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"Men in American culture have become extremely feminine." "Cowardly genes made them give up jeans and put on skirts."
According to the British "Independent" reported on January 28, the famous American actor and two-time Oscar emperor Sean Penn (Sean Penn) recently in an interview, expressed his views on manhood, triggering social media controversy.
Screenshot of the report
Sean Penn is a famous American actor who has starred in many classic films such as "Death Row Walk", "I Am Sam", "Mysterious River", "Milk" and so on, and has won the Berlin Film Emperor, Cannes Film Emperor, Venice Film Emperor and two Oscars.
It is worth mentioning that when he won the Oscar for the second time in 2009 with the biopic "Milk", his character Harvey Milk was a homosexual. The film tells the story of Milk who embarked on the road to politics in order to fight for the legitimate rights and interests of homosexuals, and was eventually assassinated by political opponents.
Sean Penn stills from Milk
Earlier this month, Sean Penn spoke about masculinity while promoting his self-directed film Flag Day. "I, like everyone else, think that men in American culture have become extremely feminine," he said. I don't think rudeness, insensitivity and disrespect for women has anything to do with masculinity, nor has it before. But I don't think [in order] to be fair to women, we should be them. ”
On the 28th, Sean Penn was asked to clarify his remarks in an interview with the British "Independent". Sean Penn said: "It seems to me that men have become more feminine. ”
Sean added: "In my life, there are many very strong women who don't see masculinity as a sign of oppression. I think the cowardly genes got people to give up jeans and put on skirts. ”
The Independent reported that Sean Penn's daughter Dylan Penn, who also starred in "Flag Day," was interviewed alongside her father. When Sean Penn commented on masculinity, his daughter was "quietly gazing at the sky" from the sidelines.
Sean Penn and daughter Dylan Pan
Sean Penn's remarks quickly sparked a heated discussion on Social Media in the United States, with waves of support and criticism clearly divided and opposed to each other.
Opponents of Sean Penn unceremoniously shake up the black history of his abusive ex-wife Madonna.
"'I could barely recognize her as Madonna, she was crying, her lips were bleeding, it was clear she had been beaten.'" Oh, sorry, the report about Sean Penn was misplaced. ”
Someone put out a meme and said sarcastically: "Sean Penn is this kind of person – 'I can excuse abusing women, but I have to draw a line with feminine men'." ”
"As a reminder, Sean Penn has a history of domestic violence, and he also said that the goal of the 'Me Too' movement is to 'divide men and women.'"
Some people talk about Sean's masterpiece "Milk".
"Excuse me, is this the Sean Penn who won an Oscar for playing gay leader Harvey Milk?"
The American activist Charlotte Clymer voiced criticism: "I feel sorry for Sean Penn. He won an Oscar for playing the most iconic gay leader in American history, but even his preparation for the role failed to free him from the cage of his own gender insecurity. ”
Film critic Courtney Howard exclaimed, "Sean Penn Shut up! ”
Supporters of Sean Penn are equally vocal.
Nick Adams, a best-selling author who was endorsed by former U.S. President Trump, recorded a video in solidarity: "America needs more quality men!" I never thought I'd say that, but Sean Penn was 100 percent right! ”
New York Times best-selling author Brigitte Gabriel said, "Sean Penn is 100 percent right. Men in America are afraid to be men. ”
Matt Walsh, an American conservative political commentator and writer, also commented: "This is the first thing Sean Penn said right in a decade!" ”
Sean Penn was contacted by both The Washington Post and Hollywood Media Deadline for the social media controversy, but he did not comment on the matter.
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