Re: "Handmaid's Tale" Actor Demands That Jeff Bezos "Speak The Fuck Up" Against Trump

anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:

Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

Actor Bradley Whitford,

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Aka the new Rachel Zegler

Not even close.

known in part for his role in �The Handmaid�s Tale,�

has issued a public plea for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to speak out against
President Donald Trump.
 
The 65-year-old actor spoke with Variety about his turmoil, including his
opinion that the United States is turning into the fictional world of Gilead
under the Trump administration. �It�s interesting,� he told the outlet in an
interview published Tuesday. �Especially when you look at all the people who
I�ve worked for over the years lined up at the Trump inauguration, staying
silent while their daughters� rights are being torn away.�
 
�The Handmaid�s Tale,� based on the Margaret Atwood book of the same title,
is a dystopian drama set in the totalitarian society of Gilead, where women
lose their rights and are forced into being used for reproductive purposes.
The story follows June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) as she leads the women
fighting for freedom.
 
�You know, misogyny is at the reptilian brain stem of these right-wing
Christian white nationalists. It�s punitive. And, man, I�m pissed at all the
people I work for. Like, �F***ING. SPEAK. UP,�� he added.
 
�I mean, if you run Disney, which I guess I work for now, I�ve sat through,
�We really care for you and want to make sure you have access to health
care.� Speak the f*** up!� Whitford yelled during the interview, the outlet
noted. �And Jeff Bezos, f***ing speak up!�
 
He went on to reference a drama he worked on for Amazon about a trans-
identifying man who begins dressing like a woman.
 
�I don�t want to be a punk attacking, but I would really like to ask Jeff
Bezos � who, when I worked on �Transparent,� was talking about the importance
of supporting this vulnerable community who has been turned into a political
football � �What the hell is happening here?!��
 
�A year ago, there were 65,000 pregnant rape victims without access to
abortion care,� Whitford claimed. �Now it�s way up from that. This is not a
drill. It�s not a story. This is happening. Margaret Atwood said that she
almost scrapped the book a couple of times because it seemed too far-fetched.
Turns out Margaret Atwood�s an optimist.�
 
Later in the interview, the actor again expressed disdain at the current
administration. �We feel this despair because we feel we have no agency over
what�s happening to us in this country. And June is a reminder that your
agency will not be given to you: You need to fight for it. It�s part of
what�s so wonderful about that character � she�s prodding people to embrace
the power that they have.�
 
�I don�t care how political I sound,� Whitford continued. �I wish f***ing
Jeff Bezos would sound a little f***king political. Speak the f*** up.�
 
There were several negative reactions to the actor�s statements on X.
 
�Shut up. The election proved no one cares what celebrities have to say about
politics,� one person replied.
 
�Zero peoples�s daughters� rights are being torn away,� another agreed.
�Unless you count the people whose daughters are being excluded from female
sports because they�ve let cross-dressing men take their place. But I have a
hunch he�s not concerned about that issue.�
 
�The only reason people like Whitford talk about abortion is because they
believe abortion is the only right women should be allowed,� another person
noted. �Women should have no other sex-based standing in sport, law, policy,
medicine, or language because it might make a dude in a dress sad.�
 
�I swear these people like being persecuted,� another commenter wrote.
 
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I will never understand Amerticans that hate America.
Why the hell do you want to leave the greatest nation in the world?!
America has problems? It isnt perfect?
So what?
I live in a third world country where we have nothing but problems!
The stuff my relatives tell me about their time in the USA was heavenly
compared to the daily shit i have to deal with in my home coubtry
Do you have any idea what I would gladly do to become an American?