Actress Anna Lynn McCord defends her ugly poem about her desire to be Russian president Vladimir Putinmother and war prevention in Ukraine.
The 2:20 video went viral and generated 26.4 million views since it was released on Thursday morning.
McCord seems to show sympathy for the Russian leader, suggesting that she herself may be a dictator.
“I know how easy it was for me to move towards becoming a dictator myself,” McCord said BuzzFeed News.
“If certain circumstances in my life were different, if I was a little less inclined to healing and more to justification, I would be a darkly powerful man,” she said.
Actress Anna Lynn McCord, 34, defended her obsessive poem about her desire to be the mother of Russian President Vladimir Putin and prevent a war in Ukraine.
McCord, 34, published a bizarre poem online Thursday about her desire to be the mother of Russian President Vladimir Putin
She said in an interview outside the poem that “she could easily move towards becoming a dictator herself.”
The star has previously talked about her difficult upbringing, which led her to be raised in a trailer park, but said that she managed to “cure” and leave behind the difficulties.
McCord said she was motivated to share the poem after waking up “out of grief” for “children of war” and young Ukrainians experiencing war for the first time.
She told the paper how she felt about “children who grow into adults and become people who do historically horrific things”, adding that she personally understands “early life trauma”.
The former star of 90210 shared his thoughts on the Russian president Twitterprovoking harsh criticism from consumers who called McCord “selfish” and “narcissistic” for drawing attention to himself as Putin made a brutal attempt to take power Ukraine.
She began her verse with an apology to 69-year-old Putin.
“I’m very sorry I wasn’t your mother,” she said. “If I were your mother, you would be so loved, held in the arms of a joyful light.”
She told BuzzFeed that she believes her mission is to raise awareness of the changes needed within “education systems” to “protect children and stop the creation of dictators and abusers, enslavers, rapists and abusers.”
McCord suggested adding “nervous system regulation” as a “mandatory tool for young children to stop the violence pandemic”.
In the video, McCord, 34, talks about how Putin’s life would have been different if he had been embraced by her love.
Although McCord blames the family matriarch for the entire poem, Putin’s mother, Maria Shelomova, has been described by others as a kind factory worker who secretly named him during the communist era.
Details of Putin’s early life are scarce, but Putin described his mother in an interview published on the Kremlin’s website as an excellent chef who lives a normal life.
“We lived very simply cabbage soup, cutlets, pancakes,” Putin said. “But on Sundays and holidays my mother baked very tasty stuffed muffins with cabbage, meat and muffins and cottage cheese cakes.”
Although McCord blames the family matriarch for the entire poem, Putin’s mother, Maria Shelomova, has been described by others as a kind factory worker who secretly named him
The invasion was ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose widely condemned leadership is driving the world to the brink.
Putin’s mother Maria Shelomova
However, she hinted in the poem that she speaks metaphorically and really means Russia with her references to the “mother”.
The actress states in her poem that she would have done a better job and saved the world from war only if she had been born earlier.
“If I were your mother, the world would be warm,” she said.
Everything could have been avoided, McCord said.
“If I were your mother, if the world was cold, I would die to keep you warm,” she said. “I would die to protect you from the unjust; violence; terror; uncertainty. I would die to give you life.
Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine this week.
Authorities say more than 100 civilians and soldiers have been killed while Russia attacks on multiple fronts across the country.
On the first day of the conflict, 57 people were killed and another 169 were injured, the Ukrainian Ministry of Health said.
Authorities in Ukraine say more than 100 civilians and soldiers have been killed
Megan McCain led a round of criticism, tweeting: “I’m not sure if this is meant to be a parody or really everyone in Hollywood is just crazy
Others joined in mocking the actress’ poetry, although some said they really liked it.
McCord’s poetry failed to garner much praise on Twitter, with many calling it self-centered and ridiculous.
DailyMail.com columnist Megan McCain tweeted: “I’m not sure if this is meant to be a parody or if everyone in Hollywood is just crazy.
“But I thank this actress for making me smile for the first time in 24 hours. “Enough, girl, the wars are over.”
“Calm down,” @ConceptualBIG tweeted after listening to McCord’s poem. There is no need to torture people using rales as a weapon.
Posted by @articninjapaul: “Why do celebrities keep posting their tapes from Twitter auditions?”
“This must be a war crime,” tweets @ fishontherun2.
Although most scoffed at the poem, some found it sincere.
“If you really listen to her words, instead of just making quick judgments, her idea is that blind loyalty to the state and power is an attempt by the ego to replace emotional needs that have not been met,” one person wrote on Twitter. “She’s right, too.”
Dear President Vladimir Putin
Dear President Vladimir Putin
I’m so sorry I wasn’t your mother
If I were your mother, you would be so loved
Held in the arms of joyful light
It would never be the predicament of this story
The world is unfolding before our eyes
Pure demise
To the nation that sits peacefully under the night sky
If I were your mother
The world would be warm
So much laughter and joy
And nothing would hurt
I can’t imagine the stain
The pain that steals the soul
That the little boy you must have seen and believed …