Jenna Ortega Calls Out “Patronizing” Part of Playing Wednesday Addams



Jenna
Ortega

doesn’t
always
want
to
give
two
snaps
to
her
iconic
role.

Ahead
of
the
release
of


Wednesday
’s
second
season
on

Netflix

this
summer,
the
22-year-old
admitted
that
she
sometimes
feels
trapped
playing
the
titular
teen
as
she’s
grown
into
adulthood.

“I’m
doing
a
show
I’m
going
to
be
doing
for
years
where
I
play
a
schoolgirl,”
Jenna
told


Harper’s
Bazaar

in
an
interview
published
May
28.
“But
I’m
also
a
young
woman.”

“It’s
like
how
you’re
dressed
in
the
schoolgirl
costume,”
she
continued.
“There’s
just
something
about
it
that’s
very
patronizing.
Also,
when
you’re
short,
people
are
already
physically
looking
down
on
you.”

Adding
that
boys
can
often
“get
away
with
more,”
the

Scream

actress
found
herself
grappling
with
the
pressure
of
public
expectations
that
formed
after
seeing
her
play
such
a
youthful,
yet
quirky,
character.

“But
girls,
if
they
don’t
stay
as
this
perfect
image
of
how
they
were
first
introduced
to
you,”
Jenna
explained,
“then
it’s
‘Ah,
something’s
wrong.
She’s
changed.
She
sold
her
soul.’“

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