Eric Kripke sympathizes with Erin Moriarty: “Don’t Watch The Boys”

Eric Kripke, the creator of “The Boys”, has sympathized with actress Erin Moriarty, who plays the heroine Starlight in the series, after venting the hatred she suffered on social media.

The producer posted a strong message against trolls who harassed Moriarty with “misogynistic” messages.

“Hi trolls! First, this [misoginia] it’s literally the opposite of the show’s message, “Kripke tweeted.” Two, you’re causing pain to real people with real feelings. Be gentle. If you can’t be nice, eat a lot of shit and don’t watch ‘The Boys’, we don’t want you. “

On Tuesday (6/9), Moriarty shared a post on his Instagram addressing this issue. Written by user @butcherscanario, the post was titled: “# I’mWithStarlight ?: Erin Moriarty’s Betrayal by ‘Fans’ of ‘The Boys'”.

Next, the user presented a common problem among geek culture fans: the inability to see the subtext of the material they love so much. “As you can see, you can spend an entire season of a show exploring how the toxicity of masculinity crushes and controls women, and apparently most audiences won’t be using the lessons learned yet, or worse, won’t recognize that there was. also a message “.

In the caption of the post, @butcherscanary also stated that “Erin Moriarty’s treatment really pissed me off. It’s a reflection of how misogyny in” fandom culture “is normalizing, which will only get worse if we neglect it, if not. we protect her. and each other. “

@Butcherscanary’s post served to advertise an article she wrote for Medium’s website, in which she better exposed this issue in the way audiences have treated actress Erin Moriarty.

According to the author, “the harassment is even worse given the context of her role as Starlight on the show, a silenced and sexualized woman treated like a celebrity canvas that others can project onto, rather than a human being with their own. thoughts and feelings, feelings, “says the article. “But Annie is imaginary and Erin is not. The torment does not end for her after the credits, because there is no arrest.”

In addition to sharing the post, Moriarty also included her opinion in the caption, talking about how she has already felt “silenced” and “dehumanized” due to the many criticisms related to her character and her appearance.

“I feel silenced. I feel dehumanized. I feel paralyzed. I put blood, sweat and tears in this paper (over and over again),” Moriarty said. “So with this I say: a) thanks to @butcherscanario b) this breaks my heart – I opened a vein for this role and this kind of trolling is exactly what this character (Annie) would oppose, and c) everybody they will go through their own battles; let’s not add hate to that. I would never intentionally (and ESPECIALLY) publicly add hate to your battle. “

The actress’s post garnered comments from some of her co-stars. Antony Starr, playing the villain Homelander, commented: “I support you and what you said here 100%. Well said. Your work on the series is and always has been stellar and you are beautiful inside and out. It continues to shine. “

The protagonist Jack Quaid also posted a comment. “I love you Erin. We are all here for you. You are an amazing and talented force of nature and I consider myself incredibly lucky to have met you. Keep on shining. Leave the trolls to us. We’ve got you covered,” he said.

The first three seasons of “The Boys” are available on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service. The 4th is currently in production.

Hello troll! One, this is literally the opposite of the show’s fucking message. Second, you are causing pain to real people with real feelings. Be gentle. If you can’t be nice, eat a lot of cock, fuck you in the sun and don’t look #The boyswe don’t want you. #TheBoysTV https://t.co/ZQmRlljyS6

– Eric Kripke (@therealKripke) September 7, 2022

Source: Terra

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