Why we should continue to love Joseph Gordon-Levitt..

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If you're a thirty-something like me, you probably grew up crushing on Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the 1990s. He spent the majority of the 1990s on "3rd Rock From the Sun," and he was in "10 Things I Hate About You." He was hot! (And he still is)

Well, there is one more thing that we can love about Gordon-Levitt: He's a feminist! With so many celebrities condemning the f-word (and giving the feminist movement a bad name), we have one of Hollywood's biggest heartthrobs loudly and proudly wearing the feminist label (and explaining what feminism means to him).

In January, Joseph Gordon-Levitt spoke to Ellen Degeneres and he expressed his concern about people's refusal to identify as 'feminists.' Gordon-Levitt has already publicly claimed the label and he he expressed to Ellen why he calls himself a 'male feminist:'

"What [feminism] means to me is that you don’t let your gender define who you are—you can be who you want to be, whether you’re a man, a woman, a boy, a girl, whatever. However you want to define yourself, you can do that and should be able to do that, and no category ever really describes a person because every person is unique. That, to me, is what “feminism” means. So yes, I’d absolutely call myself a feminist. And if you look at history, women are an oppressed category of people. There’s a long, long history of women suffering abuse, injustice, and not having the same opportunities as men, and I think that’s been very detrimental to the human race as a whole. I’m a believer that if everyone has a fair chance to be what they want to be and do what they want to do, it’s better for everyone. It benefits society as a whole."

*sigh* Lovely!

It's important to add that he credits his mother for his feminist views. (Awwww!)

As someone who had a few Joseph Gordon-Levitt posters on her wall, I'm glad I didn't waste my time crushing on a dude who was a misogynist. Guys like Joseph Gordon-Levitt can show young women that not all guys are assholes. There ARE guys out there who believe that women should be seen as equals.
Reading what Joseph Gordon-Levitt had said made me swoon.
If I wasn't already happily taken for the long haul, I'd already be hittin up Mr. Gordon-Levitt, LOL! j/k!

Looks, smarts, personality, talent, AND he sticks up for the ladies? He's definitely a rarity!

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