Peeps Are Seriously Peeved About Vanity Fair’s Margot Robbie Article
Margot Robbie is quickly making her name as one of Hollywood’s hottest actresses. She’s not afraid to take on hard-core roles like her current stint as Jane in Tarzan with BFF Alexander Skarsgard and her upcoming part in Suicide Squad as the bada$$ Harley Quinn. That’s why it’s not surprising that Vanity Fair has chosen her as their most recent cover model, as well as the focus of an in-depth feature. What is surprising is that the article is seriously upsetting peeps with its offensive statements about both Australia, Margot’s home country, as well as the star herself.
This paragraph is a declaration of war https://t.co/Cve3eq9r24 pic.twitter.com/iSpO72gzKV
— David Mack (@davidmackau) July 6, 2016
In a truly SMH moment, Vanity Fair decided to insult all of Australia by including ridiculous statements like, “Australia is America 50 years ago, sunny and slow, a throwback, which is why you go there for throwback people.” Whaaa?! Um, nope.
only tweeting bc this is a master class in how NOT to do a profile. overwritten, poorly-structured sexist drivel. https://t.co/2FvK8wI3gp
— Maggie McGrath (@mcgrathmag) July 6, 2016
Peeps were seriously not impressed. Not only did it slag an entire country, it was also offensive for a variety of other reasons, with one Tweeter saying, “only tweeting bc this is a master class in how NOT to do a profile. overwritten, poorly-structured sexist drivel.”
My face while reading Vanity Fair's article about Margot Robbie, who deserves so much better: pic.twitter.com/ZMQmUQcErM
— Kristen Haynes (@kmhaynes) July 6, 2016
So maybe we can learn something from this mess. How NOT to write about someone (and the country they come from).
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(h/t BuzzFeed; photos via Jeff Spicer/Getty)