'Suicide Squad' Director responds to fans who criticised Harley Quinn's portrayal

Suicide Squad Director David Ayer recently responded to critics who were unhappy with his portrayal of Harley Quinn in film. During Twitter banter, some fans pointed out that Harley Quinn was highly sexualized in Suicide Squad, whereas she was a far more realistic character in her next film, Birds of Prey. 

David Ayer surprising agreed with fans and apologised, mentioning that his intention was only to entertain and t make things controversial. 

David Ayer responds to fans who disagreed with Quinn's portrayal in Suicide Squad

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Above is tweet that David Ayer first responded to. In tweet, a netizen mentioned that Suicide Squad heavily sexualized Harley Quinn. director David Ayer responded to post by saying that Harley Quinn's story arc was done in final cut of film. 

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In same tweet, David Ayer also stated that everything was political w and that he just wanted to entertain people. However, ar fan pointed out that Harley Quinn's portrayal in Suicide Squad was political by default. fan mentioned that a female character in an abusive relationship was already a highly political topic and that David Ayer could t igre such contations in Suicide Squad. 

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David Ayer later retweeted this post as he felt it was thoughtful. He also thanked fan for his detailed tweet. Finally, David Ayer mentioned that he was still growing and learning new things. 

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