Scream 7 star Jasmin Savoy Brown announces her character’s pronouns are she/they
Jasmin Savoy Brown opens up about her Scream 7 character’s pronouns. (Michael Buckner/Getty/Paramount)
Jasmin Savoy Brown opens up about her Scream 7 character's pronouns. (Michael Buckner/Getty/Paramount)
Yellowjackets star Jasmin Savoy Brown has shared that her Scream 7 character’s pronouns are she/they.
The 31-year-old queer actor also uses she/they pronouns. Brown explained that they clarified their Scream character’s pronouns amidst “so much ugliness in the world.”
Brown, known for playing the teenage Taissa Turner in the thriller Yellowjackets, stars as Mindy Meeks-Martin in the horror franchise. They joined as the Woodsboro teenager in 2022’s Scream before appearing in 2023’s Scream VI and the upcoming Scream 7.
Ahead of the film’s release, Brown shared more details about the character of Mindy. Her post sees her character wearing a trio of pins, one of which reads “she/they.”
‘Yes l’ve officially made Mindy she/they’
On their Instagram story, they posted: “idk how y’all find these things I’ve never seen but yes l’ve officially made Mindy she/ they. In the midst of so much ugliness in the world, [ice cube emoji, seemingly referring to ICE] being an obvious horror, there is a clear attack on our queer and trans community.
“I think small on screen choices, such as a character in a major franchise wearing a pin that validates their gender as outside of the binary, matters. I hope it means something to you to see Mindy’s she/they pin on the big screen next month.”
Some Scream fans were excited at the news, but others responded to Brown’s post negatively.
“Girl whatever,” one used posted with crying emojis.
Another user posted, sarcastically: “Her: “Gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay”. Anyone: “Okay. We get it.” Her: “The horror of being attacked! OH GOD!””
Many others questioned Brown’s decision to make a stand about a character’s pronouns, instead of speaking out about the fact that Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream 7 in November 2023 by production company Spyglass Media Group due to her pro-Palestinian social media posts, which they deemed antisemitic.
One critic wrote: “bringing up that ice is terrorizing queer people while working for a company that fired Melissa Barrera for speaking up about Palestine.”
The slasher film is being directed by Kevin Williamson after the original director, Christopher Landon, walked away after Melissa Barrera was fired.
A sequel to Scream VI, Scream 7 is set to follow Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) building a new life for herself. Then a new Ghostface killer begins to target her daughter, Tatum (Isabel May). Sidney decides once and for all she must face her past and put an end to the killings.
Scream 7 is scheduled for release on February 27.
