Cancel culture has returned pretty rapidly during the Coronavirus pandemic, as some on the internet have a vast amount of time to dig up old things such as tweets or quotes (sometimes from nearly a decade ago) and have someone “cancelled”. Celebrities like Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr. and many others have been targeted – and even businesses like Domino’s Pizza have been as well. Movies and TV shows aren’t safe either, as we just saw last month when some tried to have the title of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War changed. It now appears that another MCU star is at the center of controversy, as some are trying to have Sebastian Stan “cancelled”.
The reason that some have been offended by the actor is because of a picture his girlfriend posted years ago that has resurfaced – and is being called racist.
also so everyone knows why #sebastianstanisoverparty is trending, Sebastians gf posted this old photo which is very racist, and some of sebastians (old) fans posted about it on insta asking for it to be taken down, instead of taking it down sebastian and his gf blocked them pic.twitter.com/8GtyE5A6Ja
— maya ミ☆ (@stantfatws) July 14, 2020
one of my friends also said that the original person he blocked is asian, and took serious personal offense to what was said and they both proceeded to block. overall this was the wrong way to go about the situation for both of them, and i’m seriously disgusted to be honest
— maya ミ☆ (@stantfatws) July 14, 2020
also!! the people who posted on instagram and got blocked barely mentioned sebastian, like they weren’t directing the post at him, they were directing it at his girlfriend and he still blocked
— maya ミ☆ (@stantfatws) July 14, 2020
also also!! https://t.co/mbKNEHIEzW https://t.co/CVHe28pV9i
— maya ミ☆ (@stantfatws) July 14, 2020
also also also!! i’m not trying to speak for anyone or anything i just wanted to make sure people understood what was going on!! 🙂 i have no bad intentions in posting this & my only intentions are letting people be able to see what’s been going on
— maya ミ☆ (@stantfatws) July 14, 2020
AGAIN- Sebastian is NOT just getting cancelled for this situation. he has been doing a lot of messed up stuff in the past few months, and ive recently seen some of the messed up things he’s done years ago today that i did not know about
— maya ミ☆ (@stantfatws) July 14, 2020
SOME OF THE THINGS IVE SEEN- i have seen screenshots of sebastian sexualizing the relationship between bucky and shuri (this is pedophilic), i have seen screenshots of him liking posts on instagram that involve very rude jokes, these are both from multiple years ago.
— maya ミ☆ (@stantfatws) July 14, 2020
these were both sent in a gc i’m apart of, and are other things sebastians fans have been mentioning in #sebastianstanisoverparty pic.twitter.com/ykQpiUDTqU
— maya ミ☆ (@stantfatws) July 14, 2020
more things sebastian has done that were sent in chats i am in and found by me, but not originally posted by me!! pic.twitter.com/oJK69yIjI4
— maya ミ☆ (@stantfatws) July 14, 2020
this is sebastians girlfriend: pic.twitter.com/3HAnqV9ZtM
— maya ミ☆ (@stantfatws) July 14, 2020
It also appears that some think he should be cancelled for going on vacation during the pandemic – and for his silence on the Black Lives Matter movement:
Sebastian stan and his girlfriend hanging out on a boat in ibiza in the midst of a global pandemic! pic.twitter.com/oIgONEEZIU
— brad pitt’s paperboy hat (@poopoobarnes) July 4, 2020
you’re telling me sebastian didn’t speak up about blm for a long time, went on vacation during the pandemic, didn’t wear a mask, had his gf exposed as a racist and blocked fans who were doing the exposing? #sebastianstanisoverparty pic.twitter.com/bOQxldTBEf
— hills (@yllwcrwfrd) July 14, 2020
first he went on vacation during a pandemic and then he blocked fans for calling out his racist girlfriend?? #sebastianstanisoverparty
— ceo of anidala quotes ✿ (@padmesanckin) July 14, 2020
i’m mad i gave seb a second chance after his silence on blm, it was too little too late. then he gets on a high horse about the virus and how ignorant people were being,but goes on a vacation with no mask or social distancing. now defends his racist ‘gf’ #sebastianstanisoverparty
— clo – was sebasdamn (@spnbarnes) July 14, 2020
this is what happens when it takes you too long to post about blm, go on a vacation during a pandemic, and date another racist woman #sebastianstanisoverparty
— ً (@diorbucky) July 14, 2020
Reactions seem to be all over the place:
not to be dramatic… no i’m being dramatic #sebastianstanisoverparty pic.twitter.com/rmWg7E9Lsl
— ♡︎ (@jaskierwlson) July 14, 2020
So fans stalk Alejandra, find a picture that was posted by her friend on HER account from 2yrs ago in Asian garb with 0 backstory, flood Seb Stan with disgusting DMs then get mad when they’re blocked and start #sebastianstanisoverparty Bitch please, get a life. pic.twitter.com/8eAnPPvQ2G
— tealovinhatter (@tealovinhatter) July 14, 2020
can’t believe anthony mackie played both parts#sebastianstanisoverparty pic.twitter.com/NQYJYD6tD9
— host megs (@mysticbishops) July 14, 2020
#sebastianstanisoverparty
This is the shit you gettin mad over?
Lmfaooo, this shit stupid. pic.twitter.com/QC83jGNTP4— Astro (@Shut_up_Astro) July 14, 2020
People really trying to cancel Sebastian Stan over his girl wearing a kimono #sebastianstanisoverparty pic.twitter.com/q2GHxzVdhh
— David (@D4V3_02) July 14, 2020
#sebastianstanisoverparty
He didn’t do anything wrong. You guys are fucking dumb pic.twitter.com/4SUWfELD16— The Nameless One (@MatsonCade) July 14, 2020
NOPE. He’s not over. Lose the stupid hashtag.
I know his heart and mind. He’s a wonderful sensitive man. I’m happy to lose some fans and followers defending him.
Now go get a real life and a real job and stop crying on Twitter.
— Paul Walter Hauser (@PaulWHauser) July 14, 2020
he may be kind to you, but he’s turning a blind eye to a friend’s racist actions. he has also gone out on vacation during a global pandemic and hasn’t bothered wearing a mask. as the people who are the reason his career even exists, we have every right to call him out.
— nim (@scriptedseb) July 14, 2020
Sorry but you have nothing to do with his career. He brought on the best written comic characters to life on screen thanks to being at the right place at the right time. He doesn’t owe anybody anything. Blocking toxic people who only want a reaction isn’t unkind, it’s self care
— Jay® Your Commander (@DiedInTheSnap) July 14, 2020
So, let me get this straight. You guys are trying to cancel #SebastianStan because of something his GIRLFRIEND did TWO YEARS AGO? I don’t get angry much but like… I’m a bit angry- ಠ_ಠ#SebastianStanIsOverParty pic.twitter.com/1RL5JhEtWx
— TheQuirkyUnicorn (@URainbowshine) July 14, 2020
Whether or not Sebastian Stan will be “cancelled” for a picture his girlfriend posted years ago – or for deciding to go on vacation – remains to be seen – but we’ll be sure to keep you posted. For now, you can expect to see the Bucky Barnes actor alongside Anthony Mackie in The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, set to come to Disney Plus at some point in the near future (hopefully).