Actress plays Riley Abel; character lives a relationship with Ellie in The Last of Us
Storm Reidactress who plays Riley Abel in The Last of Usresponded to homophobic comments regarding the episode of the series that aired last Sunday, 26. Titled Left Behindand chapter brought details of the loving past between Ellie (Bella Ramsay) with riley (Storm Reid).
“We’re telling stories that matter. We’re telling stories of people’s experiences, and that’s what I’m in. That’s what makes good storytelling, because we’re telling stories of people taking up space in the world,” Reid told Entertainment Weekly.
For her, anyone who is upset with the relationship of Ellie It is riley should “get your priorities in order”:
“There are so many other things to worry about in life. Why are you worried about these young people – or anyone – loving each other? Love is beautiful, and the fact that people have things to say about it is absurd.”
The Last of Us and representation
It is not the first time that the series has suffered prejudiced criticism for its representativeness; The 4th episode of The Last of Us brought the debut of Melanie Lynskey on the Serie. she plays Kathleenleader of a revolutionary group in Kansas City responsible for ending authoritarian rule in the region.
The actress, however, had to deal with fatphobic comments even coming from public figures, such as the model Adrianne Curry. In a post on Twitter (deleted after criticism), she claimed that the body of lynkey it was not suitable for the series.
“Her body represents a life of luxury… not a post-apocalyptic warlord. Where is it?” Linda Hamilton when do we need it?” he said (via ET Online). hamilton was the interpreter of Sarah Connor in Terminator.
Melanie countered the line: “First of all, this is a photo from an essay for the magazine InStyle, not from the HBO series. I’m playing a character who meticulously planned and executed the demolition of PHEDRA. I must be smart, honey, I don’t need to be muscular. That’s what henchmen are for.”
Source: Rollingstone
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