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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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Re: Conspiracy Culture
« Reply #105 on: February 12, 2021, 04:37:59 pm »
Yes, the camps comparison was bad hyperbole too...    but at least there was an actual victim in that case that they were trying to draw attention to!   This actress was trying to say that Republicans (her) are treated like Jews under the Nazis.   Oh poor her!

That's not quite what she said.  Read what she said, and then read it again. She didn't say conservatives are treated like Jews under Nazis, she said this is how it starts, by the mob being encouraged to go after others they don't like with hate.  I've even heard a bunch of people say she was saying anti-semitic stuff, which is the exact opposite of what she was saying.

I've followed her on social media for years long before her Star Wars stuff because, well, she's really hot and like Kimmy I want to bear her children.  This was among the least offensive political things she has posted.  She has made posts questioning masks, lockdowns, rushed vaccine safety, and something about election fraud on Nov. 5.  So in other words, she's a typical US conservative GOP supporter.  Some of these tweets are ill informed that I don't agree with, some of them are in fact dumb and I shake my head.

She's a latina so she's not a white nationalist and never gave any support or defense to the rioters on Jan. 6.  She in fact has posted a lot about love and compassion in the face of all the hate she's been getting over the last year, as well as a lot of defiant posts about not shutting up just because her political views aren't PC.  One can go scroll her IG page right now.

She wasn't fired just for this post.  She has been a "PR problem" for Disney for months now with users on twitter calling for her to be fired for her tweets.  They were looking for an excuse to get rid of her.  She was left out of a poster for the Mandalorian posted in Dec. even though she's been one of the main characters since Season 1. https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2021/1/25/22248392/cara-dune-gina-carano-replaced

This is about PR and profits, and nothing more.  In spite of some rabid SJW's at Lucasfilm, Disney has been sucking up to the Chinese government despite their ongoing genocide of Muslim minorities and Hong Kong crack downs etc because 1.4 billion consumers means a lot of sold movie tickets.  Disney even shrank the black character FInn on The Force Awakens poster in China because apparently they don't much like blacks in China:  https://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-china-poster-controversy-john-boyega-1201653494/

Just like the NBA and every other corporation known to mankind, Disney isn't going to care about ethics and morals unless it hits them in the pocketbook.  Gina knew where this could be headed, but was unwilling to compromise her values for a paycheck, unlike Disney.  That's her decision.  As I said, I don't always agree with her politically, but I respect her for at least having the courage of her convictions.

Elvis always refused to make comments about politics because this is what happens.  Half the public is going to disagree with you and turn on you, so it's a bad business decision.  Ah well.
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