Halle Berry has openly criticized a recurring sexist question that often arises during her interviews with the media.
When it comes to interviews, women in the public eye frequently face questions that aren’t posed to their male peers.
This includes unsolicited remarks about their appearance, inquiries about their family life, or questions related to motherhood, highlighting a persistent difference in the tone and content of interviews compared to their male counterparts.
During a discussion with Heart radio about her new movie, Crime 101, Berry addressed whether there was a specific question that especially irritates her.
Host Dev Griffin asked her: “Halle, I would love to know, do you have a ‘please stop asking me?’”
The James Bond actress did not hesitate in her response, providing a clear message for anyone who might have the chance to interview her.
She responded, “I know what I would wish to stop being asked. Stop asking me about my f**king age, man!”
Berry elaborated: “It comes up every time someone talks about me.”
She expressed her exasperation with people constantly doubting her age.
“I just hate that it’s, ‘Oh my God, how are you 59?’,” she said.
Berry explained why this question is particularly bothersome: “Yeah, you just, you know, as a woman that precedes us more than it does men. So, like, that’s always a thing with everybody I meet.
“Whatever age I am at the time that seems to come up. And it’s like, man, can we ever outrun, can we ever, like, get outside of that?
“Does that always have to define us as women?”
Berry has consistently used her influence to advocate for women’s health, emphasizing the need for greater awareness and resources concerning menopause.
She previously shared with The Cut: “Fighting for women’s health feels like a formidable cause for my second act… Women are as confused as I am on this midlife journey and I felt like I had to do something.”
Berry has also been vocal in her criticism of California governor Gavin Newsom for his lack of support regarding the Menopause Care Equity Act, which he vetoed.
The proposed legislation aimed to enhance education and healthcare coverage for women experiencing menopause symptoms.
Newsom explained in a letter to Californian legislators that he did not approve the bill, as well as a previous similar measure, due to concerns that it was ‘too far-reaching’.
A statement from Newsom’s representatives to The Independent clarified: “He vetoed the bill because, as written, it would have unintentionally raised health care costs for millions of working women and working families already stretched thin – something he’s determined to avoid.”