Saoirse Ronan silenced all the men on Graham Norton by reminding them what it’s like for women and it’s simply magnificent

Not the first time we’ve featured a viral moment from The Graham Norton Show, but it might be the most memorable.

It was the fabulous actress Saoirse Ronan’s response to a discussion on the show about self-defence, and the mirth fellow guest Eddie Redmayne prompted among the men on the show when he recalled being advised by a combat specialist to use his mobile phone as a weapon to jab an attacker in the neck.

And everything about it was simply perfect.

Standing ovation for Saoirse Ronan!

Redmayne was talking about his new role in the latest adaptation of Day of the Jackal, in case you were wondering and the other guests (you probably know already) were Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington.

saoirse ronan gagging men we love to see it pic.twitter.com/Oyu5cdlPBq

— scarlett 🍒 (@rvdlovess) October 26, 2024

And here are just a few of the many, many things people said in response.

the silence after saoirse’s “that’s what girls have to think about all the time” oh you just know they all felt stupid after that pic.twitter.com/wTVyd6mAYJ

— ana (@shivlestat) October 26, 2024

this encapsulates men being ignorant of male privilege in a nutshell. the fact that these guys– nice guys, mind– are just so unaware is almost terrifying. thank goodness for saoirse though because we all need a bit more attention drawn to this https://t.co/2UxZ5388lh

— val (she/her) 🇵🇸 | patterns in repeat out now! (@edithcrxwley) October 26, 2024

literally me whenever men speak https://t.co/XrWyroYpF2 pic.twitter.com/PdopWGyAwu

— una. (@4thlens) October 26, 2024