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Robert Downey Jr: ‘Oppenheimer’ Confirms We Need a Matriarchy

Amala Ekpunobi

Amala Ekpunobi

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4.22.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

During his press tour for “Oppenheimer,” Robert Downey Jr. said he thinks women should rule the world under a matriarchy because men are aggressive and start wars. Is this a reasonable take, or even historically accurate? Let’s watch and react.


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0:00.0

Hi, everybody. I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Amela Epinobi, but I'm also going to be the new Iron Man.

0:08.4

It's now Iron Woman. I felt as though Iron Man was a little bit too aggressive when

0:14.0

Super Villains show up. I think we're just gonna like talk about our feelings and we'll work it out that way.

0:19.4

Are you guys excited?

0:22.1

Does that sound like a terrible idea? Well, it is apparently what Robert Downey Jr. proposes we do with the entire world.

0:29.5

Let's talk about it.

0:36.0

Guys, before we get into this viral Robert Downey Jr. moment, please like and subscribe.

0:39.3

I want as many people to find this channel as possible, so you know what to do.

0:42.7

So with this new Oppenheimer movie coming out, you know, the Christopher Nolan film that everybody's

0:46.9

so excited to see and Robert Downey Jr. is featured in, he's been doing a lot of press.

0:51.9

And some of that press revolves around the idea of patriarchy and war as this movie

0:57.1

centers around the creation of, you know, a ball.

1:00.1

So let's hear what he has to say about patriarchy.

1:03.2

I was curious if you took away any like commentary on like patriarchy and war.

1:09.2

Men start wars and the entire planet should be a patriarchy.

1:12.9

But I've never changed position on that.

1:16.2

So that was, you already had that going into this.

1:18.4

Well, this was just a triple confirmation.

1:21.4

Oh, Robbie, Robbie, Bobby, this is such a bad take and for so many reasons.

1:30.4

First of all, it brings about this idea that Robert Downey Jr. thinks that all women are just like

1:35.2

compassionate, nurturing, that they're never going to do anything nefarious or violent.

1:40.8

Even when violence is necessary, he even thinks, you know, women will not be the ones to engage in war

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