Women ‘must sometimes take blame’ for sexual harassment, says Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury quickly became a trending topic on Tuesday after Radio Times published a new interview where she commented on the string of sexual misconduct allegations coming out of Hollywood.

The 92 year-old actress said women “must sometimes take blame” in sexual harassment, arguing that making an effort to “look attractive” has “backfired.”

“There are two sides to this coin,” she said. “We have to own up to the fact that women, since time immemorial, have gone out of their way to make themselves attractive. And unfortunately it has backfired on us – and this is where we are today.”

Lansbury added that women should not have to risk sexual assault for making themselves “look attractive” and said there’s “no excuse” for such behavior.

“Although it’s awful to say we can’t make ourselves look as attractive as possible without being knocked down and raped,” she said, adding “Should women be prepared for this? No, they shouldn’t have to be! There’s no excuse for that.”

Lansbury went on to say sexually inappropriate behavior in the workplace will have to stop now, and that a “lot of men must be very worried at this point.”

Here are some of the reactions to Lansbury’s comments:

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