Quinta Brunson explains why there won't be a shooting episode of ‘Abbott Elementary’
Quinta Brunson, the creator and star of “Abbott Elementary,” is shocked that fans of the show are asking her to write an episode about school shootings.
Quinta Brunson, the creator and star of “Abbott Elementary,” is shocked that fans of the show are asking her to write an episode about school shootings.
Brunson, 32, took to Twitter on Wednesday — just one day after a gunman entered a Texas elementary school classroom and killed 19 children and two teachers — to question why viewers are reaching out to her — and not their elected officials — to address the mass shootings.
“Wild how many people have asked for a school shooting episode of the show I write,” wrote Brunson in a series of tweets.
“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,’” she continued.
“please use that energy to ask your elected official to get on Beto time and nothing less. I’m begging you,” she went on, referring to Texas gubernatorial contender and gun control advocate Beto O’Rourke.
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