Celebrity · Posted 31 minutes ago Emma Corrin Addressed The Hateful Backlash They've Received Since Coming Out As Queer And Nonbinary Emma just wants to know who they're hurting by being themselves. by Mychal Thompson BuzzFeed Staff Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail Emma Corrin opened up about the "vitriol" regarding their identity and expression. Dave Benett / Alan Chapman/Dave Benett / Getty Images In April 2021, The Crown star came out publicly as queer.
Dave Benett / Dave Benett / Getty Images for Netflix Later, in July 2021, they changed their pronouns on Instagram to they/them, and unfortunately, the public response has still been worse than they expected. Dave Benett / Dave Benett / Getty Images "The vitriol is worse than I anticipated," Emma said in a May 22 Harper's Bazaar interview. "Even though we like to think we're in a progressive society, a lot of what we're seeing is increasingly a step back.
"' Dominique Charriau / WireImage "People follow me because they've watched something I'm in. They think I'm one kind of person, and then they'll see who I actually am and how I present, and — I will never understand why. Who are you hurting by being yourself? Why am I controversial?" Araya Doheny / Getty Images "I think it's fear.
Absolute fear." Samir Hussein / Samir Hussein / WireImage Because of this, Emma avoids social media comments at all costs. "I'm getting really good at not doing it.
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