Feminism seems to be hot in Hollywood these days, from Katie Holmes to Lorde. One star, however, isn't hopping on the boat toward modern female roles, and that's Kirsten Dunst.

Dunst appears on the cover of Harper's Bazaar U.K. May issue. Besides talking about acting, which she says she was "definitely meant to do in life," the 31-year-old actress shared her views on the position of men and women in today's world.

"I feel like the feminine has been a little undervalued," she told the magazine. "We all have to get our own jobs and make our own money, but staying at home, nurturing, being the mother, cooking -- it's a valuable thing my mum created."

Dunst also added that it's okay to be saved by a man, an idea she brought to the big screen when she played Mary Jane in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy.

"And sometimes, you need your knight in shining armour," Dunst continued. "I'm sorry. You need a man to be a man and a woman to be a woman. That's why relationships work..."

The comments have sparked controversy from women who also don't mind publicly stating their opinion.

"Kirsten Dunst is not paid to write gender theory so it shouldn't surprise anyone that she's kind of dumb about it...," Erin Gloria Ryan wrote for Jezebel.

"...because over the years Kirsten Dunst has continued to be somewhat of an insufferable person, as evidenced by this interview she recently gave with Harper's Bazaar, in which she has some Very Important Opinions on gender roles," Stacey Ritzen wrote for Uproxx. "So, I guess my marriage is doomed to fail because I don't have kids and write dick jokes for a living and my husband is more of a cat person than a dog person. THANKS, KIRSTEN DUNST."

Some do see Dunst's point of view, however.

"...Despite what media tells us, female success is not just measured in $ and career," Cortney O'Brien tweeted.

"Feminists claim to be pro-woman, but they only support 'correct' choices and decisions," Katie Yoder, who works for the "socially conservative" Media Research Center, according to FOX411, said. "But Kirsten's views are timeless."

So what do you think? Does feminism give Dunst the right to maintain and publicize her old school views, or is she holding the movement back?

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