those who have known the quality of my work and the many public statements i have made over the course of my life , must know , that i am a strong supporter of women ’s rights .
the actress added that she was " troubled by how quickly and brutishly some have taken my comments out of context and attempted to blame my generation , my age , or my mindset , without having read the entirety of what i said . "
lansbury ’s remarks — which included statements like , “ we have to own up to the fact that women , since time immemorial , have gone out of their way to make themselves attractive , ” and “ we must sometimes take blame , women .
“ there is no excuse whatsoever for men to harass women are
caveats aside , though , her comments were still met with a great deal of anger online , including from groups like rape crisis england & wales , which noted that victim - blaming attitudes are only ever harmful to people who have been angela lansbury has clarified remarks she made about sexual harassment after she was widely criticized for saying women must sometimes " take blame . "
angela lansbury has followed up on her controversial claims about women needing to “ sometimes take blame ” for sexual harassment , saying she ’s “ devastated ” by the backlash and interpretation of her comments .
” lansbury did add , “ although it ’s awful to say we ca n’t make ourselves look as attractive as possible without being knocked down actress angela lansbury has gotten a taste of online culture in 2017 , and she does n’t seem to have liked it very much .
” speaking to the radio times , the 92 - year - old actress opined , “ we have to own up to the fact that women , since time immemorial , have gone out of their way to make themselves attractive .
and , i am devastated that anyone should deem me capable of thinking otherwise .