Erin Moriarty Speaks Out Against Misogynistic ‘The Boys’ Fans Hating Starlight: I Feel ‘Silenced’ and ‘Dehumanized’

variety.com:

Ellise Shafer “The Boys” star Erin Moriarty is taking a stand against fans of the Amazon superhero show who criticize her character, Annie January aka Starlight.

On Tuesday night, Moriarty reposted a fan article titled “#IStandWithStarlight?: The Betrayal of Erin Moriarty by The Boys Fans” to her Instagram account.

The piece, written by Instagram user @butcherscanary, points out the misogynistic hate that Starlight, and therefore Moriarty, has received via subreddits and social media during her time on “The Boys.” “The harassment feels all the worse given the context of her role as Starlight on the show, a woman silenced and sexualized, treated like a celebrity canvas for others to project onto rather than a human being with her own thoughts and feelings,” the article reads. “But Annie is fictional, and Erin is not.

The torment doesn’t end for her when the credit starts, because there is no switch off.” The post continues, “Whilst I’m sure her male colleagues have endured unjust criticism, the obsession with her looks and the extent of objectification is unmatched.” In the caption of the post, Moriarty said that she has felt “silenced” and “dehumanized” by the rampant criticism. “I do feel paralyzed.