Emma Watson says racy photos do not undermine feminism

Reaction comes after some critics said that she betrayed her feminist ideals

British actor Emma Watson hit back at critics who claimed she betrayed her feminist ideals by posing for a revealing picture in Vanity Fair magazine.

Watson, the Harry Potter movie series co-star and pioneer of the HeForShe campaign discussed the photo shoot while promoting her latest film, Beauty and the Beast.



"It just always reveals to me how many misconceptions and what a misunderstanding there is about what feminism is," she asserted in an interview with Reuters.

"Feminism is about giving women choice. 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'm confused. Most people are confused. No, I'm just always just quietly stunned," she said.

The magazine's photo shoot by acclaimed fashion photographer Tim Walker showed Watson in an open, white crocheted bolero jacket.

"We'd been doing so many crazy things on that shoot but it felt incredibly artistic and I've been so creatively involved and engaged with Tim and I'm so thrilled about how interesting and beautiful the photographs were," she said.

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