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\u201cSupergirl\u201d star Milly Alcock is already facing pushback after preemptively blaming potential criticism of the film on misogyny. <\/span><\/p>\n The remarks have drawn comparisons to Rachel Zegler\u2019s pre-release comments ahead of Disney\u2019s \u201cSnow White,\u201d which sparked similar backlash.<\/span><\/p>\n Fans are calling out Alcock for her recycled feminist arguments after her recent <\/span>interview<\/span><\/a> with Vanity Fair.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on,\u201d the 25-year-old actress said when asked about the \u201cinevitable backlash\u201d she\u2019d face.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women\u2019s bodies. I can\u2019t really stop them. I can only be myself,\u201d Alcock added.<\/span><\/p>\n Alcock assumed people wouldn\u2019t like the movie because she\u2019s a woman, but her description of the plot points to a different criticism fans have raised. She said her character, Kara Zor-El\/Supergirl, is \u201cgiven this incredible responsibility and doesn\u2019t know how to deal with it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s not trying to save the world\u2014she\u2019s just trying to save her own,\u201d Alcock told Vanity Fair. \u201cThis film is an excellent reminder that the world can be crumbling around you, but you can be the hero of your own story.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The interview inspired many negative reactions on social media, with critics calling out Alcock for complaining about backlash that hadn\u2019t even happened yet.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThese movies are so bad that they have to start attacking the fans before the movie even comes out,\u201d one person <\/span>observed<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cActors really need to go back to just promoting the movie and staying away from anything else, because this type of discourse does nothing but harm its chances,\u201d another person <\/span>agreed<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI suspect she\u2019ll face backlash about \u2018simply existing\u2019 in a movie that doesn\u2019t look interesting and which is part of a cinematic universe that\u2019s already struggling with the disinterest of general audiences following a lackluster Superman and various TV shows that few people even noticed happened\u2026 but saying it\u2019s \u2018simply existing as a woman\u2019 certainly works better for generating some sort of buzz,\u201d a third commenter <\/span>wrote<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n