British star Thandiwe Newton has criticised Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn for his latest feedback that American males have gotten ”wildly feminised”. Penn, who received Oscar trophies for The Milk and Mystic River, had late final month raised eyebrows after he mentioned that being masculine isn’t all the time poisonous.
Newton posted a retort on social media, calling the 61-year-old actor a ”jibbering idiot”.
”@SeanPenn Dude what are you SAY-ING?? Like for REAL? You’re a jibbering FOOL. you was once attractive however now you’re simply tragic,” she wrote alongside a hyperlink to an article about Penn’s remarks. ”In entrance of your DAUGHTER!? That poor little mite. Thank God her Mum’s so dope. Please cease ruining the brilliance of #LicoricePizza with this nonsense,” she added.
Penn first made the remarks throughout an interview with an American newspaper.
”I’m within the membership that believes that males in American tradition have turn into wildly feminized. I don’t suppose that being a brute or having insensitivity or disrespect for ladies is something to do with masculinity, or ever did. But I don’t suppose that (so as) to be honest to ladies, we must always turn into them,” he had mentioned.
Later, in one other interview with British publication The Independent, the actor was requested to make clear his feedback.
”I believe that males have, for my part, turn into fairly feminised. I’ve these very sturdy ladies in my life who don’t take masculinity as an indication of oppression towards them. There are a number of, I believe, cowardly genes that result in folks surrendering their denims and placing on a skirt,” he mentioned.
At the time, he was selling his movie Flag Day alongside his daughter, Dylan Penn.
The Independent in its article said that Penn’s assertion on males turning into ”fairly feminised” left his daughter ”quiet, staring into area”.
