A powerful, female actor playing a powerful, female role model
In a new HBO biopic called Confirmation, actress Kerry Washington will play the powerful role of Anita Hill. This biopic will tell the story of the 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearing where in the same year, Anita Hill was thrust into the public eye when she accused Thomas of sexual harassment. What grabbed the attention of the public was the way Hill described the harshness and unfairness of sexual harassment, changing the way people view sexual harassment, women’s rights, and race in her strong testimonial. The film is set to detail the subsequent confirmation hearing and how it impacted society’s views on these sensitive topics. Kerry Washington, who plays the strong, empowered Olivia Pope on her hit show Scandal, is a great choice to play this trend setting woman because both Washington and Hill embody an ongoing struggle of equal rights for women and signify the essence of female empowerment.
-Vinesh Vora
