In an interview with the Sunday Times, Damon discussed his outlook on “modern masculinity” and his previous use of the harmful word. “The word that my daughter calls the ‘f-slur’ for a homosexual’ was commonly used when I was a kid, with a different application,” he said. “I made a joke, months ago, and I got a treatise from my daughter.
She left the table,” “I said. ‘Come on, that’s a joke!’ I say it in the movie Stuck on You!’ She went to her room and wrote a very long, beautiful treatise on how that word is dangerous.
I said, ‘I retire the f-slur!’ I understood.” Alongside changing his viewpoint on the offensive word, Damon also discussed his past controversial comments regarding the #Metoo movement.