Hilary Swank responds to backlash about women having babies later in life

There's a lot of backlash women get for having children older, but not men, which is interesting. Oh my God. I mean, it is weird. Men have babies in their, like, 80s, and that is not a euphemism or a joke. You had kids in your 40s, and people weren't always gracious about it. Hilary Swank is 52 and pregnant, and she's reflecting on society's double standards for women having children at a later age. It all goes down on an upcoming episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, airing Tuesday, October 20th. The interview hits as the two-time Oscar winner is facing backlash over her pregnancy announcement. Swank shared this video with her 1.6 million Instagram followers, dancing with her husband, Philip Schneider, and their twins, Aya and Om, and revealing her neon-colored baby bump. The caption? A lot of people have been asking what project I'm doing next. This one releases in December. While some called the news inspiring and wished her beautiful family the best. Others on social media criticized the actress' decision to have a baby in her 50s. I cannot fathom being 70 years old with a kid that just graduated high school. At 52, what are we even doing here? Having kids who will be caregivers before they can legally drink? And then there was this spicy tweet defending Swank from the haters. The people hating on her are sad, jealous Karens that can and should f*** right off. Have kids at any age with whomever you love. On Drew, Swank reflected on the idea of a child losing a parent at a young age, a common critique of geriatric pregnancies. She said, And I thought to myself, well, I would rather be born and have that person that was my favorite person and experience that than not at all. And here's the Yellow Jackets actress leaving the talk show taping in New York City on Thursday, October 15th, putting her pregnant belly on full display for the cameras she's gonna pose rather yeah yeah yeah congratulations on the baby thank you very much ma'am watch your step