Comedian Jerry Seinfeld said on Tuesday that he misses the era of “dominant masculinity” that encompassed his youth.

During an appearance on The Free Press podcast “Honestly with Bari Weiss,” Seinfeld said growing up he always wanted to be a “real man,” but simply never “made it.”

“I really thought when I was in that era, again, it was [John F. Kennedy], it was Muhammad Ali, it was Sean Connery, Howard Cosell, you can go all the way down there. That’s a real man,” he said.

The “Seinfeld” creator said he always wanted to be like those prominent figures. Still, Seinfeld claimed he never really grew up because, as a comedian, you don’t want to because it is a “childish pursuit.”

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    He longs for the good old days when a 38 year old man could pick up an underage girl in Central Park and you’d get a pat on the back from your bros at the club.

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    There it is, “cant make comedy anymore” “I don’t like this woke stuff” and now to complete the trifecta “misses dominant masculinity” this guy just went full blown boomer grandpa in the matter of a year.

    He speed ran the loser bingo

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    Still, Seinfeld claimed he never really grew up because, as a comedian, you don’t want to because it is a “childish pursuit.”

    He’s very familiar with childish pursuit, he would know

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    Next time he falls out of the news cycle: “I really miss rape culture.”