Erin Moriarty has revealed that part of the audience reproduces the same kind of behavior with her that her character suffers in the series.
Erin MoriartyStarlight interpreter in The boys, shared a rant about the sexist comments he targeted on social media. On Instagram, the actress said she felt “dehumanized” in the face of the attacks.
Sharing an article titled “#IStandWithStarlight ?: Erin Moriarty’s Betrayal of The Boys ‘Fans'” (“#ISupportStarlight: Erin Moriarty’s Betrayal of ‘Fans’ of The boys“, in free translation), the actress said she felt “silenced and paralyzed” in the face of trolls who reproduce the same kind of behavior with her that her character Annie suffers from in the series.
Antony Starr and Erin Moriarty in a scene from the second season of the series “The Boys” Photo: Amazon Prime Video
After sharing the text, the attacks increased. Erin’s profile has begun to receive numerous comments from “fans” of The boys who, apparently, do not accept the presence of a prominent female character.
“Yes, I feel silenced. I feel dehumanized. I feel paralyzed. I dedicated myself body and soul to this role, I grew up putting myself in the shoes of this character. So, faced with that, I say: thanks to @ butcher [autora do artigo], which breaks my heart. I’ve opened up to this role and this kind of troll is exactly the kind of thing Annie would denounce. “
The text shows how a part of the audience seems to ignore the very themes explored by the series, such as toxic masculinity as a tool of control. “The harassment sounds even worse given the context of her role as Starlight, a silenced and sexualized woman treated like a famous blank canvas that others can project onto her rather than a human being with her thoughts and feelings. Annie it’s fictional, but Erin isn’t. The torment doesn’t stop when the credits begin, because there’s no off button, “writes the author of the text.
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Source: Terra
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