Feminist Dad of the Day: Christian Bale

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• Brenda Chapman | July 26, 2012 11:18 PMReply

  First of all, I am blown away that Mr. Bale went to visit the shooting victims. Compassion and kindness - the things most needed at this time. Well done.
  Secondly, I am so honored that he felt BRAVE was the movie to take his daughter to. I have been a fan of his work since he was just a young boy... so it means a lot to me to know that he would mention BRAVE. Many thanks.

• Xylo | July 26, 2012 2:48 PMReply

  It could be having Gloria Steinem as a stepmother rubbed off on him. Or, it could be that his father and mother raised him well, since Steinem and his late dad didn't marry until Bale was 26.

• debra | July 25, 2012 9:42 PMReply

  "Feminist" shouldn't be thrown around so easily, especially when you're describing a man. He just said what a decent person and father should say. Our standards are honestly so low.

• Linn | July 26, 2012 12:01 PM

  Definition of "feminist" from dictionary.com: advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men. @Debra, where exactly in that definition does it say that men are expected to demonstrate a different set of standards? Why is a man any different from a woman? How can we (women) expect to be treated equally if we are treating men differently than us? Having a double standard is a slippery slope, in my opinion...

• Penny Perkins | July 25, 2012 6:33 PMReply

  Can he really be a feminist dad when his behavior shows he's clearly NOT a feminist son, nor feminist brother, nor feminist husband? Here's one of the many articles about his arrest after an altercation with his mother and sister: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1037313/EXCLUSIVE-Arrested-Batman-star-flew-rage-mother-insulted-wife.html