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Brie Larson doesn’t want you reviewing her superhero movie, white males

By Madeline Fry Schultz
Published February 13, 2019 11:15am ET
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Brie Larson doesn’t want you reviewing her superhero movie, white males
Speaking about a phone number request with the gravity of a violent crime doesn't come across as enlightened, it comes across as exaggerated. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) | Chris Pizzello

As the actress embarks on a publicity tour for the first female-led Marvel movie, Brie Larson has a message for white males: Move to the back of the line.

The Oscar winner said she picked Keah Brown to interview her for a recent Marie Claire profile because the journalist has cerebral palsy and is a woman of color. That’s commendable. Less so is Larson’s posturing.

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