Jameela Jamil pens powerful essay explaining how women are discredited in media

By Danielle Long

Video by Brittany Berkowitz

There's one thing that Jameela Jamil will probably never be known for and that's staying silent.

In typical Jamil fashion, she turned to social media to let out her thoughts, a place where she felt she could fully express herself without relying on media, who she said could potentially manipulate or twist her words.

"Discredit is the new death," she tweeted on Wednesday. "When a woman steps up and speaks out, she’s taken out of context, compulsively overexposed, her tone is exaggerated by media to look hysterical and violent, her integrity is questioned and society tries to slander her into silence. Every single time."

Along with the tweet, the 34-year-old English actress attached a photo collage of Oprah Winfrey, Greta Thunberg, Princess Diana, Taylor Swift, Meghan Markle and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as prime examples to support her claim.

"Coincidence that the entire handful of women who dare to call out injustice are ALL controlling, chaotic, manipulative, mentally unstable, liars. Some are even 'sex traffickers...' now? Weird and amazing correlation. Female silence and complicity is rewarded with protection," she tweeted in a follow-up.

Coincidence that the entire handful of women who dare to call out injustice are ALL controlling, chaotic, manipulative, mentally unstable, liars. Some are even “sex traffickers...” now? Weird and amazing correlation. Female silence and complicity is rewarded with protection.

— Jameela Jamil 🌈 (@jameelajamil) April 22, 2020

The "Good Place" star didn't stop there. She also included a lengthy rant, which she introduced as "AN ESSAY" to express the frustration that comes with being an "outspoken person who is constantly and very deliberately misrepresented as a chaotic, irrational, and manipulate mess."

Jamil is determined to not let this thwart her efforts and she encouraged others to stay motivated as well.

"DO NOT LET THIS DISCOURAGE YOU. We cannot back down now," the model urged. "The more of us there are, the harder it will be to gaslight, slander, and silence an ARMY of women telling societal standards to f--- off."

"KEEP IT UP. Get louder. Get crude. Get even," she added.