It’s insane to me that people could jump to the conclusion that Jenny is some sort of antagonist for Forrest, but apparently, that is such the case that Robin Wright had to talk about it. When asked by The New York Times about Jenny being “anti-feminist” the actor shut that down.

No! It’s not about that,” Wright argues. “People have said she’s a Voldemort to Forrest. I wouldn’t choose that as a reference, but she was kind of selfish.” That’s a fair point: Jenny is not Voledmort because Forrest has no problem saying her name.

Robin Wright joined her "Forrest Gump" co-star Tom Hanks for a recent interview with The New York Times while promoting their latest collaboration, Robert Zemeckis' "Here," and she pushed back against claims that her "Gump" character,

Robin Wright has hit back at critics who branded her Forrest Gump character Jenny as “anti-feminist”, describing her relationship with the film’s title character as “the sweetest love story.” Jenny’s arc within the film,

For years, Robin Wright's character Jenny from Forrest Gump has been branded as "anti-feminist" for her role as a woman who has had a history of child abuse which contributed to her drug use, sex work and eventually led to her death.