Recently, he was interrupted by zealots as he was set to deliver the Duke University commencement address, and he not only ignored the antisemitic protesters, but he went on to deliver what I thought was a terrific graduation speech. The kind so often lacking these days.

Not just another inane, woke address:

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But now he’s entering Harrison Butker territory by daring to explore masculinity—and modern America’s war on it. While his remarks are new, and the Outrage Police have yet to weigh in, he touches on the fact that even if he isn’t the epitome of a testosterone-filled bad boy, he misses the iconic figures of the past. Speaking on ex-New York Times refugee Bari Weiss’ podcast, he spoke his mind:

“We have no sense of hierarchy,” Seinfeld said about the present day. “As humans, we don’t really feel comfortable with that. That is part of what…if you want to talk about nostalgia, that is part of what makes [the 1960s] attractive looking back.”

He didn't mince words as he acknowledged that he misses the real men of a bygone era:

“Another thing, as a man… I always wanted to be a real man,” Seinfeld added. “When I was in that era, it was JFK, Muhammad Ali, Sean Connery, Howard Cosell. That’s a real man! I wanted to be like that someday. Well, no. I never really grew up. You don’t want to as a comedian because it’s a childish pursuit. I miss a dominant masculinity. I get the toxic thing… but still I like a real man.”

Oh boy. You can’t say such things in today’s America—men are supposed to be sniveling, emotion-filed soy boys with multiple earrings, according to much of the progressive narrative. 

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I admit it—I have seen plenty of Seinfeld moments from his show, but I can’t quote each and every line like many people I know. I found the show’s humor funny but ephemeral; for me, while being busy raising a family and running a business, it wasn’t "stop everything you’re doing and watch the latest episode" material. I know many people feel differently and are hard-core adherents of the sitcom, and I have no problem with that. 

But he’s turning out to be a much more intense guy than I realized. His comments on the bad reviews he frequently is subjected to show a strong character:

“The only thing I want to read are the absolute worst reviews the movie received because there is nothing funnier to me than people complaining that [they] didn’t laugh,” Seinfeld said. “They want to laugh. I related to it. I get it. I think it’s funny that you hated it because you wanted to laugh and you didn’t laugh.”

“It’s funny! It doesn’t matter what you think of me,” Seinfeld continued. “Why would I think that I’m going to make something that everyone will like? What sense does that make? You have to be insane to think like that.”

He added something that I think is beneficial advice to anyone going out on a limb, from RedState writers to comedians to artists to anyone who takes a risk:

“If you’re built right as a stand-up comic you don’t care what people think of [you],” he said. “I’m doing my gig, I’m getting the laughs and getting the money and getting the hell out of here. When your review comes out, I’m in another city doing the same thing.”

His words on Israel and the current war there against Hamas were also compelling. “The most powerful experience of my life,” he said simply about his recent visit to the Jewish state. He then had to pause as he was overcome with emotion.

I watched his new movie, "Unfrosted," and I thought it was cute and a perfectly fun distraction, if not especially memorable. But the comments he's made during his publicity tour for the film have been very interesting. While I cannot reproduce every “Soup Nazi” quote like some of my friends can, I am finding him to be a very fascinating guy indeed. 

What's your take?

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