“Cillian Murphy’s Game-Changing Words on Women Spark Outrage and Admiration Following Saoirse Ronan’s Shocking Revelation!”
Cillian Murphy was recently praised for his comment about women during a press event promoting his upcoming project
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The movie’s historical story immerses readers and viewers in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries through the eyes of Murphy’s character, a coal merchant and devoted family man named Bill Furlong.
Magdalene laundries, also called Magdalene asylums, were institutions run by the church that operated from the 18th to the late 20th centuries, according to Daily Mail. They were known to house “fallen women,” and the conditions within were described as being “worse than any prison.”
Murphy talked about the plight of the women and children in the laundries when asked whether the film would inspire “more change” regarding “how women’s rights and freedom are curtailed and controlled.”
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The movie star responded, “It’s always women and children that are the collateral damage in these situations, when there’s absolute power, and that’s happening all the world, I think.”
Indeed, these laundries were built as a way to “change” women who were considered sexually promiscuous or unmarried mothers, among others. Past survivors have detailed their horrifying experiences, including being starved and beaten senselessly.
It is estimated that over 30,000 women were locked away in Ireland and subject to this abuse between 1922 and 1996.
Fans were grateful for Murphy’s well-articulated response
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longer version with full question & answer; pic.twitter.com/hyo66orVck
— Kitty00 (@kittyatdawn) October 29, 2024
