Why ‘Black Panther’ Star Letitia Wright Is Being Canceled Online
Letitia Wright is getting attacked online or her recent comments about the coronavirus vaccine. Per Complex, the Black Panther star tweeted then deleted a controversial YouTube video that was skeptical of potential COVID-19 vaccines.
The outlet states, “The video shows On the Table host Tomi Arayomi expressing his lack of faith in a vaccine, which could begin rolling out in the U.K. as early as next week.” In the clip, Arayomi says, “I don’t know if I trust this vaccine. Hope to God it doesn’t make extra limbs grow.”
Letitia instantly began getting attacked online. Not necessarily because she was questioning the vaccine, but because of the type of anti-vax propaganda video that she posted. There were also moments in the video where Tomi Arayomi makes transphobic comments.
Re: Letitia Wright and that BS of a youtube video she shared
— birb * !!!! | 616 og thunderbolts enthusiast (@redwxngs) December 4, 2020
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I did a random scrub-through sampling of that video and heard all I needed to hear in these 20 seconds. pic.twitter.com/QMhhuiZAaZ
— C.B. CARTEREAUX (@thejdevereaux) December 4, 2020
The actress later went to Twitter and wrote, “if you don’t conform to popular opinions. but ask questions and think for yourself….you get cancelled.”
https://twitter.com/letitiawright/status/1334683767659782150
After that, she changed her tune and kind of apologized. She wrote, “my intention was not to hurt anyone, my ONLY intention of posting the video was it raised my concerns with what the vaccine contains and what we are putting in our bodies. Nothing else.”
https://twitter.com/letitiawright/status/1334838855346909184
See some of the tweets directed at Letitia below.
https://twitter.com/GahDamnKech/status/1334847769551499265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1334847769551499265%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.complex.com%2Fpop-culture%2F2020%2F12%2Fletitia-wright-responds-backlash-links-to-coronavirus-anti-vaccination-video
Me: -sees Letitia Wright is trending-
— ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ🍉 (@deerisms) December 4, 2020
Me: is there a trailer for that space movie she and john boyega were supposed to do because that sounded cool
Me: -sees why Letitia Wright is trending-
Me: pic.twitter.com/UTT82IpStF
https://twitter.com/bork_21/status/1334702051440422914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1334702051440422914%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.complex.com%2Fpop-culture%2F2020%2F12%2Fletitia-wright-responds-backlash-links-to-coronavirus-anti-vaccination-video
people would have been more receptive if you just tweeted you had concerns about the vaccine as many are feeling the same apprehension. you tweeted out a video with blatant misinformation that can be debunked with high school level biology.
— jes (@jesvision) December 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/rgay/status/1334754627976388609
https://twitter.com/justElij4h/status/1334860427260518403
1. You haven't been cancelled
— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) December 4, 2020
2. You didn't ask questions, you posted antivax propaganda
3. You didn't think for yourself, you posted antivax propaganda
Miss mam I get ur side and i know u mean good but that vid contained transphobic messages and u have a huge follower base. This also spread misinformation in the middle of the pandemic. Hope u adress these issues too thank u✨
— Brian | GotG Vol. 3 era (@BrianScottLang) December 4, 2020
https://t.co/VaZuBPqvsM
https://twitter.com/Thiccturtles_/status/1334711321351385088
Letitia Wright’s publicist right now pic.twitter.com/iAmFrJVJTV
— Mitchell Beaupre (@itismitchell) December 4, 2020
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