Cameron Diaz On Facing 'Heavy Misogyny' In Hollywood: I Am A Victim To Exploitations Women Are Subjected To
Cameron Diaz, known for her romantic roles in "The Mask", "My Best Friend's Wedding" and "There's Something About Mary", says she endured misogyny in Hollywood for years.
Actor
Cameron
Diaz,
known
for
her
romantic
roles
in
"The
Mask",
"My
Best
Friend's
Wedding" and
"There's
Something
About
Mary",
says
she
endured
misogyny
in
Hollywood
for
years.
The
actor,
who
retired
from
acting
in
2014,
said
misogyny
was
a
normal
aspect
of
the
industry
in
the
1990s
and
2000s.
"I
certainly
didn’t
do
as
much
as
could
be
done
now
because
of
the
awareness
of
everybody,
you
know,
sort
of
like
the
#MeToo,”
Diaz
said
during
host
and
“RuPaul’s
Drag
Race”
judge
Michelle
Visage’s
“Rule
Breakers”
podcast
on
International
Women’s
Day.
“There
were
still
parameters.
The
1990s,
the
early
aughts,
there
was
still
heavy,
heavy
misogyny.
Just
the
level
of
exploitation
of
powers,
it
just
laid
on
the
entire
industry.
It
was
the
normal
thing
to
do
sort
of
like
(laugh)
and
just
be
able
to
get
through
unscathed.”
The
"Charlie's
Angels" star
said
her
choice
of
roles
were
not
enough
to
break
through
the
double
standard
of
the
industry
but
things
are
different
now.
“Be
the
one
who
participated
enough
to
make
everybody
feel
taken
care
of
but
not
to
be
a
victim
in
that
position.
To
know
how
to
navigate
the
whole
thing
because
it
was
happening
all
day,
every
day
in
every
little
feeling
of
layers
of
existence,”
Diaz
recalled.
"The
Holiday" star,
49,
also
spoke
about
her
decision
to
step
away
from
the
limelight
post
her
film
"Annie".
“Fame
is
very
infantilizing.
It’s
very
much
about
keeping
somebody
coddled
in
a
state...
“I
just
go
back
to
the
trap
of
it
all,
especially
in
our
society,
like
what
we
value,
what
we
think
is
important.
I
am
absolutely
a
victim
to
all
of
the
societal
objectifications
and
exploitations
that
women
are
subjected
to.
I
have
bought
into
all
of
them
myself
at
certain
times," she
added.