Evangeline Lilly retrocede y ofrece disculpas por sus "insensibles" comentarios sobre el coronavirus

Mientras el brote de coronavirus sigue expandiéndose por el mundo y numerosos artistas entregan sus mensajes positivos y consejos a sus seguidores, Evangeline Lilly se enfrascó en una polémica en redes sociales.

La actriz de 'Avengers' y 'Lost' ignoró los llamados a autoaislarse o entrar en cuarentena y cuestionó la preocupación por el virus. La actriz de 40 años publicó una fotografía en su cuenta de Instagram en la que además advertía a todos de "vigilar de cerca a nuestro líderes, asegurándose de que no abusen de este momento para robar más libertades y obtener más poder".

Y bueno, no pasó demasiado tiempo para que Lilly tomara conciencia y retrocediera, decidiendo incluso aislarse preventivamente y disculparse de manera pública por sus comentarios. Recurriendo a la misma red social, la actriz compartió una nueva fotografía con las respectivas disculpas.

"Quiero ofrecer mi sincera disculpa por la insensibilidad que mostré en mi publicación anterior ante el sufrimiento y el miedo muy real que ha invadido el mundo a través de COVID19", manifestó Lilly.

La actriz incluso reconoció estar preocupada por la situación, pero también agrego que "al mismo tiempo, me siento alentada por la belleza y la humanidad que veo a tanta gente manifestarse el uno hacia el otro en este momento tan importante".

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Hello everyone. I am writing you from my home where I have been social distancing since Mar 18th – when social distancing was instituted in the small community where I am currently living. At the time of my Mar 16th post, the directives from the authorities here were that we not congregate in groups of more than 250ppl and that we wash our hands regularly, which we were doing. Two days later, those directives changed and, despite my intense trepidation over the socioeconomic and political repercussions of this course of action, PLEASE KNOW I AM DOING MY PART TO FLATTEN THE CURVE, PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING HOME WITH MY FAMILY. I want to offer my sincere and heartfelt apology for the insensitivity I showed in my previous post to the very real suffering and fear that has gripped the world through COVID19. Grandparents, parents, children, sisters and brothers are dying, the world is rallying to find a way to stop this very real threat, and my ensuing silence has sent a dismissive, arrogant and cryptic message. My direct and special apologies to those most affected by this pandemic. I never meant to hurt you. When I wrote that post 10 days ago, I thought I was infusing calm into the hysteria. I can see now that I was projecting my own fears into an already fearful and traumatic situation. I am grieved by the ongoing loss of life, and the impossible decisions medical workers around the world must make as they treat those affected. I am concerned for our communities – small businesses and families living paycheck-to-paycheck – and I am trying to follow responsible recommendations for how to help. Like many of you, I fear for the political aftermath of this pandemic, and I am praying for us all. At the same time, I am heartened by the beauty and humanity I see so many people demonstrating toward one another in this vulnerable time. When I was grappling with my own fears over social distancing, one kind, wise and gracious person said to me “do it out of love, not fear” and it helped me to realize my place in all of this. Sending love to all of you, even if you can’t return it right now. EL

Una publicación compartida de Evangeline Lilly (@evangelinelillyofficial) el 26 Mar, 2020 a las 1:29 PDT