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KJ Apa is defending his decision to stay silent about his stance on the Black Lives Matter movement. The proclamation came after a fan suggested that comedian Elijah Daniel watch “The Hate U Give,” a 2018 drama about a police shooting, starring the 22-year-old New Zealand actor. “i love that movie but i do have …
KJ Apa is defending his decision to stay silent about his stance on the Black Lives Matter movement.
The proclamation came after a fan suggested that comedian Elijah Daniel watch “The Hate U Give,” a 2018 drama about a police shooting, starring the 22-year-old New Zealand actor.
“i love that movie but i do have a question … if KJ was the co-star of that movie why is he so silent?” Daniel, 26, tweeted. “he has such a massive young audience and got paid to be in a movie about police brutality and … posted a black square?”
On Sunday, Apa commented back, “I don’t need to post about my opinions and beliefs in order for them to be real to me. I support black lives – but I don’t feel it’s necessary to prove to people I do by posting my attendance at these protests.”
Many criticized the actor’s response with one fan writing, “Posting on social media is not to ‘prove’ anything. It’s to spread awareness and give resources to your followers to help. With someone that has such a big platform, one would think to use it to make a difference.”
Another person shared a video clip of Apa’s “Riverdale” co-star, Vanessa Morgan, sharing why she thought it was important for her white friends to speak out.
“All of these racist, white supremacists … they’re not following me, they’re not following any of us,” she said. “… I would like to encourage all of my friends to help us out and post. Just because you may not identify with us, just because of the color of your skin, and you’re white, as you said, this is a human issue.”
Morgan, 28, was recently vocal about diversity issues on the CW show, which the show’s creator later acknowledged and promised to “do better.”
Apa did not respond further to the backlash, but instead posted a video on his Instagram Story of Tupac Shakur speaking at the 1993 Indiana Black Expo.
In the speech, the “Changes” rapper said, “When I say Thug Life, I mean that s—t. ‘Cause these white folks see us as thugs. I don’t care what ya’ll think. I don’t care if you think a lawyer. If you a man. If you an African-American, if you whatever the f—k you think you are, we thugs and n—s to these motherf—kers.”
