Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Vs Trolls On Rumours She’s Rapunzel In Tangled: “To The Racists…”

Maitreyi shared this picture. (Courtesy: maitreyiramakrishnan)

New Delhi:

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, finest recognized for her position within the Netflix collection By no means Have I Ever, not too long ago opened up concerning the Tangled rumours and the “racist trolls”. It began when rumours stating that Maitreyi might play Rapunzel in a live-action adaptation of Disney’s Tangled started doing the rounds on the Web. Responding to “the racists”, Maitreyi wrote on X (previously Twitter), “And, they lastly woke as much as realise it was all simply rumours and the sources by no means existed. Good job! And to the racists, y’all nonetheless want a interest fr.” She has added a clown face emoji to her tweet. ICYMI, a phase of the web recommended that since Rapunzel is a German story, the lead position must be performed by a blonde white lady. 

and so they lastly woke as much as notice it was all simply rumours and the sources by no means existed. good job! and to the racists, y’all nonetheless want a interest fr????

— Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (@ramakrishnannn) April 9, 2024

In a follow-up submit, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan mentioned, “Like for any fancast you might have for any actor, South Asian or not, all of the racist trolls can simply keep basement dwellers. y’all most likely do not even go outdoors to the flicks anyway not to mention contact grass.”

like for any fancast you might have for any actor, south asian or not, all of the racist trolls can simply keep basement dwellers. y’all most likely do not even go outdoors to the flicks anyway not to mention contact grass

— Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (@ramakrishnannn) April 9, 2024

Referring to one among her interviews on taking part in Rapunzel, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan added, “Additionally lol she’s nonetheless my dream position, been saying that since 2021. Nobody’s gonna cease me from actually simply attempting to realize my desires. def not racists who’re web historians hahahaha.”

additionally lol she’s nonetheless my dream position, been saying that since 2021. nobody’s gonna cease me from actually simply TRYING to realize my desires. def not racists who’re web historians hahahaha

— Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (@ramakrishnannn) April 9, 2024

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has at all times been vocal about her dream of taking part in the position of Rapunzel. Final 12 months, in an interview with CBS, the 22-year-old mentioned, “You recognize what’d be actually cool? I have been saying this and I have been seeing different folks saying this. I believe Rapunzel must be a South Asian woman. As a result of hear me out, nobody is aware of what it feels wish to be trapped in your room, not in a position to exit as a result of your mom is telling you no, with out providing you with an precise correct cause like brown ladies do. It is true. That might be like a dream position for me.”

Earlier than that, in 2022, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan shared a word on X that learn, “I’ve made it like actually clear that like Rapunzel IS my dream position… proper? Like we all know this… proper????”

I’ve made it like actually clear that like Rapunzel IS my dream position… proper? Like we all know this… proper????☀️????

— Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (@ramakrishnannn) September 12, 2022

In the meantime, Indian-American actress Avantika Vandanapu additionally confronted backlash after a number of stories acknowledged that she had been roped in to play Rapunzel within the live-action model.