I didn't know that about his mom, wow. That's sad - but I wanted to point out what I bolded. Even speaking as a woman that generally has an uncommonly easy time saying "no", people underestimate the pressure women are primordially under to "not make a fuss".
I think it's one of the most fundamental core messages girls receive in childhood: 'your feelings are secondary, don't make a fuss, god you're so hysterical -
it was a joke, bitch, also you're fat anyway.' This whole kerfuffle with Pedro is happening because any actual woman alive has heard this shit before, and we recognize what's happening. In the context of the power dynamics of a male actor who's the flavor
du jour of Hollywood?
"It's my anxiety"
Fuck off, Pedro.