Inalmahan ni “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown ang mga journalist na pinag-iinitan ang hitsura niyang tumatanda.
Sa latest Instagram post ni Millie noong Martes, Marso 4, sinabi niyang tila inaasahan daw ng mundo na hindi siya magmukhang matanda dahil una siyang natunghayan sa industriya ng showbiz bilang isang batang babae.
“I started in this industry when I was 10 years old. I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people can’t seem to grow with me. Instead, they act like I’m supposed to stay frozen in time, like I should still look the way I did on Stranger Things Season 1,” saad ni Millie.
At dahil hindi niya mapanatili ang pagiging bata, pinagpipiyestahan daw ngayon si Millie ng mga journalist. Inisa-isa niya ang mga artikulong isinulat tungkol sa kaniya na may nakaiinsultong headlines.
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Aniya, “Let’s talk about the articles, the headlines, the people who are so desperate to tear young women down.‘Why are Gen Zers like Millie Bobby Brown ageing so badly?’ by Lydia Hawken. ‘What has Millie Bobby Brown done to her face?’ by John Ely. ‘Millie Bobby Brown mistaken for someone’s mom as she guides younger sister Ava through LA’ by Cassie Carpenter. ‘Little Britain’s Matt Lucas takes savage swipe at Millie Bobby Brown’s new “mommy makeover” look’—written by Bethan Edwards, amplifying an insult rather than questioning why a grown man is mocking a young woman’s appearance.”
“This isn’t journalism,” giit ni Millie. “This is bullying. The fact that adult writers are spending their time dissecting my face, my body, my choices, it’s disturbing. The fact that some of these articles are written by women? Even worse. We always talk about supporting and uplifting young women, but when the time comes, it seems easier to tear them down for clicks.”
Kaya naman hinding-hindi raw hihingi ng tawad si Millie dahil lang sa siya ay tumatanda. Hindi rin daw niya iaayon ang sarili sa mga "unrealistic expectation" ng ibang tao sa kaniya.
“I will not be shamed for how I look, how I dress, or how I present myself. We have become a society where it’s so much easier to criticize than it is to pay a compliment,” sabi pa niya.
Sa huli, nanawagan si Millie na maging mabuti hindi lang para sa kaniya kundi sa bawat batang babae na karapat-dapat tumanda nang walang takot na batikusin dahil lang sa simpleng dahilan na sila ay umiiral.
