Saoirse Ronan has silenced male celebrity guests on Graham Norton’s show after their powerful reminder about violence against women.
The Irish actress, 30, lit up social media after she interrupted Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal and Eddie Redmayne while they were making a joke about self-defense.
However, this isn’t the first time the Outrun star has spoken her mind after previously weighing in on important issues like American politics, reproductive rights, and sexual harassment.
With just a week to go until the US election, Saoirse called Donald Trump “barbaric” and explained why she and her friends don’t feel safe in the United States.
The star was born in New York and lived in the Bronx until the age of three when the family moved back to Ireland.
From calling Trump a “barbarian” to admitting her fears of gun crime and supporting abortion, all the times Saoirse Ronan has weighed in on politics and reproductive rights.
The Irish actress, 30, silenced male celebrity guests on Graham Norton’s show after their powerful reminder about violence against women on Friday.
Talking to him Variety Awards Circuit Podcast at the weekend, said Saoirse “You will certainly vote for the right person in this election,” as the Democratic candidate and current vice president referred to. Kamala Harris.
She explained: ‘I don’t feel safe here anymore. I go to a cinema here when I’m doing a Q&A to promote a movie I’m in and I’m not sure if someone is going to pull out a gun.’
The star continued: ‘It’s in your head. It’s a horrible feeling. It’s a horrible feeling for me knowing that my best friends who just started having kids don’t feel 100% safe about sending their kids to school in case they get shot when they were five.
‘There are friends of mine who are thinking about buying bulletproof backpacks for their children to keep them safe. “That’s outrageous and he (Donald Trump) has done it.”
When discussing the influence the United States has on the rest of the world, Saoirse revealed the ripple effect that someone like Trump has on the rest of the world.
She said: ‘I think what happened the first time was it opened the floodgates for people who have a very unhealthy mindset, an incredibly racist and bigoted view of people who are not them.
‘The idea of the “other” became so prominent and so toxic, and we are even seeing it now in Ireland, something I never thought would be the case. It has had a ripple effect on all the other places around us.
In 2015, the star expressed his support for same-sex marriage in Ireland, as he described it as an opportunity to change things that were “backward and outdated”.
She stood in solidarity with the Time’s Up movement after wearing black to the 2018 Golden Globes to protest sexual harassment.
Saoirse was candid about her feminist beliefs before Ireland’s 2018 abortion referendum, when she appeared in a video for a national campaign to scrap the 8th Amendment.
Referring to having her own children in the future, she added: “If my son comes to me and tells me he’s gay, I want him to have the same rights as anyone else.”
He added: “America used to be progressive in many ways, but to see such a backslide when it comes to reproductive rights, of course, and minorities literally feeling like they can be attacked at any moment, can be killed at any time.” any time.” , are in grave danger.”
“There are Asian-American women that I work with and am very close to who feel like they can’t go to New York anymore, which is a place they used to live, where they felt safe, because they’re just being attacked. randomly on the street for fucking TikTok, for content.
While the overturning of Roe v Wade struck a chord with Saoirse, she was also outspoken about her feminist beliefs ahead of Ireland’s 2018 abortion referendum.
The actress appeared in a video for a national campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment, which prohibited women from requesting an abortion, from the Constitution.
talking to Irish writer Sally Rooney in fashion Around the time of the referendum, the author asked Saoirse if she was ever worried about facing backlash for speaking her mind on the divisive issue.
“I just felt like that wasn’t important,” Saoirse explained. “I know people who had to travel abroad to get abortions, and that’s when I knew I would speak out.”
He added: “The older I get, the more in touch I am with what activists do and the more I want to help them.”
Appearing on Lorraine, he explained: ‘I’m totally in favor of voting Yes, a lot of people I know are.
‘There are so many people every day who have to travel abroad to get abortions and this will simply give people the choice and give women full right and ownership over their bodies.
“Ireland’s youth are so incredible… I think we will make the right decision.”
Appearing on Lorraine, he explained: ‘I’m totally in favor of voting Yes, a lot of people I know are. “There are so many people every day who have to travel abroad to get abortions and this will simply give people the choice and give women full right and ownership over their body.”
Saoirse made an impact in her own industry after joining over 190 female entertainment stars demanding the eradication of sexual harassment (pictured with Greta Gerwig in 2018).
Saoirse lit up social media after Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal and Eddie Redmayne intervened while making a joke about self-defense.
Meanwhile, in 2015, he expressed support for same-sex marriage in Ireland.
Speaking at the launch of the Your Yes Matters Get Out The Vote campaign when she was just 21, Saoirse said it was a chance for her generation to create a fair and equal society and change things that were “backward and outdated”.
She said at the time: “I am so excited and honored that my first vote is a Yes to marriage equality.”
‘If it is a Yes vote, it means that we are with the best. We are forward-thinking, we are fair, we are fair and we are equal.’
Referring to having her own children in the future, she added: “If my son comes to me and tells me he’s gay, I want him to have the same rights as anyone else.”
The star also expressed support in 2016 for the illegal takeover of an empty building in Dublin city center to house homeless people.
Saoirse has also made an impact in her own industry after joining more than 190 female entertainment stars who demanded the eradication of sexual harassment in all industries.
Campaigning ahead of the 2018 BAFTA Film Awards, Saoirse joined stars including Emma Thompson, Emma Watson and Naomie Harris to sign an open letter as part of the Time’s Up movement, calling for an end to harassment, abuse and impunity in a “mature” world. for the change’.
She also stood in solidarity with the movement after wearing black to the 2018 Golden Globes to protest sexual harassment and raise awareness about Time’s Up.
Speaking about her decision to support the movement, she said: “It’s the most important thing, and I’ve never felt so encouraged, inspired and supported to use whatever voice I have and for all these people, men and women.”
“Being able to come together and use their influence and open up the conversation and raise awareness and support anyone who’s been through that, or anyone who’s questioned their safety or their posture when they’re on set, I think it’s invaluable and paramount that this happens now. .’