The past week saw the revelation that Oscar-nominated transgender actress Karla Sofía Gascón has a history of racist and Islamophobic tweets.

I’ve made no secret of my strong dislike for Emilia Pérez. The single best part of the film is when the words TEL AVIV are displayed on screen. But despite my negative feelings towards the film, little did any of us know that the film itself wasn’t even the worst thing about it. No, the single worst thing about it is the fact that nobody at Netflix or the film’s production company did their due diligence in checking out Karla Sofía Gascón’s Twitter account. You have to wonder how things are going at Netflix headquarters watching their Oscars chances slipping away.

As word begin to get out about her previous Twitter use, Karla Sofía Gascón issued an apology that was nothing more than a non-apology.

I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt. As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain. All my life I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness.

A lengthier statement would follow by way of The Hollywood Reporter after deactivating her Twitter account. The translation from Spanish to English describes the past few days as a “campaign of hate and misinformation.” I’m sorry but it’s not misinformation when journalists–or anyone else, really, decide to vet your Twitter profile. It’s not a campaign of hate when we see just how the actress’s tweets have been. The mere fact that one of them is a racist tweet about a previous Oscars ceremony is certainly ironic now, seeing as how Karla Sofía Gascón is the first actress with an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Nobody else is responsible for her tweeting such hateful tweets.

I’ve been wanting to write something for the past few days about this. However, I’ve had other things on my plate, such as a transphobic-triggered depression due to the convicted felon’s attacks on trans rights. Here is how hateful the previous tweets are: I am not going to reprint them on my site because I don’t want the traffic for people looking up what Karla Sofía Gascón previously tweeted. As much as I don’t want to link to Twitter, the whole thread is here for all to see. Much thanks to journalist Sarah Hagi for unearthing the tweets. According to Slate, some of her tweets are antisemitic. Times of Israel points to a thread of the antisemitic tweets that not only minimize the Holocaust but sees Karla Sofía Gascón express her admiration for Hitler!

As for the Academy and other voters of various groups, people may have voted for her because they wanted to feel good about themselves. The major amount of awards acclaim is what more or less led me to finally writer a review. I previously interviewed director Jacques Audiard and even he’s not immune to digging himself into a hole. His comments made during an interview with Konbini (via infobae) in August have resurfaced. To say that they are rather derogatory about the Spanish language is not an understatement. He already had to apologize over the Mexican representation in general.

Here’s the thing and perhaps this may have been the real message that the film is sending: a white nationalist can come out as transgender and they’ll still be a white nationalist. If there is any justice, the Academy will consider rescinding Karla Sofía Gascón’s Oscar nomination. It’s probably doubtful that anything happens.

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