Patricia Arquette Tweets Again About Equal Pay: "Don't Talk To Me About Privilege"

Patricia Arquette has taken to social media again to talk about equality and equal pay for men and women.  







"This is a call to action. Women are being discriminated and it is having serious consequences on them and their children," Arquette, 46, tweeted.

"Don't talk to me about privilege. As a kid I lived well below the poverty line. No matter where I am I won't forget women's struggle," the Oscar winner wrote when she received some backlash.


Check out Patricia Arquette's tweet below…

The question is this do you think Women should have the "privilege: to make #EqualPAy. 158 million women in the U.S are wondering...
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

The working poor women of this country have been asking for help for decades. If I have "privilege" or a voice I will shine a light on them.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

A lot of activists shook their heads and said yeah #Equalpay . Yeah, that sucks. No. It's devastating 2 poor women. It is DISCRIMINATION.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

Thank you to all who support women in this struggle for #Equalpay ! It has been a long time coming.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

I was a working single mom at 20. I know how hard it is to pay for diapers and food .Explain why women should be paid less?
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

Don't talk to me about privilege. As a kid I lived well below the poverty line. No matter where I am I won't forget women's struggle.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

The #ERA was never passed.94% think it was, Women are left with a patchwork of leaders who believe in things like "legitimate rape".
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

.When people say that #Equalpay will devastate the economy they are so far off the mark.The money women make will go back into this economy.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

How the wage gap hurts families- http://t.co/eSWE870Gf1
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

My children are not living below the poverty line. That does't mean I don't care about the kids who are. DO YOU? Then help their moms.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

This is a call to action. Women are being discriminated and it is having serious consequences on them and their children.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

Did you know that a disproportionate amount of children living below the poverty line are from single female households? @ERAeducation
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) February 24, 2015

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