Tweets of Karla Sofía Gascón on Muslims, George Floyd Ignite Backlash

The star of “Emilia Pérez”, Karla Sofía Gascón, is under fire for a series of publications on social networks on his account on X, formerly known as Twitter, in which the actor seems to express controversial opinions on Muslims, George Floyd and Oscar diversity.

Messages, many of which were deleted Thursday after their repression, were widely displayed between 2020 and 2021. An example, dated November 22, 2020: “I’m sorry, it’s just my impression or there is more Muslims in Spain? Whenever I get my daughter from school, there are more women with their covered hair and skirts to their heels. Next year instead of English, we will have to teach Arabic. “(Variety has independently translated tweets.)

Another article of September 2, 2020, attached to the photo of a Muslim family in a restaurant, including a woman in a burka, reads as follows: “Islam is wonderful, without machismo. Women are respected, and when they are so respected, they find themselves with a little square hole on their faces so that their eyes are visible and their mouths, but only if they behave. Although they dress in this way for their own pleasure. What a disgusting depth of humanity. »»

In an article of January 29, 2021, Gascón’s account says that “Islam does not respect international rights” and that religions “must be prohibited as long as it does not comply with the DDHH” – using an abbreviation for Human rights in Spanish law.

The comment also seems to extend to other religions. In an article of August 16, 2021, Gascón wrote: “I’m so fed up with this shit, Islam, Christianity, Catholicism and all the whores of Cretins beliefs that violate human rights. »»

With his messages on Islam, Gascón published a long thread on George Floyd only a few days after being killed by a police officer, inspiring demonstrations across the United States: “I really think that very few people cared about George Floyd, a drug addict, the scam, but his death made it possible to demonstrate again that there are people who always consider blacks as monkeys without rights and consider the police as assassins, “she job. “They are all wrong.”

In a follow -up article, Gascón added: “Too much to reflect on the behavior of our species whenever an event occurs. It may no longer be a question of racism, but of social classes that feel threatened by each other. It may be the only real difference.

Gascón, who is the first openly trans actor to be nominated for an Oscars, also weighed on the Oscar ceremony from 2021, the first outfit following the cocovio pandemic in which “Nomadland” won the best film.

“More and more, #OSCARS look like a ceremony for independent and protest films, I did not know if I watched an Afro-Korean festival, a demonstration of Black Lives Matter or the 8m,” wrote Gascón. “Apart from that, a ugly and ugly gala.”

Netflix and the Academy had no comments. Gascón spokesperson did not respond to requests for comments.

The former social articles of Gascón were revealed following a distinct controversy, in which the actor, in an interview with a Brazilian newspaper on January 21, criticized online campaigns which she believed to have attacked and “Emilia Pérez “and seemed to distinguish the team by working with the star of best actress, the star of” I am still here “Fernanda Torres.

“What I don’t like are social media teams – people who work with these people – trying to reduce our work, like me and my film, because it does not lead anywhere,” said Gascón. “You don’t need to demolish someone’s work to highlight another. In no case did I say anything harm about Fernanda Torres or his film. However, there are people who work with Fernanda Torres tearing me and “Emilia Pérez”. It talks more about their film than mine. »»

A video of the interview began to circulate online, leading to incorrect speculation according to which the interview with Gascón had violated the directives of the Oscars. On January 29, Gascón published a statement to Variety Clarify your position.

“I am a huge fan of Fernanda Torres and it has been wonderful to know her in recent months,” said Gascón. “In my recent comments, I was referring to the toxicity and speech of violent hatred on social networks that I unfortunately continue to live. Fernanda was a wonderful ally, and no one directly associated with her was anything but favorable and extremely generous. »»

Thania Garcia contributed to this position.