Amandla Stenberg is over ‘people talking about my chest,’ especially this film critic

“Our bodies Our bodies Our bodies” is the newest movie in Amandla Stenberg’s physique of labor. However the actor has had sufficient of what different folks consider her physique — specificially her chest.

On Thursday, the “Hate U Give” star was the topic of social media drama after she despatched a non-public message to New York Instances movie critic Lena Wilson on Wednesday. In her unfavorable evaluation, Wilson wrote, with out singling out Stenberg, that the Gen-Z thriller “doubles as a 95-minute commercial for cleavage and Charli XCX’s newest single.” Within the movie, Stenberg dons a tank prime and cargo shorts.

“I mentioned, ‘Nice evaluation. Perhaps should you had gotten your eyes of my t—, you could possibly have watched the film,’” Stenberg defined whereas laughing in an Instagram Story Thursday. “I believed it was hilarious. I believed that as a result of Lena is homosexual — I’m additionally homosexual — I believed that as homosexual folks we might each discover this remark humorous.”

Besides Wilson didn’t appear to search out it amusing. As an alternative, the author tweeted the non-public Instagram change and questioned if Stenberg, 23, had despatched related DMs to different movie critics. Wilson additionally accused the actor of being homophobic.

“all the time bizarre when the homophobia is coming from inside the home however that is one thing,” Wilson tweeted. (She has since made her Twitter account non-public.)

Stenberg’s non-public message ballooned into a bigger controversy on Twitter, with customers voicing assist for both Stenberg or Wilson.

In Thursday’s Instagram Tales, Stenberg mentioned she didn’t imply for her remark to Wilson to be taken significantly, however clarified that she needed to convey consideration to “the quantity of commentary I’ve obtained on my boobs,” which has occurred since she was an adolescent.

“I do get drained about folks speaking about my chest,” she added. “It appears to be in Hollywood, it’s not normalized to have boobs which are above an A or a B cup.”

Stenberg additionally acknowledged that Wilson’s “95-minute commercial for cleavage” line might have been a dig on the studio, A24, “sexualizing me, sexualizing my physique, exploiting younger girls with a purpose to sensationalize them to make their media fashionable.”

However even when that had been the case, Stenberg mentioned, “There appears to be a whole lot of unwarranted dialog round my chest that simply sort of baffles me.”

Stenberg then defused the scenario with a message for Wilson.

“Anyhow, Lena, I believed your evaluation was hilarious. I believed my DM was humorous. I didn’t imply to harass you. I don’t want you any hurt,” she mentioned. “You’re allowed to have your criticisms on my work, and I’m allowed to have my criticisms of your work. And that’s A-OK with me, and I want you the perfect.”

Stenberg cheekily concluded her Instagram Story by thanking movie-goers who’ve “seen our 95-minute commercial for cleavage.” After which she laughed once more.