Probably because she's been programmed like a robot for her TV position and has a harder time processing a middle ground viewpoint on the topic, like so many are unable to.

The only reason she didn't fight him, I think, is because it caught her off guard. It was definitely not the answer she expected.

Really hope her question "do you think the #MeToo movement has gotten too big" was a product of editing. Because it was a sorry follow up Q to Sean's point about nuance.

Jon Richard, I honestly have zero problem with women uniting over growing public awareness of how common (and just how awful) sexual harassment is in the workplace. Those feelings of vindication and righteousness are well deserved, I'm sure you have some women close to you that could tell you stories. What kills me is how some men have not only lost their jobs on the flimsiest of evidence, but have actually been wiped clean from the history of entertainment products they helped create. So Stalin-esque it's astonishing. And these guys (and I'm NOT talking about Harvey Weinstein [although we've NEVER heard his side of things]), once they were fired had no public platform to plead their case, and were often legally bound to silence. The utter lack of concern for due process EXPRESSED PUBLICLY by so many well-educated women is truly alarming and depressing.

Just like Sean said, these things are too black and white. She hears that he disagrees largely with the me too movement and automatically assumes he’s not for these victims lol so stupid. Great comment by the way

no he's saying that women should be equal and not have to face violence and discrimination, but the MeToo movement itself is dividing men and women.

@Kris S OMG, no Kris. I'm pointing out that he's talking one thing and she's talking about another. In other words, she didn't hear what he said.

Kris, does the 's' stand for strawman?

Kris S Yeah, cuz that’s what we’re saying, right? Shut up.

Your preposterous strawman response is absolutely proving Sean's point.

female herd-validation mentality. research. read. learn. everything will make sense.

@@sunnydlight2375 typical of men who want to squash the truth

@@joyllywoodb5402 no, only you can squash it with your lies.

Ask him his opinion, then get mad at his opinion. Don't interview people if you can't handle someone's own thoughts and opinions. Be a professional or don't do it at all.

Mari did, what did you expect from sean WHO? 💩🖕

i think he was kinda afraid. or drugged out. idk what one. he seemed nervous. he still said it though. i commend him. any real man or woman knows you can't just believe all woman. dems tried to use me too against kavanaugh. glad it didn't work. that chick was lying through her teeth from start to finish. i don't care if you're a democrat republican or whatever. if a woman can ruin your life with an accusation that's bad for all men.

He was really brave there! So many of these Hollywood folks worry about their paycheck​ and image

I think its great that he said what he said. Although he usually does follow the liberal hollywood trend. But im glad he had the balls to tell the truth

He is a legend for me, his father was ruined by McCarthisme, so he started with conflictual relations with medias in 80's, then learned, and became the best actor oh his generation, he was among the first people opposite to first Gulf war, he is funny on TV shows, and still says what he wants, and doesn't care about Holywood, liberals, plus he never played in a moovie deprainsing other coutries culture....

@@lolalopez7657 No man, it's the liberal hollywood trend who follows him like for Irak, he went there, he has ideas...he is a director too, and i heard many people hate him, so he must be a good guy

What does "I'm a woman..." have anything to do w/it???? Nice FAKE ACCOUNT.

It's called tribalism lol find your tribe and then go to war with others and ppls oppinons...then when you have won the battle spread your way of life until it is substantial and no one can fight against you...when will humans wake up and see we are not entirely different than any animal on this planet...lol tribalism is still encoded into modern form

hair1671 I'm a woman too and I think Sean is absolutely correct in his view. I think the metoo movement started out well intentioned but its been hijacked by those with extreme points of view where its become almost a mob mentality. Men are judged before there is even proof. And yet there's so much hypocrisy (am looking at you Asia Argento) Its a shame that the reporter has such narrow-minded views because he had valid points.

Welcome to the world of Social media. It can be a truly sickening place imo. Metoo non withstanding.

You're 347 years old, get with the times.

Lot of folks are starting to believe that this whole MeToo charade's a zionist ploy to contract the rate of reproduction among white people. Think about it.

Very true my friend

@@borisjohnson2291 what do u mean?

It's because Penn has a history of violent behaviour and domestic abuse, so his judgment is suspect. If he didn't, people would react differently.

What demonizing? Comments seem to agree with what he said.

I think she may have understood what he said but wouldn't dare engage in the conversation in fear of being attacked by the mob...its a witch hunt!

Thinking for yourself, what an incredulous concept in today's follow the hard mentality atmosphere

You can bet the bank he will be call everything under the sun! But he is dead right! Brilliant man! I was afraid to listen for a moment when I read the title of the video. Have had to stop supporting so many people because of their ignorance around that mess! And didn't want to add Sean Penn to the list. What a relief to finally find a sensible person!

OMG spot on!

I agree with him as well. He will be attacked and be called a male chauvinistic pig among others for his comments. This #me too movement is dividing men and women, where some as using it as leverage to get at men

@12345grov oh really how come they only accuse men with a lot of money? and they don't call out women who do the exact same thing so your statements are bunch of BS.

I'm sure he will be one of the next people to be accused.

Lot of folks are starting to believe that this whole MeToo charade's a zionist ploy to contract the rate of reproduction among white people. Think about it.

Same ! (I actually typed “me too” at first, chucked and then erased it. LOL!) Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for victim empowerment. But I never thought it was fair that there is no due process after an accusation. More likely than not, the man’s life is just ruined & he is not allowed to defend himself.

Very objective!

Notice how the interviewer changes the subject back to the TV show after his female cast member starts to provide more context for Sean's point of view. She fears for her job too much to question the mainstream narrative.

andytim wow! Can you read anyone’s feelings like that, or just hers?

Riiight

I know right? You can see the cuts clear. Also did you see how "Some say its uniting women" was edited in? She wasn't even in the room with them when she said. And I think they actually used green screen to fit her back in?

Absolutely. No conspiracy theory at all. You can see his unraveling of points was completely put on the chopping block. It would have been great to hear

because you can't except that he's against the movement?

100%. He's very intelligent and was making total sense.

In two words: JOB SECURITY.

You just figure that out always been that way that’s why I don’t really watch that it was already on watching this as far as Sean Penn

Sean’s the first person I’ve heard make any sense since the whole thing came out.

Absolutely agrede with you

Amen to that!

I remember saying that the MeToo movement needed to come right out and criticize things like having a person's career ruined simply from one accusation or lines like, "Always believe the woman." They never did (or not in a big way) and this will lead to their downfall. Too bad, because I support them in spirit.

You are right until the Sean "sanity" he is not an example , On his marriage with Madonna, ended due to his agressivity towards her, he has a violent past, he has to criticize the movement. In the other hand, not only the Me too ... We are living a moment where people forgot that real life is gray , you are absolutely right. Iwished more people could see things so clear like that ... because nothing is for sure.

That was always the point. #metoo deserves a voice, but they made it a political football.

kyle cole Men can’t even sincerely compliment a woman on her dress, hair, sweater etc., without it being “sexual harassment” or a “sexual predator.” God forbid a man holds open a door for a woman!! He might get his teeth knocked down his throat. I rather like being complimented by a man. Women today are full of rage!! We can thank the feminist. The whole country is losing it’s respect, morals, empathy all for the “politically correct” tolerance of ALL, but in actuality it’s dividing us more than anything.

For all the wrong reasons

Sharon W no just making men accountable for not taking advantage of women or abusing women we get enough of that since birth im ashamed for u

If women are uniting as a result I say its worth it. We are still the largest minority because we are so divided. One hurdle at a time. Power and respect comes from a united front that can then come to the table and negotiate terms with strenth.

sadly, the purpose of all feminism (aka female /nazi supremacism) is to Victimize men and trample on their face with a boot, forever. Look up christieOmisty series of vids on youtube. its nothing more than a rehash of marxist leninism, with men as the oppressors to be thrown in the gutter.

Excellent comment, David.

@@MrAussieJules how stupid are you?

give victimized women a voice .. except Bill Clinton's victims

BLESS YOU. SMART MAN.

Finally a liberal who is acting like a liberal rather than a fascist.

I’m a woman and I agree with you. The victim in either situation has their life ruined...unfortunately it’s very easy to SAY you’re a victim, and no real consequences are enforced if a person was actually lying.

Simply Magical “a few isolated incidents”? That’s hardly an accurate description. Harvey Weinstein alone has preyed on hundreds of women over the years. Do you have any female friends/family members? Ask them how many times something creepy has happened to them. It’s happened to almost every woman at least once, and for most it’s happened multiple times.

Dude, there’s nothing “trendy” about it. What’s happening is, the more women speak out about the abuse and harassment they’ve experienced, the more other women (and men) feel empowered to speak out about their own experiences. So many people were abused years ago and were terrified to tell anyone about it. Some of them DID come forward with experiences and got nothing but scolding , blame, or indifference, then experienced abuse again and were afraid to come forward again because of how it was received before. Those people have been given a courage they never had before and have had their claims gain a new legitimacy now that a light has been shown on the prevalence of this sort of thing. I’ve been hearing stories from all kinds of people who were abused 30-40 years ago and haven’t been able to tell anyone about it (not even their spouses) until just recently. So many people (especially when the abuse was perpetrated by people of prominence or authority in a church) were taught to just keep their experiences quiet, push it down, and pretend like it never happened, and this has caused all kinds of psychological damage to people that has manifested itself in various aspects of their lives. The “Me Too” Movement has brought about healing experiences (many of them long overdue) for so many people. I’d say it’s done and will do far more good than bad and is something that has been needed for a LONG time now.

Simply Magical it’s unlikely that a prof of her statue is only looking for a pat on the back or her 15 mins of fame. Why would she subject herself to all that comes with it ?(including jail if she’s lying)

Energizer Erica You're an obvious troll.

Sexual harassment isn't an anomaly, a matter of a few "isolated incidents". It is pervasive. It's probably happened to you and you just didn't recognize it as that because you've been told your whole life that it's normal and you should ignore it and "laugh it off", that the burden is on you, not the men. Women hold each other down a lot, so it doesn't surprise me. Lots of women "totally agreed with the men" on suffrage, as well. Some of the worst misogynists are women.

You say "in this day and age, God forbid one has confidence in what they say"? Oh my. Have you any idea how it has been for some (performers/artists or not), or certain types of people for decades, well before the 21st century?

24 Karrots I think he was being selective because what he was saying is a very hard thing to put into words. He isn’t saying he hates women coming forward and speaking up he hates that it’s become this “movement” without any nuance which is such a spot on opinion on much of any “movements” being formed

He's not being selective at all, just stupidity and ignorance -- he represents the stupidity and ignorance. "It's all about men...focus on us...."

24 Karrots 👍🙏

💯💯💯💯💯 just as Prov 15:1 says.. 💣🔥

WOW!! What a woman-hater!!

Stephanie Jade Lol

Let's be equals

Careful of the literalists and the pessimistic out there before attempting any form of satire, Steph. :)

MR.X *I’m down...*

Beth B ME THREE. Have a nice day. Beth B 1 week ago I can't believe I agree with Sean Penn on anything, ever. Mind blown

It probably means you are independent, sane and healthy individual.

WOW! GREAT COMMENT. You, Lady, have my vote. Every word was awesome/very thoughtful.

Brilliantly put Diana

LyleDeYounges Especially since the show was written before the MeToo movement became a thing

It all seems so patronizing.. maybe there's a lack of self awareness

cough pillbox Who? If we’re talking about Penn, he’s just being asked his opinion. I dislike the bait though considering they’re here to talk about The First

Bate but he did not take it!

These people in mainstream media are NOT journalists. They're not even good interviewers. Most worked their way up from the mailroom (or the bedroom in Julie Chen Moonves' case). I mean, do you really think Al Roker is a real meteorologist and a certified health & fitness expert?

Rajab Croswell no evidence no source, but yet these so called women blindly believe it

"No police reports" -- What about Women's lives matter? We all know police are beating women senselessly whenever they are off camera. It is no different than how the white teaching establishment feed Asian students answers to advance their Asian supremacy conspiracy.

But "anything is good as long as it uplifts women, even if it destroys innocent lives along the way

Not really what he was saying. He's not saying it's lies at all. He's saying it's so important that it shouldn't just made into some big trend or hashtag. It needs to be properly investigated and changes made to fix it. Much like black lives matter. It's a huge trend but it doesn't really matter if change doesn't happen and things aren't fixed.

Rajab- fully agree! And the worst part of the crying wolf is that it silences TRUE victims.

movingonandup773 2:37, She’s hostile towards him too. We should be able to criticize any idea.

THANK YOU!!!!!! I am sick of the "thought police."

Perfect description

@ and the corporation.

@movingonandup773 It's in the body language. It is subconscious and we have no control over it. Her micro expressions say what she feels as well. She inadvertently leaned backward when he said that. Her eyes widened as well. If you want a deeper understanding of something, you lean in and focus (narrow the eyes) on the subject. Her voice raised in pitch as well. A sign of alarm. Watch again. 30 years in sales has taught how to read people's unspoken attitudes.

It's the Today show...

NBC = Nothing But Crap

Why?

Nathan It’s a journalist’s job to present the news not their opinion. As soon as Sean Penn dared to have his own point of view she became hostile.

I'm not so sure about that - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7OTnduEuc6oZWg.html

Very obvious they edited it to make him look bad.

I just meant the editing....

She didn't "condone" it.... She said the #metoo movement needs to move beyond Hollywood.

Stephanie Jade Exactly. People are trying to sensationalize something that is really quite rational.

its a small hat tactic

You are right as rain.we need common sense. I not against any group but the media would say everyone is against everyone. Not true.

That's why if you're pro life you're dividing a mother from her baby - otherwise known as a C-section.

Ideally yes, but let's be honest (and I'm a guy), the male perspective had thoroughly dominated TV and film until the last ten years or so. Loads more roles for middle aged male actors than similarly aged women, and we're talking meaningful, nuanced roles where the character's choices influence the plot. If we suddenly see more women in such roles, it's just a corrective, don't get too worked up about it, the male dominance was a false picture of reality anyway.

h d More roles of significance that are played by women isn’t the issue. It’s the slanting of a story to be “pro” women that is the problem. For example there are many movies with strong/dominant female leads such as The Aliens series, The Hunger Games, Wonder Woman, Sara Connor in the Terminator series.....just to name a few. These are all significant and substantial roles that have been universally accepted and appreciated. These stories were not pro-Woman, they were simply populated with quality characters that were loved based on their own merits. The characters quality didn’t require that the movie/show be slanted to be pro woman and they were all majorly successful. An example of a movie slanted to be “pro-woman” is Star Wars the Last Jedi. In that movie each male character was artificially shown as a complete buffoon who couldn’t get anything right ever. They were all complete morons or very much the embodiment of evil. On the other hand the female rolls couldn’t get anything wrong and had abilities and powers that are ridiculously powerful even by Star Wars standards. Thus you had fan backlash for that reason, along with other serious problems of course. That’s what happens when you try to force something artificially to preach to the audience.

Jedi391, your citing the Star Wars franchise to make your point is awfully nutty. For every excessively pro woman film both you and I together can name several hundreds of films where male characters make every decision, where only men experience internal growth, and women are mere window dressing, shallow obstacles to male success or cheerleaders, and all appearing strictly between the ages of 18-25. You know exactly what I'm talking about.

Okay, where do you want to meet up?

#NoThanksI’mGood

"pound" me too

@@futurestoryteller ra*pe takes like 5 mins if you are not resisting

@@akifameer Good, then you can lie still for me.

Tim Buckanouske In mental health counseling and psychology it is highly advisable for people to tell their experiences. Silencing people isn’t an option and as women are empowered now more than ever, they are voicing their opinions and their right to have a voice (Constitution; 1st Amendment; Civil Rights) The MeToo Movement is a collective collaboration of women and men who have been in abusive situations- I’m sure if Mr. Penn sat down and spoke with some of these men and women he would be able to get the specifics of black and white. The movement has been happening for ever, women have suffered in inequality and sexual harassment since the beginnings of time, it just so happens that now there are platforms social media, the news media- all of whom are giving women and men louder voices. It amazes me that Mr. Penn doesn’t bring about his charge of a felony domestic assault on his then partner Madonna circa 1980’s as well as with other female partners. I’m not sure how anyone could agree with Sean Penn over women’s rights, human rights whatsoever- the areas are grey because he’s been accused with evidence and there’s no excuse for abuse on any human rights level. MeToo is a discussion and sounding board in this country and the world about the way people are being treated based off of equality and civil rights. Perhaps the question should be, how can we improve and raise generations to think of people as people.

+Larry Hardy +Anne Liesveld You're both brainless idiots who are putting words in Tim's mouth that were never said. He said the taboo of women being ashamed of sexual assault should stop, and you both attack him as if he said something different. Either you're off your meds or you're part of the insidious group that tries to gaslight people into thinking something is there that really isn't.

Feminists agree that assault *isn't* a problem since men get assaulted more and they don't care. No genuine assault victim is made to feel ashamed in this country.

Tim Buckanouske sad thing is is its not a game in any way women get fcked over constantly and most of the time are not asking for it or get fired from pigs wanting 2 harrass them sexually. Do u get that at work? until then youll never understand the unfairness

+Larry Hardy I follow a lot of these cases and don't recall seeing one like that. I see cases where a woman gets someone fired because she claims he complimented her dress or she eavesdropped on two men telling a joke she found offensive or something like that. Do you have examples? For example, Weinstein wasn't the boss of any of the women who voluntarily came to his hotel room, therefore he didn't harass them.

J Rod sure after he tortured madonna lmao

@@larryhardy7928 exactly. He's a woman beater

Bianca Mitchell okay, but I heard those accusations were false. He sued Lee Daniels for saying that on camera because of slander.

I hope he never does! Those of us who see the truth need to stand behind him!

I hope to god you are wrong but I think you are right how far and sad have we become

Sean Penn apologize? I doubt that very much. He lives his life Unapologetically.

@@disclosed1 do you think that ANY of the women accusers are liars and have caused untold damages and incredibly pain to the innocent men they have falsely accused ? If you do think there is one who has done that then do you think she is living her life unapologeticly

@@michaelenright8985 what does my opinion of that have to do with the comment in regards to his apology. Don't start something that isn't there.😂😂

Yes, but he played it well and with great risk to his career

At first I thought Sean Penn was strung out on something in the interview. But I realized he was probably nervous about putting it on the line somewhat.

She was afraid he would reveal the truth. Notice how chopped the video is.

I just rolled my eyes when she came out with that vapid question, as if it's a matter of how small or big something is, as if the intrinsic quality of its nature changes depending on its size! I mean the guy started talking about the need for a less partisan conversation, for a more nuanced approach to the debate, and she gets all tight lipped and slyly infers he has a problem with the power (size) of the movement, not so subtlely implying of course that he is simply another man in a position of power that feels 'threatened' by metoo. Then she turns to the actress and tries to put responsibility on her to say something counteractive by saying so you have conversations about this? In other words: you're a woman, you don't agree with this do you?! It's so boringly predictably asinine.

So well described talllala. I'd only add to all that the folksy tone the interviewer adopts when putting the question to his costar, "so-tcha talk 'bout this much on set?" as if Sean is just another rambling dude defending the dudes, again failing to get "it." Ughh.

maybe they should just ask the guy. as he understands better and she fails to understand

This reporter another brainwashed idealogoue

It will be less scary if both men and women work together to fight against (metaphorically speaking) the movement.

Yep. Sad they don't like a woman's opinion when it doesn't fit the narrative.

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We really don't deserve him

Lisa Wilson division of what women being tired of being victims gtfooh

Silence? What planet did you come from? Stories of assault and harassment have gotten news for decades---unfortunately, false stories of assault and bogus harassment included.

"decades of silence" -- how about thousands of years? And, not from women alone... boys silenced... girls silenced... men silenced... SMH

“Movement”. Haha. This generation will search for anything to be a part of. Meanwhile, it’s just fools posting on the internet.😄 take my post for example.

Are you saying the conservatives are rapists?? LOL

Stephanie Jade No he isn’t, he’s pointing out that even liberals can realize how stupid the far left has become.

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There's no such thing as transgender...you're a man and always will be...welcome to reality

Edward Elric I am not what you call me. I don't answer to you. I am a woman❗️

Morgan Field if you are a woman why did you call yourself a "trans woman" in the OP. The fact that you don't even call yourself a woman should tell you something.

Morgan Field- You probably think it's fair that other Trans are currently dominating REAL women's sports. One guy has been destroying real women in wrestling tournaments, winning every time in record-time. I have no problem with Trans until they use it to CHEAT in sports.

[toxic] women have created this. its all my friends talk about now.

the #MeToo founder Tarana Burke was asked on camera why has MeToo ignored bill clinton's victims? to which Tarana replied Who did you vote for?

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Really ?? He is mighty articulate for being only 30 percent there.

At one point he turned to his co-star Natascha McElhone and said, "Hey, I know that chick." But they edited it out.

makeup and his usual 8 ball( heroine and cocaine )

Mister Christopher wait til it happens to a loved one of yours

i've been falsely accused twice. Wait until that happens to you. I'm still angry more than 24 yrs since the first time that happened.

Your statement assumes I don't know of incest, molestation & sexual assault. I have first hand info on many from friends and family. My views are taking into account both sides of the matter. I've been wrongly accused several times, and it's terrible.

Larry Hardy are u male or female?

uh...that's not "balance"... that's skewing it into a direction it hasn't anything to do with... smh

you cant backlash against innocent individuals. you must be also ok that blacks now backlash against innocent whites ey

I like ur pfpic

Incels want to make it all about them. They are women-haters whose minds are deeply twisted. See the works of "A CALL TO MEN" and the work of "JACKSON KATZ".

Shut up

You need to also add that victims such as McGowan will take $100,000 from a perpetrator. You know, to help prevent what happened to her from happening to others. NOT!

Stephanie Jade is a disgusting, man hating pig. A call to men was an absolute farce, and the fact that you are telling people to "see these works" is hilariously misguided. You have some deep rooted issues with men, you may need to see a therapist instead of blaming men for your shortcomings.