MEXICO CITY– Mexican actress Gaby Platas was plunged into a Twitter thread, where she was heavily criticized after defending Víctor Trujillo, who is accused by internet users of abusing his colleagues, by using them as an object of feminine ridicule.
It all started when the actress retweeted a message from Trujillo, where the comedic actor and news commentator made his statement, making it clear that he is only one character and that it would never enter his mind to abuse any of his companions. or to offend.
“I declare: I am not a rapist, stalker or misogynist. Those who know me personally and professionally know it. I play characters, I am an actor,” explained Trujillo, adding: the appointment of an alleged offender of the Water down Guerrero government. Always thank you. ‘
I declare: I am not a rapist, stalker or misogynist. Those who know me personally and professionally know. I play characters, I am an actor.
I reject the Inquisition campaign that aims to water down the nomination of an alleged rapist for the Guerrero administration.
Always thank you.– Victor Trujillo (@V_TrujilloM)
March 14, 2021
When an ACTOR (like this one, in capital letters) has to explain the difference between a character and himself, it’s that they’re really not very smart. https://t.co/i9MLV0kZ1n
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
To this publication, Platas added, “When an ACTOR (like this one, in capital letters) has to explain the difference between a character and himself, it’s that they’re really not very smart.” supporters, mainly of the feminist movements, who did not take long to publish their views on the matter.
Gabriela Platas received comments such as: “Brozo is perhaps the biggest and most famous stalker and macho in Mexico, but is he just such a character, would that be logic or what would it be like?”, “Very actor, but he used you. female companions in his programs to do things that are unpleasant for you women “,” we know the difference, but it turns out that Victor Trujillo wrote his character’s scripts or accepted them, where Brozo promoted the objectification of women. Victor takes the responsibility itself and asks sorry. Just as disastrous to Felix SM as to Brozo and Víctor T. ”
The thread of this tweet is long and continues to grow, until the time of this publication, the actress had already responded to a large part of her followers, who did not read her personal opinion very satisfied before.
If you can’t tell a raped woman from a woman who voluntarily hired herself to appear on a TV show, how are you going to tell a rapist with multiple complaints about an actor playing a character?
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
But the publication that really heated the minds of Twitter users was next, in which the actress clarifies her point of view, confirming that if internet users don’t know the difference between an actress playing a character and a raped woman, it makes no sense to claim about.
“Well, if you can’t tell a raped woman from a woman who has voluntarily hired herself to appear on a TV show, how are you going to distinguish a rapist with various complaints about an actor playing a character?” Wrote Platas. in his tweet.
No, the serious thing is NOT that a candidate for state governor has multiple charges of rape. The “serious” is what I tweet. ♀️ https://t.co/95rNBISTEC
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
The attacks on Gaby Platas lasted not long after this statement, where feminist groups criticized her views, besides adhering to her career and past professional decisions, such as posing scantily dressed for a men’s magazine.
And they come with their gossip in magazines and their attacks on my work. Anything to justify a rapist. I hope you have a nice day pic.twitter.com/phrbjNZbFi
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
Tell me more. Has it been proven that “we” rent to the highest bidder and appear in catalogs? Can you show me a catalog I appear in? Can you show me a place where I “rented”? And a woman writes it · Wrote Gaby.
Tell me more. Has it been proven that “we” rent to the highest bidder and appear in catalogs? Can you show me a catalog in which I appear? Are you showing me a place where I have “rented”? And a woman writes it. https://t.co/6nkpkBAZtW
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
Platas tried to stay calm despite criticism and insults against her person, her career and colleagues in the artistic environment. His messages thus reflected his state of mind, with a sarcastic tinge.
“I really love to see the trolls who come to ‘attack’ me because I am divorced. I am brave to decide to choose my happiness over ‘what will they say’. No woman should stay in a marriage that makes her unhappy. ”, explained.
The truth is, I love to see the trolls who come to “attack” me because I am divorced. I am brave to decide to choose my happiness over ‘what will they say’. No woman should remain in a marriage that makes her unhappy. pic.twitter.com/6btfZaRBT5
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
Many were the violations that the users of the social network wrote to the Mexican actress, some of them were out of tune and had no respect for her personal life, not just her work.
Is it falling? These are your attacks? From a trans woman? And I receive them because they say a RAPE is not the same as a satire show on TV? Hopefully, they never have to go through rape to understand the difference. https://t.co/NEUmwBmSSC
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
“I thought Ponchito Vera got tired of you because of this hole and couldn’t give him a mijito” wrote the user @walker_lesly, to which Gaby Platas replied, “Are they falling? These are their attacks? Trans woman? And I receive them because they say “That a RAPE isn’t the same as a satire show on TV? I hope they never have to go through an offense to understand the difference.”
Yes, I am proud of my work and the place where I do it. Yes, I took sexy photos because I feel like it. Yes, I got divorced because I was not happy. Yes, I support women to devote themselves to whatever they want. AND YES, I SUPPORT THE WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. pic.twitter.com/Hbfi80PBJO
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021