Seth Rogen has won praise after shutting down
racism in the comments of an
Instagram post he shared in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The
Actor showed his support for the cause on Monday, as
protests against
police brutality and deeply embedded racism continued to go on all over the US, following the tragic death of George Floyd last week.
“If this is a remotely controversial statement to you, feel free to unfollow me,” Seth wrote, alongside a Black Lives Matter graphic. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Seth (@sethrogen) on Jun 1, 2020 at 11:47am PDTAnd it seems that a surprising number of his followers took issue with his message, and rather than following his wishes and simply unfollowing him, felt the need to let him know about in the comments.
“I think you meant to say All Lives Matter,” one wrote, while another added: “Wow Seth looks like racism.”
Standing by his original post, Seth has since been sharing a string of blunt responses, largely revolving around the words “fuck” and “off”. In response to one Instagram follower who questioned “why do all these brutality videos only show the end? They don’t show wtf these people [were] doing to get in trouble in the first place?”, Seth replied: “Fuck off. You don’t deserve my movies anymore. Stop watching my shit.”
His no-nonsense replies have already won the actor a wave of praise:Seth Rogen destroying racists on Instagram. 🥊💥#BlackLivesMatter#SethRogen#GeorgeFloydpic.twitter.com/bb6NPvvS3W— Asjad Nazir (@asjadnazir) June 2, 2020seth rogen explaining it in the simplest way possible pic.twitter.com/UQ24CA1eZf— hannah (@hsawyerrrr) June 1, 2020Seth Rogen telling people to fuck off on Instagram as been the highlight of my day so far. pic.twitter.com/PqPBOainw8— Avante (@AvantePlays) June 1, 2020Seth Rogen telling people to F off on instagram 😂 pic.twitter.com/T57xyhmPOj— #BlackLivesMatter (@AtmeNSFW) June 2, 2020Seth Rogen on Instagram right now. #SethRogenpic.twitter.com/jlyeivcZgw— Dan Ortiz (@MDOrtizTexas) June 2, 2020Damn Seth Rogen going off on Instagram LMAO “I like fuck you” 😂 pic.twitter.com/CP6W1NYPNb— sami 🦥 (@ssushami) June 2, 2020Not Seth Rogen cursing out All lives matter people on Instagram. 😂😂👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/JNc7WgcpVu— G (@Pierogikingrico) June 2, 2020I just followed @sethrogen because he is currently doing the lords work telling racists to f off on instagram ♥️♥️♥️— WorkShopCraft (@workshopcraft) June 2, 2020Similarly, teen
Singer Billie Eilish made headlines with a statement on Instagram over the weekend, lambasting those who have co-opted the Black Lives Matter movement with an All Lives Matter message.
Pink later shared the same message on her
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