She calls The Mandalorian star a friend, drags out an old tweet he made. https://deadline.com/2021/02/gina-carano-the-ben-shapiro-show-disney-plus-the-mandalorian-pedro-pascal-1234697998/
On Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 6:15 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Worth a read > > https://www.patheos.com/blogs/jaysondbradley/2021/02/cancel-culture/ > > > On Sat, Feb 13, 2021, 2:41 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 1. Actions have consequences, and freedom to express yourself is not >> freedom from those consequences. I lost a job I loved for 30 years because >> I spoke out in favor of gay marriage, and did so knowing that was a >> possibility. >> >> 2. My values include being as tolerant as possible for unpopular speech. >> Short of causing actual harm, I think if someone does a good job they >> should be able to keep their job, even if they hold beliefs I really >> disapprove of. >> >> 3. The ambiguity is over the question of harm. A physician or police >> officer who posts online that Jews or Muslims or whoever are not fully >> human and don’t deserve to live raises reasonable questions about harm that >> might be done to the target group if they did not exercise their duties >> with full care. Actors are not as likely to be a source of harm. Still, if >> an actor in a minor role says something that deeply offends an actor in a >> major role (as is apparently the case here), or says something that hurts >> and angers large fractions of the audience, it is understandable the >> employer may not want to hire them again. >> >> >> >> On Sat, 13 Feb 2021 at 1:29 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 12:22 PM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I've got to say that I found this by SF author John Scalzi, to be >>>> pretty much where I am on being "cancelled": >>>> >>>> >>>> https://whatever.scalzi.com/2021/02/13/general-unstructured-thoughts-on-being-cancelled/ >>>> >>>> >>> For all I know, Benedict Cumberpatch is a Satanic cult leader who has >>> eight different children from eight different women, none of whom he pays >>> child support for. By avoiding social media, the focus is on his work, and >>> his value as an actor is on his skill/talent instead of his social media >>> following. >>> >>> I’m not amongst those who think actors should shut up and never discuss >>> politics, but when they do speak out on social issues, they should do so >>> fully aware that in spite of humanity’s better nature, we as a species >>> place a higher value on what famous people say/do. If a plumber keeps a >>> social media account supporting Nazis or conspiracy theories, it is >>> doubtful he will get cancelled because not many people care what a plumber >>> thinks. So when a celebrity gets called out for public statements, that’s >>> the way the cultural cookie crumbles. >>> >>> I’ve been part of cancelling people online, and I do so because I >>> believe actions should have consequences. I’ve helped try to cancel >>> liberals (Bill Maher, Kathy Griffin) and conservatives (Donald Trump, Kirk >>> Cameron). And I’ve got my own Grammy nominated stalker because I played a >>> part in cancelling her. And I’ve been physically threatened and threatened >>> with lawsuits, and all that does is tell me I’m doing the right thing. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 3:24 PM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 3:15 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It seems they are saying she was not fired so much as not re-hired >>>>>> after her contract expired. Is that correct? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I think that's a fair summation. That said, her agency has now dropped >>>>> her, and it seems her publicists dropped her last year. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://deadline.com/2021/02/the-mandalorian-actress-gina-carano-agency-uta-part-ways-in-wake-of-social-media-controversy-1234691964/ >>>>> >>>>> But you know, if you got around propagating obnoxious views, maybe >>>>> some people won't want to work with or represent you. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Adam >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGBWZSpXs-kB2xQyrFY_dC3ogaYHC8yJvEDV5Mwm63KLtQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGBWZSpXs-kB2xQyrFY_dC3ogaYHC8yJvEDV5Mwm63KLtQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> Kevin M. 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