Hartley Sawyer will not be taking on the Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man costume in Season 7 of Flash . The reason: racist and misogynistic tweets written between 2012 and 2016 that resurfaced. The decision makers of the show (the CW chain, Warner Bros, Berlanti Productions and the showrunner Eric Wallace) were as categorical as they were quick in their decision.
My statement regarding Hartley Sawyer and THE FLASH. pic.twitter.com/hni0MxOWZU
- Eric Wallace (@ewrote) June 8, 2020“Hartley Sawyer won't be back in season 7 of Flash . Regarding Mr. Sawyer's publications on social networks, we do not tolerate any discriminatory remark which targets a race, an ethnic group, a nationality, a gender or a sexual orientation. Such remarks go against our values and our policy, which aims to promote an inclusive and productive workspace for our employees, ”they said in a press release relayed by DigitalSpy.
A hero in shock
Grant Gustin, who plays Flash in the series, said on his Instagram account that he was "shocked, sad and angry" at his colleague's tweets. “They broke my heart and made me sick. They are an indication of a bigger problem in our country. Because even today, our country still accepts and protects the permanent harassment - unconscious or otherwise - which terrorizes and brutalizes people of color, which is all too often fatal, "wrote the actor.
He then addressed part of his audience. "To those who still do not understand why so many Americans have taken to the streets to make their voices heard, I ask you to take this into consideration: whenever a person of color is harassed, injured or murdered, like George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and so many others, it is the whole country that is fracturing and moving further and further away from this moral authority that we claim to have in the world. Murder is not democracy. Systemic and institutional white privilege is not equality. Eradicating press freedom with violence is not freedom. The only way for you to be free is for everyone to be free, ”concluded Grant Gustin, adding in the hashtag“ Black Lives Matter ”.
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