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In a surprising statement, left-wing actor Sean Penn called out the wussification of American males.
“I am in the club that believes that men in American culture have become wildly feminized,” he said while appearing overseas in the U.K.
“I don’t think that being a brute or having insensitivity or disrespect for women is anything to do with masculinity, or ever did,” he continued. “But I don’t think that [in order] to be fair to women, we should become them.”
Penn went on to blame “cowardly genes” for men “putting on a skirt.”
The two-time Oscar-winner opened up about American culture saying that he believes that men in the U.S. are finding it either fashionable or empowering to adopt feminine traits.
61-year-old Penn has not responded to further requests for comment.
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The actor made his controversial comments during a sit-down interview alongside his daughter, Dylan Penn, 30, who stars in “Flag Day,” which Sean Penn directed. The writer of the article noted that she did not seem particularly on board with her dad’s sentiments on masculinity in American men, explaining that she remained “quiet” during his response and “stared into space.”
Sean Penn has been very vocal in discussing modern culture in America. This past July, he appeared on an episode of the podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend,” where the duo discussed cancel culture, with the director and actor calling the mere concept “ludicrous.”
Sean Penn then referenced Alexi McCammond, the 27-year-old reporter who was ousted as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue in March over past tweets she posted as a teenager that were offensive to the Asian community.
“When we’re destroying careers like that, what are we really achieving? Or you look at politicians, I give a big nod to anyone that’s willing to enter the public arena who is doing so because they give a damn,” the Oscar-winner added.
