--- title: Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt Explain Why He's a Feminist description: Anyone who thinks men can't be feminists should watch this video canonical: https://time.com/3426757/watch-joseph-gordon-levitt-explain-why-hes-a-feminist-in-a-truly-thoughtful-way/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-24T20:56:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:56:03.273Z og:title: Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt Explain Why He's a Feminist og:description: Anyone who thinks men can't be feminists should watch this video og:url: https://time.com/3426757/watch-joseph-gordon-levitt-explain-why-hes-a-feminist-in-a-truly-thoughtful-way/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff2548193faa25d8/6986a556cd68483103096a2a/joseph-gordon-levitt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends a screening of "Don Jon" during the 57th BFI London Film Festival at Odeon West End on October 16, 2013 in London. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt Explain Why He's a Feminist twitter:description: Anyone who thinks men can't be feminists should watch this video twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff2548193faa25d8/6986a556cd68483103096a2a/joseph-gordon-levitt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt Explain Why He's a Feminist in a Truly Thoughtful Way > Sponsored content. 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Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends a screening of "Don Jon" during the 57th BFI London Film Festival at Odeon West End on October 16, 2013 in London.Ferdaus Shamim—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Sep 24, 2014 8:56 PM UTC We’ve known Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a feminist for a while now, but we didn’t know he was so thoughtful about it. Not until this week anyway when he posted a new video where he not only explains why he’s a feminist, but also gets into some of the debates raised in the “Women Against Feminists” Tumblr blog. This doesn’t feel like one of those “love me, I’m a feminist!” PR stunts– it actually seems like he’s really contemplated the issue and he makes some excellent points for anyone who thinks we “don’t need” feminism anymore. This video is a must-watch for anyone who thinks men can’t be feminists. 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