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.

  • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 months ago

    It’s not about her feelings. It doesn’t need to be. When I play chess, it’s got nothing to do with the person who carved the pieces.

    • VarykEnglish
      14·
      2 months ago

      “It’s not about her feelings.”

      It’s literally all about her feelings. her personal feelings are what her entire statement is about.

      how she was erased from art featuring her and how that affected her.

      “When I play chess, it’s got nothing to do with the person who carved the pieces.”

      what a coincidence, it also has nothing to do with this situation.

      • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        2 months ago

        The art isn’t featuring her. It’s depicting a character. The fan art is depicting the character better than she is. She’s literally failing at her job and complaining about the people doing it better for her.

        Seeing as you’re obviously here arguing in bad faith just to troll, I’m not replying to you anymore. You’re not fooling anyone.

        • VarykEnglish
          16·
          2 months ago

          It’s depicting a character featuring the real person Cynthia Erivo who you are dehumanizing.

          “She’s literally failing at her job…”

          no, she isn’t, and there’s zero evidence for this. being erased as an actress is not her job.

          her job was to be featured on the official artwork, which she did.

          she is succeeding at her job.

          for some reason you are dehumanizing her.

          “complaining about the people doing it better for her.”

          this is also not true. she is not complaining about anyone.

          she is complaining about edited changes to her identity that have hurt her feelings.

          she is sharing her personal experience. You are dehumanizing her and dismissing her feelings.

          “you’re obviously here arguing in bad faith just to troll”

          trolls often dehumanize and dismiss the feelings of others, especially minorities, as you are doing.

          trolls do not support the validity of human expression and sharing feelings, as I am doing.

          you’re the troll here, you’re the bully, you’re the problem, and I honestly don’t think you’re even aware of how dehumanizing and disrespectful you’re being.