While some celebrities wore black and white pins to demonstrate their support for the Time’s Up movement at the Oscars, Emma Watson rocked a large temporary tattoo that read “Times [sic] Up” in black cursive ink on her right forearm at the Vanity Fair party after the Academy Awards on Sunday.
Unfortunately, the temporary tat was missing an apostrophe, “Time’s Up,” though the trending hashtag itself lacks the mark: #TimesUp.
OUR QUEEN! Emma Watson at the Oscar’s after party!! Seems like she’s styling a @TIMESUPNOW tattoo!! pic.twitter.com/mucbUtjeUD
— Archive Watson (@archivewatson) March 5, 2018
The Time’s Up initiative was started earlier this year and its purpose is to raise awareness of sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace—and put a stop to it. Despite the typo, Watson’s efforts are very admirable. According to E!, last month Watson donated $1.4 million to the Justice and Equality Fund—an initiative fighting against sexual harassment, assault and discrimination.
Watson has always been a vocal supporter of the movement: “There is no question that #TIMESUP should be and will be a global movement. A movement that is defined and led by those affected by the problem, not by those in power” the actress stated on Instagram.
Even if other news outlets are emphasizing the tattoo’s typo, it’s important to look beneath the surface and realize what really matters is that Watson made the effort to spread the Time’s Up initiative—and with that, I applaud her.