"As a black woman, this kind of rhetoric is so exhausting. Stop trying to masculinize us unless we are specifically looking for it! Nobody would ask this question to her co-star. Go look at the recent drawings and memes coming out of this situation. She's getting flak and racist responses for helping defend her costar. It's disgusting,"
"She handled this wonderfully but this is super painful. She is absolutely strong but tough feels incorrect and to be frank I don't see 'tough' as I've followed her career. Nor does she bring tough to Elphaba. As a BW our normal vibes are always misinterpreted as tough, aggressive, angry, I'm so frustrated for her throughout this press run,"
"Her publicist's face says it all,"
"What the fuck bro? I feel so fucking bad for her."
A Black woman experienced sustained online harassment and racist backlash after defending her co-star. Commenters called the rhetoric exhausting and urged people to stop masculinizing Black women. Observers pointed to drawings, memes, and racist responses circulating online that targeted her for supporting a colleague. Fans and commentators pushed back against labeling her as 'tough', saying that normal Black woman demeanor is often misread as aggressive or angry. Several posts expressed empathy and frustration for the toll the press run took on her. Reaction on social platforms included viral posts highlighting body language and explicit expressions of sympathy.
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