--- description: JGL is among the handful of male celebrities to use the "f" word title: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Is a Feminist image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb77bf09793f502d8/69869f8935ba6f8694c036a6/joseph-gordon-levitt.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Incredible Definition of Feminism ## Video: Kelly Clarkson: I'm Not a Feminist [Watch (HLS stream): Kelly Clarkson: I'm Not a Feminist](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vderEUYm.m3u8) (0:29)  _Published 2013-10-30. Kelly Clarkson explains to TIME's Belinda Luscombe why she doesn't consider herself a feminist._  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Aug 14, 2014 6:15 PM CUT  Joseph Gordon-Levitt arrives at the Oscars on March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Joseph Gordon-Levitt arrives at the Oscars on March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Chris Pizzello—Invision/AP  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Aug 14, 2014 6:15 PM CUT Joseph Gordon-Levitt thinks this whole [trend of celebrities shunning the “feminism” label](http://time.com/87967/shailene-woodley-feminism-fault-in-our-stars/ "undefined") is bizarre. As the _Sin City: A Dame To Kill For_ actor clarified to _The Daily Beast_, [he considers himself a feminist.](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/14/joseph-gordon-levitt-on-sin-city-and-why-he-considers-himself-a-male-feminist.html "undefined") And he gave an in-depth definition of what he believes feminism is. See below: --- > “” --- So count JGL among the [list of famous people](http://time.com/2861278/famous-women-feminism/ "undefined") who has spoken out in favor of feminism—or at least a personal version of feminism. (Yes, [Pharrell](http://time.com/139624/pharrell-says-its-not-possible-for-him-to-be-a-feminist/ "undefined"), men can be feminists too.) \[[_The Daily Beast_\]](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/14/joseph-gordon-levitt-on-sin-city-and-why-he-considers-himself-a-male-feminist.html "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3111840/joseph-gordon-levitt-feminism-sin-city/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3111840/joseph-gordon-levitt-feminism-sin-city/"},"headline":"Here's Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Incredible Definition of Feminism","datePublished":"2014-08-14T18:15:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:50.123Z","description":"JGL is among the handful of male celebrities to use the \"f\" word","url":"https://time.com/3111840/joseph-gordon-levitt-feminism-sin-city/","keywords":["Living","feminism"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb77bf09793f502d8/69869f8935ba6f8694c036a6/joseph-gordon-levitt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb77bf09793f502d8/69869f8935ba6f8694c036a6/joseph-gordon-levitt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Joseph Gordon-Levitt","caption":"Joseph Gordon-Levitt","creditText":"Chris Pizzello—Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3111840/joseph-gordon-levitt-feminism-sin-city/","name":"Here's Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Incredible Definition of Feminism"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kelly Clarkson: I'm Not a Feminist","description":"Kelly Clarkson explains to TIME's Belinda Luscombe why she doesn't consider herself a feminist.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vderEUYm/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-10-30T20:58:09.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vderEUYm.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3111840/joseph-gordon-levitt-feminism-sin-city/","duration":"PT29S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3111840/joseph-gordon-levitt-feminism-sin-city/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```