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Moore fought back against the current administration's stand on trans rights in an emotional 30-minute Instagram video. Moore attacked Murphy after thanking "everyone who has ever supported trans people ever." She said Murphy had left the transgender community and let "racism and violence" grow on his shows.
"I want to thank everyone who has ever given us jobs and let us speak out." But, you know, we need you all. Moore said through tears, "We really, really need you all." "Like, Ryan Murphy has been so quiet—like, did we really irritate you that much, Ryan?" Who really makes you mad, like Ryan Murphy?"
"Janet really pissed you off that much?" Moore asked, referring to Pose co-creator Janet Mock, who made news in 2021 for criticising Hollywood.
During the famous 2021 incident, Mock, a trans woman and activist, said some harsh things about the business while she was at an event for the third season of the show. Murphy and co-creator Steven Canals each said a few words, and then Mock gave a nearly 15-minute speech in which she asked why she wasn't paid more for her work on the show, criticised the season 1 episodes written by men, confronted Murphy directly, and at one point said "f--- Hollywood."
Moore told Murphy, "I'm trying to understand how you could do something like Pose during Donald Trump's administration and then it's like — poof — you're gone." Moore praised Mock for coming out. It's rubbish. It makes me look bad. That's how it seems to be."
"Ryan Murphy, we need you to do more," she said. There is racism, violence, and bullying of people on your shows, Ryan Murphy. You need to fix this. "Yes, you do."
Moore's words, along with Mock's, remind me of how Angelica Ross from American Horror Story and Keke Palmer from Scream Queens both talked about racism they experienced on their sets, even though they were working on different shows that Murphy co-created.
Moore also said, "You do need to make sure that trans people are paid the same." "Yes, Janet did the right thing."
When Entertainment Weekly asked Murphy's agent for feedback, they didn't answer right away. Moore told other Hollywood stars to "stop being passive" when trans rights are being threatened around the world in another part of the video.
She begged watchers, "Please speak up for us in your countries." "We need your help, we need your support."
The show's star, Laverne Cox, praised Moore's words in the videos' comments section, writing, "Love you so much my sister." This is an action call, a love call, an understanding call, and a call to recognise each other's humanity, both within the community and for those who say they are allies. I've been crying like this. Sadness. But not letting it show. I hear you, though. I really feel for you. I'm also right there." Over the course of three seasons, Pose explored the lively secret dance culture of late-1980s New York City, focussing mostly on Black and Latinx LGBTQ individuals. Murphy talked about how important it was to "lift" trans voices during a dangerous time on the show's first episode in 2018, in the middle of Trump's first term as president.
He said at the 2018 opening, "Our community is under such attack from this administration." "I wanted to put something optimistic and uplifting out there."
"It’s a community that has always needed champions and advocates, and I thought now is the perfect time," Murphy said about the show. „I find it amazing how powerful TV is. Putting figures in front of people, even if they're not like them, but making them care about and love them will change their views and help them accept others. "I saw it."