Answers Back

"Feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women with. It's about freedom, it's about liberation, it's about equality. I really don't know what my t-s have to do with it. It's very confusing."

She added that people are confused about feminism that her Emma Watson Vanity Fair shoot was done with creativity. The actress worked with fashion photographer Tim Walker for the cover and the insider pages.

She said they had a fun shoot and that it was artistically done, E! Online said in a report. The magazine's photo shoot by acclaimed fashion photographer Tim Walker showed Watson in an open, white crocheted bolero jacket with no bra or shirt underneath.

Emma Watson is currently a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and the founder of the #HeForShe campaign. Emma Watson is also promoting her new movie "Beauty and the Beast," where she stars as Belle.

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