Sean Penn Ripped For Lamenting That American Men Have Become 'Feminized' Due To 'Cowardly Genes'

Does Sean Penn need to get his ass kicked by a guy in a skirt? It sounds like Sean Penn needs to get his ass kicked by a guy in a skirt.https://twitter.com/variety/status/1487151384801599492\u00a0\u2026

— Comedian Of Cinema (@Comedian Of Cinema) 1643401017

I feel sorry for Sean Penn. He won an Oscar for playing one of the most iconic queer leaders in American history, and yet, even the preparation he did for that role failed to liberate him from the prison of his own gendered insecurity. Being Sean Penn is punishment in itself.

— Charlotte Clymer \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Charlotte Clymer \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1643408571

Sean Penn, who won an Oscar for playing a gay civil rights icon, is out there being homophobic. When LGBTQ+ people express reluctance to straight actors playing queer roles, this is exactly the kind of shit we're talking abouthttps://variety.com/2022/film/news/sean-penn-criticizes-men-feminized-1235166106/\u00a0\u2026

— Resting Intense Face (R.I.F.) (@Resting Intense Face (R.I.F.)) 1643403640

What I find interesting about Sean Penn\u2019s thoughts on gender is nothing.

— Daniel Summers, MD (@Daniel Summers, MD) 1643417813

apart from every other stupid thing about this, the idea that a guy putting on jeans and going out in public takes more bravery than putting on a skirt and going out in public seems... not related to the shared reality we collectively inhabit

— i just think they're NEET (@i just think they're NEET) 1643399888

Cool Sean, try leaving LA and walking around publicly in most places in the country as a man wearing a skirt, maybe hit up a red state football game or some trucker bars, then get back to me on whether you think it takes cowardice or bravery.

— Rob Sheridan (@Rob Sheridan) 1643412319

"Feminized equals cowardly," declares the most insufferable actor of his generation.

— Anthony DeVito (@Anthony DeVito) 1643406080

I simply think society has evolved past the need for opinions on masculinity from famously violent menhttps://twitter.com/Variety/status/1487151384801599492\u00a0\u2026

— Claire Willett (@Claire Willett) 1643421101

Embracing one's own femininity is one of the bravest and most dangerous things someone assigned male can do\n\nas opposed to voicing support for the transmisogynistic status quo which is about the easiest and safest thing anyone can dohttps://twitter.com/Variety/status/1487151384801599492\u00a0\u2026

— Amelia Is Dipping Her Toe Back In (@Amelia Is Dipping Her Toe Back In) 1643524272

They let him play Harvey Milkhttps://twitter.com/variety/status/1487151384801599492\u00a0\u2026

— jaya sundaresh (@jaya sundaresh) 1643519641

Says the wife beater who won an Oscar for playing Harvey Milk. Can we revoke that award?https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1487151384801599492\u00a0\u2026

— Ronaldo Trancoso Jr (@Ronaldo Trancoso Jr) 1643456067

It's fabric bro. Literally fabric. It's not inherently feminine or masculine it is just fabric.https://twitter.com/variety/status/1487151384801599492\u00a0\u2026

— Kathryn Ivey (@Kathryn Ivey) 1643494136

What Sean Penn is expressing- an apparent aversion to anyone/anything that defies gender norms- is at the core of homophobia, and it is something that Harvey Milk (who famously called himself a queen) would vehemently oppose. I know what I'm talking about.https://twitter.com/AdamantxYves/status/1487180467921113089\u00a0\u2026

— Yves' Pinned Tweet (@Yves' Pinned Tweet) 1643467051

As a reminder, Sean Penn has a history of alleged domestic abuse and also said the goal of the #MeToo movement was "to divide men and women."https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1487151384801599492\u00a0\u2026

— Brandon Katz \u2615\ufe0f (@Brandon Katz \u2615\ufe0f) 1643400781