The article on the front page won't allow us to discuss, but I figure it'd be a fun topic to talk about since it is such a barometer of our current social and political climate.
Anyway, I am of course talking about Gina Carano attempting to sue Disney for cancelling her contract.
In case it wasn't obvious, I definitely feel like this was her fault and she deserved to get cancelled. But others might feel a different way, and I'd love to hear about it.
My take:
While the folks that sell papers and make clickbait might think we like celebrity drama--and some our moms do--I for one am sick of it and I don't want to hear about Will and Jada Smith's marital problems nor do I want to hear what an ignorant, mediocre fighter-turned-wrestler-turned-actress like Gina Carano has to say about...anything, frankly.
So when she spouts off some really ignorant and frankly terrible stuff with Hitler comparisons and stuff, I don't really hold much hope of her sticking around.
The worst part is this was her second offense. She did it once before, people went to bat for her, she was told "Hey, you got a lot of money to make, just keep quiet. I'll talk to Bob Iger/Kathleen/Mickey Mouse to make sure you keep your job"...and what does she do? Says some more stupid shit. So she got fired.
Keep in mind that she was a much-loved character in the Mandalorian show, and there was serious talk about spinning her off into a different show. In other words, she could have made a lot of money.
Now we all talk about freedom of speech, and Carano was certainly free to speak what she, umm, spoke...but we are not free from the consequences.
So TL;DR: Gina said some shit, some of that shit got in her bed, but she didn't think she'd have to sleep in that bed she got shit in.
Anyway, what say you, OT?
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