Fans customized the Wicked movie poster to more closely match the original Broadway poster.

Original Broadway Poster:

Movie poster:

Some fans, disappointed by the poster, altered it to be closer to the original, moving Grande’s hand and lowering the brim of Erivo’s hat to cover her eyes. The edits prompted Erivo to respond. “This is the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen

“None of this is funny. None of it is cute. It degrades me. It degrades us,” Erivo continued. “The original poster is an ILLUSTRATION. I am a real life human being, who chose to look right down the barrel of the camera to you, the viewer… because, without words we communicate with our eyes.”

So, this seems like a completely reasonable reaction to fans making fan content.

  • svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    72·
    10 hours ago

    Well I think it was offensive of Cynthia to erase the original artist’s vision and it’s shameful of you to defend her.

    Both of you have hurt my feelings, and therefore you are in the wrong.

    • VarykEnglish
      19·
      3 hours ago

      “I think it was offensive of Cynthia to erase the original artist’s vision”

      this didn’t happen.

      she’s literally bringing the character to life.

      “it’s shameful of you to defend her.”

      no, you’re using that word wrong.

      you attacking someone for being hurt is shameful.

      “Both of you have hurt my feelings, and therefore you are in the wrong.”

      If this is true, you are hurt from your own actions of hurting another person.

      you are in the wrong.