Quinta Brunsoncan’t believe what she’s hearing.
The 32-year-old actress and producer took toTwitterWednesday to share her shock with fans asking for a “school shooting episode” ofAbbott Elementary.
“Wild how many people have asked for a school shooting episode of the show I write,” Brunson said. “People are that deeply removed from demanding more from the politicians they’ve elected and are instead demanding ‘entertainment.’ I can’t ask ‘are yall ok’ anymore because the answer is ‘no.’ "
Her message came one day after 21 people — including 19 children — were killed atRobb Elementary Schoolin Uvalde, Texas after a gunman barricaded himself in a classroom and opened fire.
In a series of follow-up tweets, Brunson urged her audience to instead “use that energy to ask your elected official to get on Beto time and nothing less. I’m begging you.”
“I don’t want to sound mean, but I want people to understand the flaw in asking for something like this,” Brunson continued on Twitter. “We’re not okay. this country is rotting our brains. im sad about it.”
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She then shared a screenshot of a message she received calling it “Example A: one of many.”
In the text, an unidentified person suggested a school shooting episode of the ABC hit, to address the national issue.
“Formulate an angle that would get our government to understand why laws need to pass. I think Abbott Elementary can affect change,” the person wrote.
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The show also starsTyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti andSheryl Lee Ralph.
source: people.com
