Amy Schumer on Hollywood Sexism: 'People Just Hate Women'

The Hollywood Reporter(LOS ANGELES) — Amy Schumer thinks she’s figured out the reason for the inequality of women in show business.

“I think people hate women,” the Inside Amy Schumer creator and star declared during a roundtable of comedic actresses assembled by The Hollywood Reporter for its June 5 edition.

“I don’t think they want to hear a woman talk for too long,” adds the 33-year-old comedian. “A lot of people project their mom yelling at them.”

“My [career] has been about tricking people into listening. I’m not saying all men hate women, but there’s such an aggression,” she states.

Schumer was joined by Girls‘ Lena Dunham, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s Ellie Kemper, Jane the Virgin‘sGina Rodriguez, Black-ish‘s Tracee Ellis Ross and Saturday Night Live‘s Kate McKinnon for a discussion about the struggles of being a woman in the entertainment business and the sexism they’ve encountered throughout their careers.

“I was up for a role and auditioned in character,” Rodriguez, 30, tells the industry trade publication. “They’re like, ‘We love her. But can she come back in with a tight black dress?'”

“I said, ‘That doesn’t make any sense for the character.’ They were like, ‘We need to know if you’re pretty enough to be on the cover of a magazine,'” notes Rodriguez.

Dunham, 29, recalls a man who not only refused to take her seriously as the creator, writer, producer and star of her HBO series, but also body-shamed her afterwards.

“I heard a guy on my show say into his microphone, ‘I hate this job. I can’t wait to be back on a show where there’s a man at the helm,'” she recalls. “Later, that same guy came up to me at lunch and said, ‘You’re really enjoying that buffet, aren’t you?'”

The Hollywood Reporter‘s June 5 edition is available now.

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