How Can Jameela Jamil Call Herself A Feminist And Refuse To Be Interviewed By Female Journalist?!
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Can you really call yourself a feminist when you don't like women? Make it make sense.
Jameela Jamil has totally thrown the "women-supporting-women" ideology down her water closet and flushed it really hard when she announced that she was done with being interviewed by women. The actress-turned-activist-turned-podcast-host basically told women reporters: āItās not me, itās definitely you.ā She accused them of writing her up like a ācheap, bitchy Daily Mail blog,ā and honestly, if thatās not the media version of āI donāt hang out with girls because theyāre too much drama,ā we donāt know what is.
What triggered this dramatic mic drop? A recent Sunday Times profile written by journalist Liz Edwards, a piece Jamil claims was dripping in shade, pettiness, and bad faith. Jameela said it read like it was āwritten by a student desperate to get clicks,ā and yes, she typed that with her whole chest.
For someone who built her brand on being unfiltered and body-positive, Jamil is very filtered about whoās allowed to hold the mic. According to her, in 17 years of doing press, only three women have ever interviewed her āfairly.ā The rest? Apparently they rolled up with āan angleā already in mind ā and spoiler alert: it wasnāt āUplift Jameela Jamil.ā
She insists these women arenāt interested in her āactual thoughts and ideasā (you know, the deep stuff), but instead just want to nitpick her character and make her explain why someone with privilege dares to have opinions. In short, she feels like sheās on trial for simply trying to be a feminist with a platform. And in a twist that had the internet audibly gasping, Jamil actually said sheās had better experiences being interviewed by male journalists. Yep. She wrote, and we quote,āMale journalists have always given me a fair shot.ā Go ahead and clutch those pearls.
The irony? While dragging journalists for being petty and click-hungry, her explanation of how she interviews people was dripping with self-congratulatory vibes. She basically said: āWhen I do interviews, I guide the conversation toward healing and growth. I donāt try to make people look insufferable.ā
So whatās the takeaway from this diva-level declaration? If you're a woman in journalism hoping to ask Jameela about her next project, you might want to send in your male colleague instead, or better yet, maybe just forward her your podcast link and pray.
Until then, Jameelaās press pass for āsisterhoodā might be on temporary suspension. And yes, weāre all still refreshing Substack to see what she claps back with next.
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