Writer hanna rosin has been criticized for her criticism of the Hulu film “Fire Island,” thanks to a now infamous tweet.
“Fire Island” starring Joel Kim Booster, bowen-yang Y Margaret Cho, centers on a group of queer best friends vacationing in Fire Island Pines, a gay village in New York. Rosin, an author and audio editorial director at New York Magazine, rebuked the film’s female portrayal. on Twitter Mondaywriting that the LGBTQ rom-com gets “an F- on the Bechdel test in a whole new way.”
“Do we just ignore the monotonous lesbian stereotypes of cute gay Asian boys? Is this revenge for all those years of the gay boy’s best friend? Rosin wrote in the now-deleted tweet.
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The Bechdel Test is “a set of criteria used as a test to evaluate a work of fiction, such as a film, on the basis of its inclusion and portrayal of female characters.”
Twitter users were quick to respond to Rosin’s tweet, taking issue with her criticism of the film.
“you don’t have to tweet everything you think”, writer Esther Tseng answered. “Instead, you can think about the ways you focus on situations because you feel entitled and examine how you can become a better person.”
Actor and singer-songwriter Simon Curtiswho is gay, called Rosin’s tweet “extremely cruel” and “out of touch.”
“How do you think a gay Asian ‘guy’ feels in the US who has literally NEVER been seen on film?” Curtis wrote. “Are you really so self-absorbed, so unable to get out of yourself for a moment, that you can’t see that maybe it’s not *supposed* to be about you?”
Twitter user @Michelle_BYoung pointed out Rosin’s misuse of the Bechdel test to criticize “Fire Island”.
“It makes sense to apply the Bechdel test to blockbusters and movies that are supposed to be for EVERYONE to point out how women get the worst of it,” the user wrote. “It’s reckless to apply it to a movie like this or ‘A Soldier’s Story’ that tells a specific story about men of color”
The user added: “Making this about a movie focused on Asian gay men is not an exercise in FEMINISM. Asian men are not ON YOU in the patriarchy ((especially) not gay men). This is YOU KNOCKING DOWN as a (white woman) demanding to be focused even on YOUR RARELY TOLD STORIES.”
in a twitter follow thread On Tuesday, Rosin apologized for the tweet, explaining that he removed it after realizing its “offensive” nature.
“My tweet was careless and thoughtless,” Rosin wrote. “The film told a story about gay AAPI men, whose experiences don’t come up enough in the movies or anywhere else.”
Rosin continued, “What I had to say was beside the point, not to mention a buzz in a fun summer movie. It’s a cliché, but the fact that I didn’t see it coming means I have a lot to learn. The last thing I want to do is pit my community members against each other. I sincerely apologize to those who felt hurt by my words.”
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