Fox News reveals it has no idea how movies work in a very misguided tweet about Jamie Lee Curtis
On Wednesday, Fox News shared one of the dumbest takes of our time about Jamie Lee Curtis, star of the Halloween re-boot.
The conservative news outlet tweeted, "Jamie Lee Curtis wields firearms in new 'Halloween' movie despite advocating for gun control." It's sort of like...Fox News has no idea what a movie is. Or, more horrifying, they have no idea how to decipher fact from fiction. Woof.
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People were quick to ridicule Fox's argument, reminding us all that loads of actors play people whose views are diametrically opposed to theirs. And, like, that's what acting is.
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There were also a bunch of people that just couldn't believe the headline was real:
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In the article itself, Fox attempts to call Curtis and other film stars out as hypocrites for being gun control advocates who appear on screen with guns:
But Curtis’s on-screen actions stand in contrast to her real-life persona as an advocate for gun control -- one of several Hollywood actors who use firearms in their films while preaching against them away from the set.
Curtis, of course, isn't gamely playing with guns for a paycheck. Her character is fighting off a murderous villain who is and has been attempting to kill her for years. Also, everything is fake! It's a movie!
Maybe Fox News should focus more on the many problems we're facing in the real world and leave Laurie Strode alone. She's been through enough.
