00:05Hi R29, Nicola Pardee here at the LA premiere of I, Tonya.
00:1024 years ago one of the biggest scandals in sports history rocked the nation and at the center of it
00:15all was Tonya Harding.
00:17But a lot of her story had to do with gender and media representation.
00:21Today we're going to talk with some of the stars here on the red carpet and see what they have
00:25to say.
00:26Margo, hey.
00:27You played Tonya Harding who was the first American woman to land the triple axel in competition.
00:34But a lot of the focus was on how she looked, her presentation.
00:37What would you say to women who have to deal with sexism in sports but also in the workplace more
00:42generally?
00:42I think if we just all stand together and make enough noise hopefully something will change.
00:46Raise your voice, open your eyes if you can support other people around you.
00:50I stay true to who you are and really focus on your strengths and your powers because it's not overlooked
00:57even though it feels that way.
00:59And they wanted someone who fit the mold of the perfect figure skater which is more like Nancy Kerrigan.
01:04And I just admire her for rising above and achieving what she did in spite of all of those odds
01:09against her.
01:10It was like a bowl in a china shop, you know. She didn't fit in with the other girls in
01:13figure skating and this projected idea that they had.
01:16But she was still one of the most talented people in the world.
01:20That will never be taken from her.
01:22As a woman in Hollywood, do you see any parallels to the way media treats women who are aspiring for
01:28more?
01:28She was the girl from the wrong side of the tracks and Nancy Kerrigan was the ice princess.
01:33And it was the good versus evil and it was the narrative that was put out.
01:37When a woman succeeds, the assumption is that she must be competing with the next best woman.
01:42And I think we need to embrace the idea that we can all do well together.
01:45Do you think this story would have played out differently in the age of social media, Twitter, that instant feedback
01:51cycle?
01:52There would have been ten people who would have filmed the actual event.
01:55They couldn't have done it. I don't think they could have done that.
01:57Back then, the media could control the narrative.
02:01So they decided on what the headlines were. They put them in those categories.
02:05And now with social media, there's more voices to be heard.
02:11But it's fun.
