‘Pitch Perfect’ Star Rebel Wilson Says U.S. Should Follow Australia’s Lead — You’ll Never Guess On What Issue
Rebel Wilson is known primarily for her outspoken character Fat Amy in the movie Pitch Perfect and its sequel Pitch Perfect 2, but when that comes to what Wilson says in the real world, some might not expect her to be quite as brash as her signature character.
With the shooting in Lafayette movie theater still fresh, Rebel took to Twitter to call out what she sees as the real culprit behind frequent shootings taking place in the United States: weak gun laws.
I don’t like getting political but America you really have to follow Australia’s example re gun laws.
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) July 24, 2015
I don’t remember a mass shooting in Australia since they overhauled the gun laws. It seems like every week in America there’s a shooting.
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) July 24, 2015
I just want people to be safe, especially people that are doing one of my favorite things in the WORLD – going out to the movies 2 have fun. — Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) July 24, 2015
Being a part of a series as popular as Pitch Perfect means that Rebel has attracted fans from all across the political spectrum. Unsurprisingly, Wilson’s tweet about Australia being able to teach the U.S. a few things about gun control inspired a bloodbath of debate in the comments. Even some more high-profile followers of Rebel’s account chimed in — like JWOWW of Jersey Shore fame.
@RebelWilson OUR gun laws don’t need to be changed. 300 million people abide everyday.It’s our mental health system that needs help/funding
— JWOWW (@JENNIWOWW) July 25, 2015
Other commenters also expressed their disagreement with Wilson’s statement. Some calling her tweet foolish, while others used it as a platform to attack the actress’ weight.
@RebelWilson you need food control more than America needs gun control. Mind ur own business ho! Fix yourself b4 u try to fix others ? — wilford raney (@billybadbird) July 26, 2015
@cloonfad1 @RebelWilson @WeightWatchers please save our country. Control #RebelWilson with a donut — wilford raney (@billybadbird) July 26, 2015
@RebelWilson You need spoon control. — str_thry (@StrThry) July 25, 2015
Still, a large portion of the comments were positive toward Rebel’s original statement.
@RebelWilson yes please! America’s gun law is messed up! It’s not the 1800’s anymore, we need more security in our country. — KoolJessie0615 (@Koolsunset33) July 25, 2015
@RebelWilson Amen! You are 100% right. Thank you for speaking out!
— Alexis (@tsubi) July 26, 2015
Do you think Rebel Wilson’s comments about gun control were Pitch Perfect or out of line?
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