Oscar-Winner Javier Bardem Blasts Trump, Says Toxic Masculinity Is “Creating Thousands Of Dead People”
Javier Bardem, at the Cannes Film Festival for his film 'The Beloved,' criticized toxic masculinity and its societal impacts, linking it to violence against women and global political leaders. He highlighted Spain's high rate of gender-based killings and condemned the behavior of figures like Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu as emblematic of destructive male dominance. Bardem also expressed concern about media monopolies and the influence of social media on democracy and youth.
- ▪Javier Bardem stars in 'The Beloved,' a psychological drama about a troubled director reconnecting with his daughter.
- ▪He attributed gender-based violence to toxic masculinity and cultural miseducation, citing Spain's monthly average of two women killed by former partners.
- ▪Bardem criticized world leaders like Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu for exhibiting aggressive, 'big balls' behavior that leads to widespread death.
- ▪He voiced concern over media consolidation, such as the Paramount-Warner Brothers merger, and its effect on information control.
- ▪Bardem warned about the populist and reductive nature of social media messages and their harmful influence on young people.
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Victoria Luengo, Javier Bardem, and Isabel Pena attend the 'El Ser Querido (The Beloved)' screening in Cannes Hoda Davaine/Getty Images Javier Bardem is in Cannes for the debut of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beloved, a psychological drama about an Oscar-winning director named Esteban Martinez trying to reconnect with his actress daughter whom he hasn’t seen in 13 years. Oh, and he’s also a recovering alcoholic given to fits of rage. Asked about the theme running through the festival of absent fathers and the wreckage they create Bardem, who plays Martinez, cited the impacts of toxic masculinity and cultural miseducation.
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