Vincent Cassel during the 75th Cannes Film Festival. (France, May 23, 2022) Getty Images:
This Friday, February 17, the actor turned himself in Keeper within the promotion of the series Connection:available on Apple TV+. When asked about his relationship with masculinity, he defended the position of masculinity, causing an uproar online.
“I hope I’m not crazy,” he finally said. However, this Friday, February 17, Vincent Cassel defended the much criticized position in the columns. Keeper . Interview as part of promotion Connection:, a new series available on Apple TV+, the actor didn’t mince his words to defend his relationship with masculinity. “If men become too vulnerable and effeminate, I think there will be a problem,” he said.
And continue. “Look what is happening. Instagram and TikTok are full of people posting fake pictures. Men should be like this. Women should be like that. do you see It’s a complete fantasy of what sexuality should be. And we tend to forget what it’s really about. It’s about being yourself.”
In the video: the trailer Connection:Thriller series starring Eva Green and Vincent Cassel
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The actor spoke about the topic in relation to the character he played in the series Connection: (Next to Eva Green). Vincent Cassel, who plays the spy, went to meet the mercenaries, symbols of strength and courage, to prepare for his role. “They don’t look dangerous. They have to show up and act as if they are crooks at times. Which makes you think you can master them, but you can’t. This is another way to show what it means to be a man.
So what is being a “man”? To this question, the actor draws a suspicious parallel with the influential Andrew Tate, who made headlines last January. Greta Thunberg, a former kickboxer and environmentalist, was recently arrested in Romania for pimping. “Is he part of that fantasy (a strong man, editor’s note)?”, Tina Kunakei’s husband asks.
While the actor doesn’t deny that the influencer “says a lot of things that sound really problematic,” he adds that he also says “actually interesting things because he wants to defend masculinity.” “It’s almost embarrassing to be masculine these days,” he adds. If men become too vulnerable and effeminate, I think there will be a problem.”
Outrage on the networks
A position that has since caused a stir on the networks. “They’d rather be like Vincent Cassel before we have a problem,” one angry netizen said.
the actor of Hatred He also received a lot of criticism for his relationship with Tina Kunakei, a model 31 years younger than him. “Vincent Cassel, didn’t he marry a newly matured woman?” “Vincent Cassel is a big abomination who is attracted to young women, so we happily ignore his opinion” “I’d rather say: that it’s embarrassing to be Vincent Cassel these days,” we can read on Twitter. The actor has not yet responded to the controversy.
Source: Le Figaro
