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People are canceling Sebastian Stan after he blocked fans calling out girlfriend’s photo

In a since-deleted Instagram post, Alejandra Oneiva and a friend are dressed as 'geishas' for a party.

 

Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture

Posted on Jul 14, 2020   Updated on Jul 14, 2020, 8:52 pm CDT

Avengers actor Sebastian Stan began trending on Twitter after the star blocked fans messaging him about an allegedly racist photograph posted by his girlfriend on Instagram.

"#sebastianstanisoverparty feels bad man😔" we were all rooting for you gif
@1emmadilemma1
"I am once again disappointed but not surprised" gif of Elizabeth Olsen drinking wine in a bath robe
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The photograph, posted on April 1, 2018, featured Alejandra Oneiva and a friend dressed in “Asian” clothing for an “Asian themed” night. Alhough the post has since been taken down, screenshots were taken and shared on Twitter.

Screenshot of Oneiva and her friend in "Asian dress"
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Wearing a mixture of East Asian clothing and an attempt at geisha-style makeup, the caption reads, “dos Japnonisitas in the middle of the night #geishas.”

After seeing screenshots of the post, Twitter user @angela550 made an Instagram account in order to address the picture with both Oneiva and Stan.

angelashmidt550 SO SHES RACIST??? DONT BLAME SEBASTIAN GUYS. repost this, tag him @imsebastianstan tag her @ale_onieva tag his PR manager @esmeraldabrajovic @nickiacar tag her PR manager @alexandrajhleight . MAKE THEM AWARE. #sebastianstan
@angelashmidt550

As an Asian woman and a long time fan of Stan, @angela550 was hoping her posts, in which she tagged both stars, would lead to the removal of the post and, hopefully, a public apology for it on the part of Oneiva. Instead, Stan and Oneiva blocked her.

"As an Asian woman, it hurts when your favorite defends his girlfriend and decides to block people for her racist choices. This is the last straw. #SebastianStanIsOverParty" gif of Mr. Rogers putting on a clown mask
@angelashmidt550

Speaking to the Daily Dot, @angelas550 said, “I wasn’t posting this with any malicious or harmful intent. In my Instagram post, I made it clear not to blame Sebastian [Stan], because he most likely doesn’t even know about it. The tags were for her to delete the post. Many fans such as myself are upset because he felt the need to block us after we supported him for years.”

"soooooo .... I got blocked by Sebastian Stan for exposing his racist gf" screenshot of her blocked in instagram
@angela550
IM SO FUCKING HURT. I have literally stood by him for YEARS. as a member of the asian community I was so upset by her post, I just wanted her to delete it and realize it was WRONG. he literally BLOCKED me Loudly crying faceLoudly crying face
@angela550

After sharing the screenshots on Twitter, other fans tried to message Stan only to find he’d blocked them too, and thus the calls to “cancel” the actor began. People tweeted using the hashtag #sebastianstanisoverparty.

"HELPPPPP I GOT BLOCKED #SEBASTIANSTANISOVERPARTY" screenshot of her blocked on instagram
@quitsholland
3 hours later and fans are still getting blocked simply for tagging/mentioning him in posts.. the way he’s just calling himself out right now by blocking them when he could just either ignore it since it has nothing to do with him or at least acknowledge 1 of them and move on Loudly crying face
@quitsholland
No entry sign | Another one of his fans has just been blocked!
@quitsholland

People also aren’t happy about the actor flying to Spain, one of the hardest-hit countries, for a vacation with his girlfriend during a global pandemic. Especially after his earlier claim that he wouldn’t leave New York City because it was his home.

"Me when sebastian stan is at a club in Spain and not in the "city he couldn't dream of leaving   #sebastianstanisoverparty" gif of woman bobbing up and down saying coronavirus
@FridayDavis1
Let's not forget that he decided to travel out of the country the most cases during a pandemic and go clubbing and walk around WITHOUT a mask, after telling fans to stay home and wear masks #SebastianStanIsOverParty
@FridayDavis1

The fact that he apparently went clubbing without a mask didn’t work in his favor, either.

"sir "i went to ibiza without wearing a mask during a pandemic" is getting canceled? #sebastianstanisoverparty" gif of clubbing
@fairyhabits
He’s a hypocrite🥱. Yelling at people to stay home or wear a mask then he goes to Spain & apparently “forgets” his mask. Nah man we don’t support hypocrites. #sebastianstanisoverparty
@fairyhabits

The cancel party crew got in some pretty sick burns, including the jab that “this is the only time he’s gonna trend on Twitter.”

"this is the only time he’s gonna trend on twitter " gif of Marge Simpson covering her eyes in front of a pile of potatoes
@wintersnomad
omg this tag trending is like the most relevancy he's had outside of being a marvel actor #sebastianstanisoverparty
@wintersnomad

Many alternative suggestions for who to stan instead were made, with a particular focus on fellow Avengers star Anthony Mackie and his upcoming Falcon series.

disappointed that seb is cancelled but at least people are finally hyping up falcon & anthony mackie in general #sebastianstanisoverparty
@wintersnomad
"Stan Chris Evans instead #sebeastianstaniscancelledparty" image of Chris Evans
@Ayosierras
"#sebastianstanisoverparty who tf is sebastian. This the only sebastian i know." image os Sebastian from The Little Mermaid
@Ayosierras
"So um chile anyways y'all let's remember this is our captain america #SebastianStanIsOverParty" four pictures of Anthony Mackie
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*First Published: Jul 14, 2020, 8:50 pm CDT