Saoirse Ronan Masterfully Silences Male Hollywood Stars Over Problematic Joke

The actor's comeback left the men speechless after she pointed out a huge issue with a joke made by Paul Mescal.

The internet couldn’t be more proud of Saoirse Ronan for “gagging” an all-male lineup of Hollywood stars and the host of BBC’s “The Graham Norton Show” with a very important reality check.

While appearing as a guest on the British talk show on Oct. 25 alongside fellow actors Eddie Redmayne, Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington, Ronan and the rest of the group discussed the topic of defending yourself against an attack.

Redmayne, who stars as an assassin in the new series “The Day of the Jackal,” said that a phone can be used as a weapon of defense.

Mescal then joked that his first instinct would not be to whip out his phone while being assaulted.

“Who is actually going to think about that? If someone actually attacked me, I’m not going to go ‘phone,’” the “Gladiator II” star mocked while motioning as if he were taking a phone out of his pocket.