“Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has undertaken to “continue learning and listening” she said in her latest statement after her controversial tweets were revealed and shared the new one after the Oscar nominations were announced.
Gascón’s statement comes a week after Oscars. “Emilia Pérez” was nominated at 13 awards and took home two – one for best song, and Zoe Saldaña won for best actress.
The discovery of tweets drove the actress to Remove their X -Account by the end of January.
In her latest statement, the actress writes that “sometimes we put on a shield to protect ourselves, so that harm does not reach our hearts, our skin or our souls” and that she has her “own armor” like everyone else. “The problem is that shields can be cold and hard on the outside and can also hurt those around you. That’s what happened to me, ”she adds.
Gascón also says that she herself has been the “goal of harmful words” in recent weeks and has also “said harmful things throughout my life that has made others feel offended.”
She offered an apology to “Everything I have offended at any time in my life and throughout my journey” and promised to “commit to keep learning and listening, not to make the same mistake in the future.”
“You will always find me on the opposite side of fanatism, toppings, patriarchy, fascism, dictatorships, terror, abuse and irrationality. I don’t bind to any political flag; I’m just trying to be a human being in constant development, with success and failure, ”she said too.
The resulting fall from the discovery of tweets was so tough that she “considered the unthinkable” Gascón continued.
“Now that the storm calms down a bit and the worst has gone (or so I hope) I clearly start to see what I have learned. I have learned that hatred, like fire, cannot be put down with more hatred, ”she said too.
The full statement is below.
“Sometimes we put on a shield to protect ourselves, so that harm does not reach our hearts, our skin or our souls. I also have my own armor, like someone else. It is not beautiful, but it has saved my life a couple of times. The problem is that shields can be cold and hard on the outside and can also hurt those around you. That was what happened to me, for those who love me and those who believed in me. “
“More recently, because I have been the target of harmful words, I have also said harmful things throughout my life that have made others feel insulted – things have done and said from fear, from my own ignorance, from my own pain, from the outside of the cold, outrageous shield.”
“Without an excuse, and without any intention to motivate any of my past actions, I apologize to everything I have offended at any time in my life and throughout my journey. I humbly pray for their forgiveness and, to honor their kindness and understanding, I promise that I will commit to continue to learn and listen so as not to make the same mistake in the future. “
“In recent years of my life, I went out into the world and gave my best to get visibility to a historically overlooked group – a group that is part of my identity and my own reality. I have defended and reflects the life of a trans woman captured in the worst possible place: the body of a criminal submerged in an extreme patriarchy. While I did, my purpose was always to do it with as much dignity as possible and showed a story about struggle and resistance that deserved to hear. I poured my soul, my life and my essence into this project, worked side by side with great Mexican friends who helped me convey a message of hope: We can all be better people, regardless of our starting point or our beginning in this assignment called life. “
“Mexico has an indelible place in my heart. In this magnetic and fantastic country I got to establish my career as an actor, and I have been given friendship, affection and human warmth that I will never forget. Since the day my dear Julián Pastor, a legendary film director, opened his doors to me, became my love for this country and its people eternally. “
“My commitment to stand for Mexico, all Mexicans and the rights for the most disadvantaged remain strong. You always find me on the opposite side of fanatism, toppings, patriarchy, fascism, dictatorships, terror, abuse and irrationality. I don’t bind to any political flag; I just try to be a human being in constant development, with success and failure, but with an indestructible desire to learn, listen, admit mistakes, apologize and forgive others when I forgive myself for the unnecessary pain I have caused. “
“Because of my daughter and for future generations, I want to open an honest discussion and reflection on mental health. During different stages of my life, I have gone through dark moments – episodes where despair led me to unexpected places. In the last section, the most talked about and most exposed to my life, several fake accounts were created in my name to increase the pain and confusion. Absurd and even deliri accusations were thrown at me, which deeply injured my spirit. Things escalated to a point and so fast that I couldn’t even breathe. “
“In the midst of this unexpected, devastating storm, there have been moments when the pain has been so overwhelming that I thought about the unthinkable. I contained darker thoughts than those I considered in some of my previous, no less intimate and personal struggle. And I asked myself: if I, with all my strength and preparedness to handle rage and rejection, are on the edge, what would have been by someone with fewer emotional resources to resist this attack? Somehow I did it. Others would not have survived this brutal winter I am unpack. “
“Now that the storm calms down a bit and the worst has gone (or so I hope) I clearly start to see what I have learned. I have learned that hatred, like fire, cannot be put down with more hatred. Crime cannot be deleted with more crimes, and mistakes cannot clean up other mistakes, especially when lies and falsehood spread around and when everything they send back to me is pure rage, obvious bullying, disability, mockery and even death threats. “
“Fortunately, I have kept my an inch of reason to see the light at the end of this tunnel of hatred and understand that I have to be and do better and correct my past mistakes, without engaging in more darkness. Otherwise, if I play their games and return to and reinforce everything that hate others projects on me, I will get lost; I will never move forward, and I will not be able to continue to help others still get stuck in the storm. “
“The responsibility for taking care of ourselves as a society lies with each of us. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” Therefore, if there is something that has to guide us during these difficult days, it is empathy with those that I, who have gone on the edge most of our lives, who thought we were a mistake, and then we made mistakes. As Albert Camus said: “There is only a really serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide,” because it confront us with the importance of existence. I do not quote these words to suggest something or point to myself, but for the others who would not have been able to endure what I have just endured. “
“Only through understanding, compassion, forgiveness and empathy can we build a world where the difference is not synonymous with condemnation, but with wealth. A world where we can learn and grow as we walk. A world where we can all put our shields aside and be ourselves. “
“Thanks from my heart.”
Gascón’s statement was shared by Hollywood Reporter.
