Amy Schumer is no stranger to controversy these days. Following a series of inflammatory comments by comedian and Inside Amy Schumer writer Kurt Metzger, Schumer has spent much of her book tour addressing Metzger’s comments.
On Friday, a catastrophic interview with Lena Dunham ran in Dunham’s Lenny Letter and critics were quick to point out upsetting passages in Dunham and Schumer’s dialogue
While Dunham spent the better part of Friday and Saturday apologizing for her comments about Odell Beckham Jr.’s apparent lack of interest in her at the Met Gala, Schumer posted the following message to her Twitter.
https://twitter.com/amyschumer/status/771879425679953925
One journalist who critiqued Schumer and Dunham, subsequently thanked her for listening, liking her tweet, and earned Schumer as a new follower.
I respect your right to be outraged. Respect others' right to be outraged at you. Don't cop out. Beneath you.
— Leslie Gray Streeter (@LeslieStreeter) September 3, 2016
Thank you for the follow and for liking my Tweet. Appreciate you listening.
— Leslie Gray Streeter (@LeslieStreeter) September 3, 2016
But professor Paulo L dos Santos, who called out Schumer and Dunham for their remarks, reported a very different experience.
Was putting my 2m.o. to bed. It seems @amyschumer replied 2 this, saying smtg about catcalling. Then blocked me.
— Paulo L. dos Santos (@plbds) September 3, 2016
! https://t.co/JRFJUgktJN
https://twitter.com/nyx_fisher/status/771868219275567104
When Anthony L. Fisher reached out for comment, Schumer offered, and subsequently deleted, an explanation. According to Schumer, the offending tweet was sent by members of the band that has been opening for her on tour who were “trying to be funny.”
https://twitter.com/anthonyLfisher/status/771893715975766016
Schumer appears to now be following dos Santos on Twitter, as well as director Xavier Burgin, whom Dunham credited for “educating” her following the controversial interview.
But many others are reporting that the comedian has blocked them.
Both of Variety’s television critics have been blocked.
https://twitter.com/soniasaraiya/status/771945803577430016
This continues a long trend of Schumer blocking those who disagree with her in the wake of controversy.
Feminista Jones recalled being blocked after calling Schumer out for insensitive jokes.
https://twitter.com/FeministaJones/status/772148976208515074
And Roxane Gay suspects she was blocked when she challenged Schumer for her comments about being labeled plus-sized by Glamour magazine.
https://twitter.com/rgay/status/765943545928650752
https://twitter.com/rgay/status/765946093997875201
Some of those who were more recently blocked are baffled.
AMY SCHUMER JUST BLOCKED ME 😂 what is life
— kimberlee (@kimberleeerose) September 3, 2016
While others are understandably upset.
In a completely random thing, I am blocked by Amy Schumer who I have never tweeted at & am quite fond of! pic.twitter.com/HIEF9YiDFB
— Lucy O'Brien (@Luceobrien) September 3, 2016
And continue to profess their love for the comedian.
right??! Girl's my spirit animal pic.twitter.com/doZVDTNVr2
— Lucy O'Brien (@Luceobrien) September 3, 2016
But others are reveling in being blocked, treating it as a sort of rite of passage.
https://twitter.com/AlexNicole079/status/771854309633957889
Amy Schumer blocked me, I feel good
— ☁️ (@jilliangmeehan) September 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/khamchej/status/771928751403855872
https://twitter.com/EllenKilloran/status/771925686588174336
It’s hard to determine what exactly is motivating Schumer. But all the hubbub is leading some to cheekily ask, what’s a girl gotta do to get blocked around here?
I'm not blocked by Amy Schumer. Like am I even a feminist.
— Rosa (@humancomedian) September 3, 2016