Famous Men Who Are Feminists
What does it mean to be a feminist in 2014? Beyonce kept the term buzzing with her TED talk fueled song of the same name, but as any feminist will tell you, equality is a human rights issue that transcends gender.
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That said, there are a list of famous men who are feminists, despite the advantages they enjoy. You don’t have to put on a dress and makeup like Daniel Craig, nor do you have to be world’s strongest man status like Terry Crews. Take note of these guys next time someone drops the other F-word in your presence.
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Just because he’s super buff doesn’t mean Terry Crews is locked into conventional gender roles. While talking with Elamin Abdelmahmoud for the What Makes A Man 2014 conference Crews said the notion of men feeling they were more valuable than women is holding back true feminism.
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John Legend didn’t pull any punches by telling an audience at the 2013 Sound Of Change Live, “All men should be feminists. If men care about women’s rights the world will be a better place…”
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Louis C.K. has often joked about how men are the biggest threat to women but also bringing up the very serious issue that women weren’t allowed to vote until 1919.
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Prince Harry presented his position on feminism in a speech for CHIME For Change by saying, “When women are empowered, they immeasurably improve the lives of everyone around them.”
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Somehow, Feminist Ryan Gosling is really a thing. Danielle Henderson’s blog/tumblr on feminist theory is now actually a book.
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As part of International Women’s Day in 2011, Daniel Craig dressed as a woman to show his support for gender equality.
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Those random haircuts and interview quotes attributed to Willow Smith are the byproduct of both Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith instilling one of the main tenets of feminist theory—positive body image.
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In 2009, President Barack Obama signed some feminist theory into law with the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. Obama said, “Women can’t wait for equal pay. And I won’t stop fighting to address this inequality.”
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Kiefer Sutherland didn’t just tweet about it, he joined Emma Watson in person and spoke on behalf of feminists during 2014’s #HeForShe gender equality campaign.
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You can easily find pictures of Patrick Stewart wearing a “This Is What A Feminist Looks Like” shirt or advocating for women’s rights via Amnesty International UK.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt told Ellen he absolutely self identifies as a feminist due to his mother pointing out gender equality issues to he and his brother when they were children.
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Whether talking about actors being sexualized or the so-called “friend zone,” Daniel Radcliffe has been an absolute feminist in the sense of applying some of the same expectations to both men and women in the entertainment industry.
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James Van Der Beek was one of the many male celebrities to support Emma Watson’s #HeForShe gender equality campaign.
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Mark Ruffalo stood up for reproductive rights in a 2003 protest in front of a Mississippi abortion clinic and wrote a similar essay on the subject for Huffington Post.
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Blair Underwood more or less gets emeritus status on this list by virtue of appearing in the “No More” domestic violence campaign and marching in the 1992 March for Women’s Rights in Washington, D.C.
