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Melanie Lynskey Thanks Fans For Defending Her After 'Misogynistic' Troll's Shaming Tweet

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After an X user claimed 'no one' would follow Lynskey's 'Last of Us' character as a leader since her only qualification is that she's a 'minority,' the actor spoke out to thank fans for having her back.

Melanie Lynskey took to X, formerly Twitter, to thank fans for defending her after a "misogynistic" troll made a shaming tweet about her qualifications as a leader.

The Yellowjackets star somehow found herself in the center of an online debate about women in the Secret Service after a tweet about "useless" females spiraled out of control.


The X user who made the original post then quote-tweeted herself, adding:

"No one is discounting that these females aren’t brave or that they didn’t do their job. But to protect the President of the United States, if we are SERIOUS about it, we need MEN. And not just any men. We need SOF trained men."
"I don’t know why this is even debatable."
"Do you want the best or not?"

Another X user quote-tweeted that post and followed-up with:

"American culture has indoctrinated us into thinking you don’t need leadership traits, character, or skills to be an actual leader."
"You just need to be a minority that feels like you should be in such a position and it’s granted."
"Insanity."

She then for some reason brought Lynskey into the conversation, inaccurately posting an image from The Last of Us and labeling it as a scene from Yellowjackets and writing:

"Example: this BS from Yellowjackets."
"No one would follow Melanie Lynskey as a leader."
"I dare you to now tell me otherwise."

Viewers of the shaming tweet immediately put the post's creator in her rightful place.





And Lynskey took notice. The actor tweeted her response to both her fans' support and the troll's misogyny.

She first wrote:

"I feel like I should let you all know that I have read your replies to the misogynistic lady’s unsuccessful tweet."
"I am honestly bursting with joy to have the support of so many very, very funny and smart and kind people."
"I mean. So funny"

She continued:

"I will say honestly that my heart breaks a bit for any person who is still caught up in believing there’s an acceptable way to look in order to be loved/accepted/respected."
"I spent many years in that headspace and it was torture."

Lynskey added:

"It was a revelation when I stopped worrying about my thigh gap to realise how strong I felt."
"Being able to live as the happiest, healthiest, kindest (to myself and others) and most fully realised version of myself felt like gaining a superpower."

She wrapped it all up by requesting prayers for the troll... "if you're the praying type."

Viewers of Lynskey's response continued professing their undying love.










And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you defeat a troll.

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