Drew's Conservative Message to Feminists
I was really impressed with what Drew said in this Stephen Colbert interview. This is some of the best advice you can give to young women or anyone. Apparently this created a minor controversy among the SJW social media crowd at the time (2018). Even in the comments on the YouTube video they're bashing her for not buying into feminist victim culture. The message she's espousing is something every conservative and libertarian would agree with.
Colbert:
"Now we're in a moment of female empowerment in Hollywood, talk about diversity and inclusion. What do you think of this present moment we're in right now?"
Barrymore:
"I think it's phenomenal and overdue and wonderful and...the only thing I ever have a personal thing about is tone. I don't want anything to have a tone of anger. I know people say anger's healthy. I have a dark side that's completely, you know, a huge chasm. But I've never been an angry person. I never expected people to hand me anything and I never expected them to believe in me. I had to create enough homework and data to show and prove to them. So, I want—I hope—for people that they won't do it with anger and expectation, because what you really have to do is prove that you are capable, and what this important time is about is those doors opening for those people."
When I was a woman—or a girl—I mean I started Flower Films when I was 19, I knew walking in these rooms that these guys were like, who is this woman...but we walked in and we presented ourselves as capable girls. And It was in the era of the Hollywood power-suit woman—women were becoming heads of studios, but they were almost trying to be men about it, and we were like, 'We're just girls, but here's how we would make Charlie's Angels.' And we would show and make clip reels and prove ourselves, and so that there—we would leave no doubt or favors to be asked. And I think it's important for women to work hard at their dreams and to do it without anger, and I know this is a taboo thing to say in this time because it's ignited by anger. So I guess maybe there's a healthy anger and an unhealthy anger. But I can assure you that if you have the abilities and you stay positive and you don't expect things to be handed to you, but you really work towards them, all the greatness will come. Because I was never treated like a little girl who couldn't do it. Maybe I had to earn it, but earning is okay. I say take the positive and capable approach and be tireless about it. Never, ever, ever stop working. I'm like a crazy worker."
Starts at 4:46:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AcHXdIDsig