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Amanda Abbingtonis signing off — but not without clarifying her side of the story.
Many fans threatened to boycott the show while others reportedly called the actress a “TERF” or trans-exclusionary radical feminist, according toDeadline.
After she left the platform, Abbington posted an Instagram video, where she addressed the controversy and noted that the backlash was due to a tweet she posted in March about a 12 year old performing drag in an “over-sexualized” way.
In Sunday’s video, Abbington said she believed drag was “brilliant” and“an art form." She also emphasized how it “absolutely has a place in the entertainment industry,” but claimed she did not support a child performing in a “sexualized” manner in front of adults.
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“I’m not a hateful person,” she emphasized, later noting that she left Twitter voluntarily “because I don’t like it over there anymore.”
“What we need to do now more than ever is just make sure that everybody is looking after each other,” theMr. Selfridgeactress added. “It’s f—ing toxic out there. It’s horrible.”
“I did my research and I’m much more informed now,” she explained at the time, per the outlet.
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“I am an ally of the LGBTQ community,” she noted. “Everybody does stupid things but it’s what you do after that is important and how you address them.”
“I’m not transphobic… I think there’s a place for everybody as long as we’re aware of each other and we look after each other and don’t go for each other in a hateful way,” she concluded. “So I’m sorry.”
source: people.com
