Saoirse Ronan reacts to her viral 'Graham Norton Show' moment

Actress Saoirse Ronan has seen the reactions to her comment The Graham Norton Showwhere she spoke candidly about the unique ways women experience the world.

If you missed it, Mashable has all the details for you. In short, Ronan sat on a panel alongside actors Paul Mescal, Eddie Redmayne, Denzel Washington and host Graham Norton.

Mescal joked casually about a phone being used as a defense tool, and after all the men laughed, Ronan pointed out that women are constantly thinking about how to defend themselves.

“Girls have to think about this all the time,” she said, silencing the actors and audience alike.

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The moment quickly went viral. It was a good example of how men often don't understand how women experience the world.

“The reaction was wild. “I definitely wasn’t expecting that and I wasn’t necessarily planning on causing a stir,” Ronan continued The Ryan Tubridy Show on Wednesday on Virgin Radio UK, via The Irish Examiner. “But I think there's something really telling about the society we're in right now and how open women want to be with the men in their lives.”

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Ronan noted that the popularity of the Norton show The clip opened the door for people to have a conversation.

“[It allows] more women just saying, 'Well, actually, let's talk about our experiences,'” she said via The Hollywood Reporter.