Brianna Wu Calls For Govt. Crackdown On Trolls After Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel

U.S. Congress Candidate Brianna Wu shared some interesting ideas on how to combat trolls attacking Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel.

Captain Marvel finally hit theaters this weekend, introducing fans to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest hero, played by Brie Larson. The actor found herself in the middle of controversy due to comments she made during the film’s press tour and it resulted in angry trolls review bombing the film’s page on Rotten Tomatoes.

Brianna Wu recently spoke with Bloomberg‘s Emily Chang and the two addressed the Captain Marvel controversy. This is what Brianna Wu had to say on the subject, comparing it to the controversy that surrounded the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot.

“It’s kind of a familiar story at this point, right? We were here with Ghostbusters. It seems like any time a woman steps forward and tries to put her toe in the water for a male-dominated field, we’re right back here. It’s so frustrating.”

Emily Chang eventually asked Brianna Wu what she thought about the idea of legislation being brought into place to combat these issues online.

“I think there is certainly a role in Washington for us to address. what women face both in the tech industry and what users face on the other side. Something we’ve seen is really big promises from Facebook, from Twitter, from Reddit, from all these companies, that they’re going to address this situation. For me, looking at this in 2019, it’s very hard for me to point at one thing that has concretely changed for women in the tech industry. So I do think Washington has a role to play.”

Brianna Wu then elaborated on how the Government could become involved in these issues.

“I think it starts with letting these companies know that Washington is going to take it seriously. In the video game industry, famously, they held hearings about violence in the 90s, and then the video game industry looked at it and said ‘Oh, if we don’t get serious about this, they’re going to regulate our field.’ And then our industry formed the ESRB and self-regulated, and it works amazingly well.”

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on all news regarding Captain Marvel as soon as more information becomes available. How did you feel about Brie Larson’s controversial remarks? Do you think Brianna Wu’s ideas to combat these issues make sense? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, “Captain Marvel” is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Directed by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel stars Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Algenis Perez Soto, Rune Temte, McKenna Grace, Clark Gregg, and Jude Law.

Captain Marvel will be released in theaters on March 8, 2019.

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