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Jerry Seinfeld Faces Criticism After Comments About Missing 'Dominant Masculinity' in Society

Jerry Seinfeld recently said he likes 'a real man' and expressed nostalgia for the 'agreed upon hierarchy' of the past.

During a recent podcast appearance on The Free Press' Honestly With Bari Weiss, the 70-year-old Seinfeld creator discussed his new Netflix film, Unfrosted, and how setting the movie in the 1960s triggered a healthy bit of nostalgia for him -- specifically for the "dominant masculinity" and social "hierarchy" of the time. Jerry Seinfeld is under fire for comments he made about being nostalgic for a 'agreed upon hierarchy' and 'dominant masculinity' - Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for NetflixAccording to a synopsis, the highly fictionalized origin story of the Pop Tart -- set in March of 1963 -- follows the race between Kellogg's and Post, "sworn cereal rivals" to "create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever." It also stars Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, James Marsden, Jack McBrayer, Thomas Lennon, Bobby Moynihan, Maria Bakalova, Max Greenfield, Bill Burr, Dan Levy, Christian Slater and more.

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