No; EW is not suffering, that I know of, anyway. It's just that I do admire her, and I think she contributed immensely to the success of the Harry Potter stories, in particular as they were made into movies. (In books, I think a less glamorous, frizzy-haired, bespectacled Hermione could have been successful.)
I'm talking about something completely different: it is about how EW has become a sex symbol on popular media. Emma has been blessed with a lovely face, and a slim body. But this combination is not sufficiently sexy for the hormone saturated artists on DeviantArt. Starting with showing Emma with (1) blue eyes, they moved onto showing her (2) nude, then (3) incredibly well-endowed, (4) clothed in provocative costumes, with (5) extremely long, luxurious hair, and so on.
I don't know whether Emma Watson is tempted to undergo a makeover, and present herself as somewhat more obviously sexy; she wouldn't be the first actress who wanted to transcend the demure appearance she had initially adopted. But some of us love Emma as she is now, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who is unhappy with her being presented as a pubescent wet dream. Guys and gals alike are obsessed with her, and one member girl's entire gallery consists of pictures of Emma Watson in various provocative poses, bondage, and so on. This is par for the course in DA; one of the basic tenets of the site is that members are free to indulge in perverse depiction of characters, with sexual overtones. That's why, presumably, it's called DEVIANTart. My frustration is with their choosing to do this with Emma Watson!
Another character who has been taken into the collective breast of DA is Daenerys, the tragic heroine in Game Of Thrones. At least she was already sexualized in the TV series, so that the artists could be forgiven for following up. Some of the cosplays depicting Daenerys are really amazingly good.
So that's my rant for today.
Kay Hemlock B.
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