Mara Wilson Doesn’t Want to Do the Mrs. Doubtfire Sequel

Hollywood has greenlit the Mrs. Doubtfire sequel over 20 years after the original movie came out, and Mara Wilson doesn’t want to be involved in it.

Naturally, people on The Internet have opinions on this, and many of them are negative.Headlines announce that “Mrs. Doubtfire Star Mara Wilson Slams Sequel Plans,” and the first few comments on the Huffington Post article are, of course, critical and uninformed. Here are just a few:

“Wow. She is so full of herself. I mean honestly, I can not think of any other movies I have seen with her in it. Money is money regardless to it being a sequel or not. Maybe this is the decision that ends her acting career.”

“The funny thing is that she probably should do it if offered given that her career isn’t going great.”

“I think she is being a bit premature (and a bit immature) in making a statement like that before she even sees a script. If you see it and think it’s crap, fair enough. Don’t do it. But give it a chance, for pete’s sake. Not many people are lucky enough to have that kind of opportunity practically handed to them – don’t spit at it until you know for sure.”

“While she is right about sequels almost always being terrible, her droning on and on about it suggests she was never asked to be it in the first place and is pissed.”

Never mind that Mara Wilson publicly quit acting years ago and now has a pretty good writing career. She’s obviously uppity and too big for her britches and ungrateful – all words people love to use when a woman doesn’t leap at the chance for any opportunity, no matter how small or how little rewards can be reaped from it.

The fact is, many people who followed her on Twitter asked her if she was going to be involved in the movie, and she responded by saying no. I have no doubt that, had she neglected to comment, some entertainment writer on a slow news day would have written a blog post about how Mara Wilson refused to answer whether or not she’d appear in the Mrs. Doubtfire sequel.

This is a prime example of how the Internet and the world at large, despite claims that we live in a postfeminist society, is still rife with misogyny. This type of snarkfest is what many people feel when a woman steps out of her place.

Why do I call these comments examples of misogyny?

Because the only other explanation for this kind of commentary is that these people are really, really invested in the idea of a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel.

And, come on. No, you’re not. No one is.