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[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 151 points 10 months ago

“The truth is I was being hunted down from everything I posted to every post I liked because I was not in line with the acceptable narrative of the time,”

If you define the "acceptable narrative of the time" as "conforming with reality and minimal human empathy" then yes, that's accurate.

[-] Poggervania@kbin.social 98 points 10 months ago

actively discouraged the COVID vaccine and iirc pushed the horse deworming medicine and bleach

“I was not in line with the acceptable narrative at the time”

Color me shocked she got public backlash when using her fame as a platform to spout anti-vax BS.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 79 points 10 months ago

"Gina Carano will not be returning to The Mandalorian or the Star Wars galaxy after sharing a post on social media implying that being a Republican today is like being Jewish during the Holocaust."

source

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[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 148 points 10 months ago
[-] ours@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago

"Let them fight!"

MechaMouse vs. Qzilla

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 104 points 10 months ago

Oh look, another Peter Thiel vs. Gawker situation. Except Disney has much better lawyers than Gawker did.

Let's see who blinks first. I'm guessing it won't be Disney.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 60 points 10 months ago

And also that the Hulkster actually had a case. Gawker repeatedly refused to comply with court orders to take Hulk's tuna can video down.

This is just a wanna-be martyr who got fired because she couldn't keep her goddamn mouth shut about her stupid conspiracy theories and ride the Mouse's cash train. But hey, watching Muskie burn even more money is always entertaining, so fucking let it rip.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

I get that Hulk had a case, but he couldn't have afforded to bring it himself. So Peter Thiel, who has endless money and an axe to grind with Gawker for outing him, funded it.

Which is sort of similar here, except that Musk's axe to grind is because Disney stopped giving Twitter money and is "woke," so it's even more petty.

It was more about who is funding the case than whether the case has merit.

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[-] norbert@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago
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[-] osarusan@kbin.social 98 points 10 months ago

Crybaby fascist Republicans: "Cake shops shouldn't have to do business with people they don't like!!!"

Also crybaby fascist Republicans: "Disney should have to do business with me no matter what I say or do!!!"

I can't wait to see Disney counter-sue these fuckers for this ridiculousness.

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[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 87 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Filing a nuisance suit against her former employer is a great way to boost her career, and teaming up with a scumbag like Musk helps clarify her ethics for anyone who’s unfamiliar with who she is. Outstanding move, Gina!

[-] Hyperreality@kbin.social 75 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

She no longer has a career with mainstream studios.

Fascist bullshit is her career now. I assume she has another wackadoodle movie coming out soon. Or maybe she's the next mother of Elon's soon to be estranged children.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 61 points 10 months ago

Aka the Sorbo Guide to the Entertainment Industry.

[-] yukichigai@kbin.social 21 points 10 months ago

On the subject of Sorbo, apparently he had two small strokes during his time on Hercules and that's part of why he went off the rails so damn abruptly.

In other words they're following a playbook written by the brain-damaged, literally. By all means, go on.

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[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 87 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The suit details that Carano was required by Disney to meet with a representative from the LGBTQ+ group Glaad after online behaviour that was seen as anti-trans, yet she refused. She was then asked to meet with a group of LGBTQ+ Disney employees but again refused and was fired soon after.

Girl…you were put on a Performance Improvement Plan. You didn’t complete it. You were fired as a result. It would happen at my job, too. They don’t want to give money to people who will make them look bad. Most places don’t. You probably signed a lot of paperwork agreeing to do or not do a bunch of shit and then you did it.

Was that like…your first job or something?

Edit: I read this on here right before the Gina article. Elon Musk is such a trash person and hypocrite:

SpaceX execs are accused of joking about sexual harassment and firing workers for speaking up, report says

Per Bloomberg, these California workers were fired in 2022 after they circulated a draft of an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk. The letter stated that Musk's behavior in public was "a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment," according to a New York Times report.

It also contained an allegation that the company wasn't complying with its zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment. Although the draft letter didn't specify the exact allegations, it mentioned "recent allegations against our CEO and his public disparagement of the situation," per The Verge.

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[-] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 80 points 10 months ago

The suit details that Carano was required by Disney to meet with a representative from the LGBTQ+ group Glaad after online behaviour that was seen as anti-trans, yet she refused. She was then asked to meet with a group of LGBTQ+ Disney employees but again refused and was fired soon after.

Interesting - I'd have thought someone who clearly has a history of using steroids would be more empathetic to those who's gender doesn't match their outward appearance

[-] Rakonat@lemmy.world 57 points 10 months ago

I don't know what part about this story I hate more; she was good in the role and entertaining but refused to even even meet with LGBT individuals.

Or the fact that the mouse was entirely justified in their actions here after giving her two very easy outs to save her job. If the mouse looks good next to you during a conflict, you definitely fucked up.

Also stinkrat needs to.go to Mars already and either have his rocket explode or get run over by a smart far.

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[-] gregorum@lemm.ee 62 points 10 months ago
[-] TheControlled@lemmy.world 49 points 10 months ago

Can that guy please get out of every fucking news story in the world? He's like a poisoned drop of ink in a glass of water that spreads and spreads until the whole fucking glass is filled black with poison. Except the glass of water is actually the entire zeitgeist.

[-] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 16 points 10 months ago

Yeah. But too many billionaires do the same, they just manage to be invisible or have a better image crafted. They are the new lords and ladies of our civilization with incredibly, unaccountable and undemocratic power.

[-] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 48 points 10 months ago

I had forgotten what she was fired for and was taking her side in the headline right up till it said "with the help of Elon Musk." Then I knew she had to have done something really dumb. COVID misinformation is no joke kids. Not even once.

[-] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 37 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Comparing having a unpopular and ignorant opinion to being in a victim of the Holocaust is also not a good move.

But yeah antisemitic gonna be antisemitic.

[-] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 48 points 10 months ago

Oh no, her right to not suffer the consequences of her actions was infringed. She should be allowed to say whatever she wants and no one should be able to get upset, they have to accept it, it's not like other people have rights, only her.

[-] GoodandPlenty@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago

“The ability to speak doesn’t make you intelligent.”

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 37 points 10 months ago

First off screw Gina Carano.

People do have a right to say whatever they want, no matter how racist, homophobic, transphobic or sexist it is ..... it's just that most people can't afford to defend that level of stupidity, arrogance and ignorance in the court of public opinion or an actual court.

[-] ThunderingJerboa@kbin.social 10 points 10 months ago

I mean sort of. While I get what you are saying but it seems a bit weird, as long as the person isn't being fired for being part of a protected class I see no issue with a company trying to distance themselves from someone who function is to be a "Brand Mascot" where what they say will be associated with the company hiring them. Fame is a rather fickled thing and reputation sort of plays into the worth of a "celebrity", like sure behind closed doors these asshats can be as vile and shitty as they want to be but the second they are exposed in the public, the public's desire to see said person probably drops dramatically since they are isolating a section(s) of the audience who will be wanting to watch something with them in it.

Hell a decent example would be Ellen Degeneres, after it came out publicly that she was a bit of a cunt to her workers. The rating for her show dropped quite a bit (apparently about 40%) after the backlash leading to many of her side shows getting canned and her not getting renewed for a new season for her talk show. At the end of the day its just a big popularity contest where everyone is vying for people's attention in an already saturated market.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago

As much as I enjoyed her character, her side drama wasn't worth it. :(

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Her character was fun, but I didn't think she handled the "deeper" scenes where they tried to fill out her character.

I loved the show, though, and thought she had potential for future seasons. I don't miss her not being on the show, and knowing she's a nutjob erases any sympathy I'd have for her getting Mandy'd.

[-] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 33 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Hate speech or fascist speech has to be repressed. There should be legal recourse but we are seeing now how the unfiltered and amplifying of profitable "polarizing" messages help fascism spread. It's almost too late.

PS: But maybe they could bring her back as a storm trooper?

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[-] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago

Businesses should be able to fire anyone they want, but not ME!

[-] Soltros@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago

She wasn't fired she wasn't renewed.

[-] MiltownClowns@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Why do all these fucking propoganda parrots think their maveriks? Bitch, you aint a radical thinker, you got fired for reposts.

[-] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Why sue? Doesn't she make enough money with her residuals from the Hunter Biden bio-pic?

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 24 points 10 months ago

Disney has a lot of conduct clauses in their contracts. Or at least they used to years ago when a couple friends worked for them.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 18 points 10 months ago

I performed at Disney World in my high school chorus and my contract had conduct clauses.

It also gave them the right to use my image and voice "in perpetuity and throughout the universe."

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[-] wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.net 20 points 10 months ago

I'm sad that a Lego set came with her minifig. I'm more sad an almost badass Star Wars chick fell to the dark side.

[-] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

I bet Starlink users are happy to fund this kind of stuffs

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[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 14 points 10 months ago

Another former athlete turned tragic CTE case.

[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

When are these people going to learn that you never fuck with The Mouse.

[-] JoMomma@lemm.ee 14 points 10 months ago

I hope he leaves her with the bill when she loses

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[-] neptune@dmv.social 13 points 10 months ago

Part of me really wants to hate watch that anti woke action movie she promised everyone at the time.

[-] Red_October@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Just a reminder that anyone can sue anyone for any reason, it's just a question of how long it takes for it to get thrown out.

I could sue you for defamation, despite neither a conspicuous lack of any contact or reason for it, and as long as I get that news to the Media before a Judge tells me to fuck off and my lawyer gets censured into dust, the headline would still say I was suing you.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago

Don't think the house of mouse fucked up when they ended her contract. But sure let her spend muskrats money.

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