Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett has issued an emotional Instagram post to mark World Theatre Day. In it, the actor reveals how teenage bullying took a toll on his mental and physical health, and how doing theatre offered him the refuge he needed to survive.“Emotional post warning,” Bennett begins. “To celebrate #worldtheaterday I give you a video of a 16 year old gay boy in Ohio.
He has a pitchy voice, no rhythm, and can’t dance to save his life. He’s awkward, his teeth are too big for his face, and he lives in fear every single day because he doesn’t fit in with the rest of the boys in his class.
He constantly gets pushed into a locker by an asshole named Justin and when he walks down the halls he gets called a f*ggot.”“He cries himself.