[quote]Responding to a segment of the show that brought the teen family members of the Orlando, Newtown, and San Bernardino shooting victims on stage, Ridley wrote:
"Thinking about how lucky I am like . . . Serious bit: as I sat in the audience yesterday tears were streaming down my face at the tribute to those that have been lost to gun violence. I didn’t get a great picture of the incredible group that came on stage but they were so brave. It was a true moment of togetherness. We must #stoptheviolence"
Since Ridley’s Instagram is no longer with us, the reason for deleting the page is not totally clear, but we’ve reached out to her camp for confirmation. She’s used the platform to post about topics close to her before, like Internet criticism for how she looks and her struggles with endometriosis and polycystic-ovary syndrome earlier this summer.
The ripple effect of this mysterious departure has hit her Star Wars co-star John Boyega’s Instagram. Ridley fans have flooded his posts demanding to know where she went and when she’ll be back. According to screenshots from an eagle-eyed Tumblr user, John responded to two fans, telling one of them, “She’s doing what’s best for her. I won’t be advising my friend to come back. Sorry.” And another, “Can’t do that. She make her own decisions and as a friend I support her right to.” At the time of publishing, Oscar Isaac has not commented, nor have Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Domhnall Gleeson.[/quote]
This happened about one or two days ago, and I just thought that this would be an interesting topic to cover, as this (more or less) reflects on the social tensions of this present time. What are your thoughts or reactions to this?
-
Gotta love the Internet
-
2 commentairesI thought it was only liberals that were "thin skinned" and crybabies
-
3 commentairesIn the great words of the superpleb FouseyTube, Who?
-
-
Who cares.
-
Sounds like an average day on Offtopic to me: [quote]The comments section on Facebook is aflame with arguments for and against gun control, though the mudslinging is not necessarily directed at Ridley. It’s mostly the usual flaming quagmire of commenter-on-commenter savagery. Because it’s a comments section though, many users do take shots at the actress, like this one: “Says the woman who kills people with guns in movies. Such hypocrisy in Hollywood. Just shut up, Ridley, and make another Star Wars movie.”[/quote] Kind of sad that the atmosphere in the armpit of a game developer's forum is par for the course on the Internet supposedly populated by adults, but there you go.
-
Damn feminists
-
1 commentaireWhy'd they ask Harrison Ford?
-
1 commentaireThat's a shame that she felt the need to do that. It was a fairly innocuous post too as far as these things go. People have opinions on these subjects, and it doesn't make them any better or worse of a person, but unfortunately the internet brings out the bad side of people more often than not it seems. It really does make me sad how vile some people can get when they have a screen and hundreds of miles in between them and the person they're flinging shit at.