A team has to help me!!!
So I’m excited for accessibility clothing for me and my community."
After sending the first two messages, Applegate followed up withanother message.
Christina Applegate and Candace Owens.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images; Jason Davis/Getty Images
“If Candace wants to get on the phone with me to be educated on being disabled.
I will not come with anger.
I will come with love.
Because she needs to hear that.
I pray for her tonight.”
“After getting injured I remember not seeing anyone like me in campaigns.
At the same time, I was relearning simple tasks like clothing myself.
Seeing someone like you matters; representation matters,” she told the publication.
“It’s so often assumed that the disability community should be felt bad for.
The people I know that have disabilities are some of the most resilient people.
Wheelchair users will not agree with [Owens'] views.
If [Owens] truly wants to educate herself, she can reach out to me.
I’m not one for cancel culture; I believe in the power of education.
I’d love to have a conversation and educate Candace.”
“Let’s debunk the idea that I’m an ableist.
That is absolute nonsense,” she said.
That is the opposite of what it means to actually have confidence.
I don’t need to see Tyra Banks being a model.
I don’t need to see Tyra Banks wearing underwear."
EW has reached out to a representative for Owens for additional comment.
