The actress has responded to a tweet from America’s Next Top Model winner Adrianne Curry.
“Her body says life of luxury… not post apocolyptic [sic] warlord,” Curry wrote.
“Where is Linda Hamilton when you need her?”
Melanie Lynskey in ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher/HBO
“I am supposed to be SMART, ma’am.
I don’t need to be muscly.
That’s what henchmen are for.”
“Not the coolest or the toughest person.
The person who knows where everything is.
The person who is doing the planning.
The person who can multitask.
The one who’s decisive.”
She continued, “Women, and especially women in leadership positions, are scrutinized incessantly.
‘Her voice is too shrill.’
‘Her voice is too quiet.’
‘She pays too much attention to how she looks.’
‘She doesn’t pay enough attention to how she looks.’
‘She’s too angry.’
‘She’s not angry enough.’
Because honestly, f— that.”
ActorJason Ritter, Lynskey’s husband, also came to her defense on Twitter.
“You… you could have just… not tweeted it,” he wrote to Curry.
“But you did, and people are upset with what you said.
Whatever happens now, DO NOT LEARN ANYTHING FROM THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!
Dig your heels in deeper, and double down!
it’s possible for you to do this!!
I believe in you!!”
She later deleted the tweet.
[Note: Mild spoilers fromThe Last of Usepisode 4 ahead.
Now that she has become the leader, she’s on a warpath.
That’s a very interesting dynamic."
The episode will also air during its regular time slot this Sunday on HBO.
