This X Men Poster Of Oscar Isaac Choking Jennifer Lawrence Is Making Everyone Angry
This X Men Poster Of Oscar Isaac Choking Jennifer Lawrence Is Making Everyone Angry
FOX has since apologized for the image and undergone steps to remove it. Do you agree with their decision?
FOX has since apologized for the image and undergone steps to remove it. Do you agree with their decision?
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X-Men: Apocalypse looks to be set for more controversy as actress Rose McGowan (not to be confused with the film's own Rose Byrne) is slamming the use of a poster depicting the film's titular villain violently chocking Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique.
Rose McGowan
“There is no context in the ad, just a woman getting strangled. The fact that no one flagged this is offensive and frankly, stupid. The geniuses behind this, and I use that term lightly, need to to take a long hard look at the mirror and see how they are contributing to society.”
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The scene depicts a crucial moment in the film's plot where Apocalypse is finally able to get ahold of Lawrence's shape-shifting mutant.
Rose McGowan
“Imagine if it were a black man being strangled by a white man,” she continued. “Or a gay male being strangled by a hetero. The outcry would be enormous. So let’s right this wrong. 20th Century Fox, since you can’t manage to put any women directors on your slate for the next two years, how about you at least replace your ad?”
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McGowan is not backing down, and urges the public to consider the ramifications of depicting violence against women as "causal" or "mainstream".
Rose McGowan
“I’ll close with a text my friend sent, a conversation with his daughter. It follows: ‘My daughter and I were just having a deep discussion on the brutality of that hideous X-Men poster yesterday. Her words: ‘Dad, why is that monster man committing violence against a woman?’ This from a 9-year-old. If she can see it, why can’t Fox?”
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Since her initial outrage, Twitter has been a'blaze with reactionary comments & questions:
Lawgend @ iFancyJLaw
Rose McGowan nailed it in the head about that damn ad of Apocalypse choking Mystique
FLS @Feminist Lawyers
Usual put downs by readers in this article https://goo.gl/eAq77r Bravo @guardian for its ongoing reporting on feminist issues regardless
⭐️Kurt Lockwood
@THR @rosemcgowan needs to STFU
its a movie poster featuring a FICTIONAL monster
does PC police Rose also wanna ban Aeschylus? Frankenstein?
Eric @EJorgie21
@THR this is a joke right? It's a main part of the film. No one is advocating violence against women. #everyoneoffendedbyeverythingin2016
Viola Hayden @ VeeHayden
'So how we gonna sell this movie?'
'J Law?'
'Looking badass?'
'No, in a chokehold'
Yea, I'm in Camp Unimpressed
Laura @laurondo
I'm surprised it has taken someone this long to comment on that X-Men Apocalypse poster. But... it's a movie about mutants at war, guys
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Perhaps the following image sums up best why this heavily-used image is making some uncomfortable:
Allan Shifman @allanshifman
This #XMenApocalypse billboard of Oscar Isaac choking Jennifer Lawrence is a pleasant backdrop for date night.
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UPDATE: FOX has since apologized for the image and undergone steps to remove it from advertisement.
Do you think the studio messed up from the start, or has nothing to apologize for?
What do you think?