Simon Pegg claims it is 'weak' and 'insecure' men who are intimidated by funny women
'Wit doesn't just imply intelligence, it implies strength and that's what really unnerves insecure men'
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Your support makes all the difference.Simon Pegg claims only weak and insecure men are intimidated by funny women and those who “bemoan” female comedy are often misogynists.
In response to an article in The Atlantic which investigated why women are not often considered as funny as men, Pegg wrote a column for Glamour to say that actually, they are.
“Weak men are intimidated by funny women because wit is an indication of intelligence and intelligence is a threat to elitism.
“You often hear misogynists bemoaning ‘female comedy’ because it deals with specifically female issues that they can’t relate to. That makes sense because misogynists suffer from a severe lack of empathy.”
Pegg writes that he personally loves funny women as they make him “giddy and self-conscious”.
“As a straight male, women are an extraordinary bunch and humour from women can help me to understand the experiences of the women in my own life.”
Citing his early “crushes” as strong, funny women like Diane Keaton and Madeline Khan, he continued, “wit doesn’t just imply intelligence, it implies strength, and that’s what really unnerves insecure men.”
This is not the first occasion that the actor has expressed his feminist views.
He previously waded into the Hollywood gender inequality debate, telling Buzzfeed he doesn’t believe there are “enough female voices in film”.
He is also a vocal supporter of the ‘He For She’ campaign led by Emma Watson which aims to tackle gender inequality by inviting men to support women's rights.
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