Not even two months after the release of Avengers: Endgame, 7-year old actress Lexi Rabe, who portrayed Tony Stark’s daughter in the film, has become the victim of bullying.

Lexi’s parents recently took to Instagram to appeal to fans and the general public to stop bullying the young actress. While the post doesn’t go into details about the bullying, we can assume that the family have been treated badly in public, possibly for not stopping to give autographs. They’ve also been attacked online with many leaving hateful and negative comments.

This is unacceptable. Any human with a beating heart should know that it’s never okay to bully a 7-year-old.

Worst of all, some of the hate seems to be coming from Marvel fans who are upset about the whitewashing of Ironheart, a character she may or may not end up playing in the franchise.

In the video below, Lexi Rabe pleads with fans to be patient with her and apologises for her behaviour, because she’s not always perfect. Rabe is sure to tug at your heartstrings with her iconic “I love you 3000” line.

Personally, I don’t think she owes anyone an apology.

This really needs to stop. Fandoms have really gone too far.