“Thompson’s unwillingness to compromise her principles even in major films has won her a rabid fanbase. We’re stopped seven different times on our walk through the park for selfies before we take refuge from the rain, and fans, in the zoo cafe. The Internet loves her: There’s an entire account dedicated to juxtaposing pictures of Thompson next to goats. (She loves goats.) When Thompson tweeted a riff on the “I’m not a snack, I’m a whole meal” meme by calling herself a “meal replacement supplement,” a thread filled with pictures of Tessa next to meal replacement bottles popped up an hour later.
But mostly, her Instagram and Twitter mentions are filled with people thanking her for her work. Fans around the world have written to Thompson that seeing a queer person playing a superhero helped them come out. ‘I don’t think any artist has the responsibility to be the ambassador, especially when it comes to who you love,’ she says. ‘I don’t begrudge anyone who wants to keep that separate from their professional life. There’s not just a perceived risk of coming out in Hollywood. There’s a real one.’”
- Tessa Thompson for TIME Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders (May 2019)
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