Kit Harington clarifies his 2016 comments about sexism 'towards men': 'I was wrong'

Kit Harington has clarified comments he made in 2016 about his experience with "sexism" as a male actor, in a new interview with The Guardian 

The Game of Thrones star said he "was wrong" to conflate his experiences as a man with that of the very real sexism women face in the film industry. 

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As Harington told The Sunday Times in May of last year:

Harington's comments drew criticism for framing his experience and the experiences of women working in show business today as equal. It's a deeply unfair comparison, considering women in the industry, in addition to being under hired and underpaid, are routinely subjected to horrific sexual harassment and assault by powerful industry men. 

Now, Harington is correcting his earlier comments. 

"I was wrong there, though," he told The Guardian regarding his use of the word "sexism". "Sexism against men is not something I should have really said. I think what I meant was, being objectified."

He continued:

Fair enough, Jon Snow.

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