Amandla Stenberg Calls Out NYT Critic After ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Review Spat: ‘Tired of People Talking About My Chest’
thewrap.com“Bodies Bodies Bodies.”In her review of the A24 horror-comedy, Lena Wilson wrote that it “doubles as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage and Charli XCX’s latest single.” Stenberg then responded to Wilson via Instagram DM: “Your review was great.
Maybe if you had gotten your eyes off my tits you would’ve watched the movie!” Wilson did not take kindly to Stenberg’s message, replying “Hey, Amandla!
Generally a big fan of your work, but this sure is something. Really wishing you well in your career and life. Have a nice night,” before blocking the actor and sharing a screenshot of the conversation on her Twitter account. “Always weird when the homophobia is coming from inside the house but this is something,” Wilson remarked in a follow-up tweet. “Me: (spends one line of a 500-word review facetiously commenting on how A24 objectifies young women to sell content) Random men on twitter dot com and also, apparently, amandla stenberg: Local Dyke Cannot Stop Talking About Boobies,” she continued.Shortly after the tweets went viral, Wilson set her account to private.
Meanwhile, Stenberg, who is nonbinary and goes by she/they pronouns, shared their perspective on the spat in a video posted to Instagram stories.Amandla Stenberg defends messaging ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ critic Lena Wilson:“I do get tired of people talking about my chest … you are allowed to have your criticism on my work and I’m allowed to have my criticisms of your work.
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