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# Watch Emma Stone Totally Own Andrew Garfield for a Sexist _Spiderman_ Comment

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## Samantha Grossman


Apr 22, 2014 4:34 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Apr 22, 2014 4:34 PM UTC

At a recent Q&A promoting _The Amazing Spider-Man 2_, actress Emma Stone calmly (and effectively) called out her co-star Andrew Garfield for a comment he didn’t seem to realize came across as sexist.

When a kid asked Garfield how Spiderman got his costume, the actor explained that the superhero sewed it himself — which, he said, is “kind of a feminine thing to do.” Stone, who happens to be Garfield’s [girlfriend](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/emma-stone-calls-boyfriend-andrew-garfield-sexist-comment-article-1.1764573), interrupts him to ask, “It’s feminine how?”

Garfield immediately goes on the defensive, replying, “It’s amazing how you took that as an insult.” Stone remains calm, saying, “No, I’m not taking that as an insult, I’m asking how it’s feminine.”

Watch above as a very frazzled Garfield begins to backpedal.

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