MEXICO CITY.- Mexican actress Gaby Platas was immersed in a Twitter thread, where she was harshly criticized, after defending Víctor Trujillo, who is accused by internet users of abusing his colleagues, using them as an object of female ridicule.
It all started when the actress retweeted a post from Trujillo, where the comedy actor and news commentator made his statement, to clarify that his is just a character and that it would never cross his mind to abuse or offend any of his companions.
“I declare: I am not a rapist, a stalker or a misogynist. Those who know me personally and professionally know him. I play characters, I am an actor,” Trujillo explained, adding: “I repudiate the curious campaign to dilute the appointment of an alleged violator. of the Guerrero government. Thank you always. “
I declare: I am not a rapist, a stalker or a misogynist. Those who know me personally and professionally know it. I play characters, I’m an actor.
I repudiate the inquisitorial campaign that seeks to dilute the nomination of an alleged rape in the Guerrero government.
Thanks always.– Víctor 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 really aren’t very bright. https://t.co/i9MLV0kZ1n
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
To this publication, Platas added: “When an ACTOR (like him, in capital letters) has to explain the difference between a character and himself, it’s that they really aren’t very bright,” a comment that didn’t grace his followers. mainly feminist movements, which were quick to publish their views on this.
Gabriela Platas received comments such as: “Brozo may be the biggest and most famous stalker and macho in Mexico, but is he just a character like that, would that be the logic or what?”, “Very actor, but he used your female companions in his programs to do things that are not pleasant 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 objectification of women. Victor takes responsibility and apologizes. As disastrous for Felix SM as it is for Brozo and Víctor T. ”
The thread of this tweet is long and continues to grow, until the moment of this publication, the actress has already responded to a large part of her followers, who have not read their personal opinion very excited before.
Well, if you can’t tell a raped woman from a woman who volunteered to appear on a TV show, how are you going to tell a rapist with multiple complaints that an actor is playing a character?
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
But the post that really warmed the minds of Twitter users was the following, in which the actress shows her position clearly and states that if internet users do not know the difference between an actress who plays a character and a raped woman, there is no point in claiming about.
“Well, if you can’t distinguish a raped woman from a woman who volunteered to appear on a TV show, how are you going to distinguish a rapist with multiple complaints of an actor playing a character?” Platas wrote in a tweet. his ul.
No, the serious thing is NOT that a candidate for the government of a state has several rape complaints. “Serious” is what I tweeted. ♀️ https://t.co/95rNBISTEC
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
The attacks on Gaby Platas did not last long after this statement, in which feminist groups criticized her opinion, in addition to respecting her career and professional decisions made in the past, such as posing poorly dressed for a men’s magazine.
And I come with the gossip of their magazine and their attacks on my work. Whatever a rapist would justify. I hope you have a nice day … pic.twitter.com/phrbjNZbFi
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
“Tell me more. Is it proven that “we” rented to the largest bidder and they appear in catalogs? Can you show me a catalog where they appear? Can you show me a place where I “rented”? And a woman writes it · Gaby wrote.
Tell me more. Is it proven that “we” rented to the largest bidder and they appear in catalogs? Can you show me a catalog where they appear? Are you showing me a place where I “rented”? And a woman writes it. https://t.co/6nkpkBAZtW
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
Platas tried to remain calm in the face of criticism and insults to his person, career and artistic colleagues. So his posts reflected his mood, with a sarcastic touch.
“I really like to see the trolls coming to attack me because I’m divorced. I’m brave because I decided to choose my happiness instead of ‘what they will say.’ No woman should stay in a marriage. which makes her unhappy, “he explained.
The truth is that I like to see the trolls coming to “attack” me because I’m divorced. I am brave because I have decided to choose my happiness instead of “what they will say”. No woman should remain in a marriage that makes her unhappy. pic.twitter.com/6btfZaRBT5
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
There were many crimes that social network users wrote to the Mexican actress, several of them loud and not respecting her personal life, not just her work.
Cade? Are these your attacks? From a trans woman? And I receive them because I say that a RAPE is not the same as being on a TV satire program? We hope he never has to go through rape to understand the difference. https://t.co/NEUmwBmSSC
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021
“I thought Ponchito Vera was tired of you because of this hole and not being able to give it a go,” wrote user @walker_lesly, to which Gaby Platas replied, “Are they falling? Are these their attacks? trans woman? And do I get them because I say that a RAPE is not the same as being on a TV satire show? I hope they will never have to go through a violation to understand the difference. “
Yes, I am proud of my work and where I do it. Yes, I took sexy photos because it suits me. Yes, I got divorced because I wasn’t happy. Yes, I support women to do anything. AND YES, I SPORT WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN RAPED. pic.twitter.com/Hbfi80PBJO
– Gaby Platas (@gabyplatas)
March 15, 2021