As Twitchy reported Friday, “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn was let go by Disney (the parent company of Marvel) after some of his old tweets and blog posts were dug up after he joined the mob in shaming Ben Shapiro after actor/director Mark Duplass innocently suggested his “fellow liberals” follow Shapiro for an honest look at the other side of the aisle.
Seeing as Shapiro was at the epicenter of this social media hurricane, it’s important to remember that Shapiro came out in defense of Gunn, saying he shouldn’t be fired over old tweets, which are filled with some really bad jokes about child rape and pedophilia. Sen. Ted Cruz collected a number of them and was not amused:
Wow. These #JamesGunn tweets are just horrible. Child rape is no laughing matter. As Texas SG, I handled far too many child sexual assaults. Truly evil. I’m glad Disney fired him, but if these tweets are true, he needs to be prosecuted. pic.twitter.com/1IgHC18J4x
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 21, 2018
Gunn came out admitted he “used to make a lot of offensive jokes,” but he doesn’t anymore and apologizes for being such a “provocateur.”
Shapiro wasn’t the only conservative to come to Gunn’s defense; Glenn Beck actually extended a hand of friendship to Gunn and said he stands by him.
@jamesGunn I will stand for you.We all make mistakes, we must come together as each of us grow and change.Forgive others in hope that they will forgive themselves and others too. Reach beyond your comfort zone and be kind. You don’t need my forgiveness J.G, but I offer friendship https://t.co/qaD6snFPhM
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) July 20, 2018
The irony is that’s just what Duplass was trying to do: encourage his followers to reach beyond their comfort zone and be kind. He reached across the aisle and had his hand bitten off by rabid liberals for the effort.
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There you go again, Beck !
— SSexton (@vnookava) July 21, 2018
If you mean standing up for justice only to have my head kicked in? Yep, it is what I do apparently. You should try it sometime. It’s not fun, but it is what people who actually mean the words in the bill of rights do.
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) July 21, 2018
Have you actually read through all of the pedo and rape tweets? It was some pretty sick and messed up stuff.
— The Right Defense (@TheRightDefense) July 20, 2018
Glenn – You should have sat this one out. Your're trying too hard here. Its inappropriate.
— Joe Semus (@jsemus) July 21, 2018
I refuse to sit when others are being wrongly accused and destroyed. First they came for the trade unionist ….
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) July 21, 2018
No Glenn,saying 2 plus 2 equals 5 is a mistake.
Saying red plus blue equals orange is a mistake.
What Gunn did was no mistake,not totally sure what it was,but it was no mistake.
— Colin The Realistic Straight Shooter (@cmd51375) July 21, 2018
Great. I love this stance! ‘I am not sure what it was, but off with his head’. It was a number of very dark jokes, followed by an apology in 2012, years of not joking like that only to be fired because of a mob. I know he started it, but why become that which we despise?
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) July 21, 2018
For what it’s worth, Gunn was part of the mob that tried to get all of Laura Ingraham’s advertisers to pull their spots — you know Beck knows what it’s like to be on the wrong end of a boycott.
Justice is justice.
— ?Meagen❤? (@satanISALOSER) July 21, 2018
Consistantly being on the wrong side of things Glenn, is the reason you're irrelevant. I'm shocked that you have any audience anymore considering how wrong you've been.
— Mike (@balls_on_riders) July 21, 2018
Yep. Me too. Fortunately, there are more people like me than you. Mobs and bullies often show up. We all saw them in grade school and some times god forbid, they grow up to be Stalin. It only takes a few who are willing to stand and take the beating to change the world.
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) July 21, 2018
Your forgiveness and friendship extended towards Gunn was definitely not my first response when I read what he wrote, but it's the right response. It's being Christ-like and REAL person instead of a mob. People say things they shouldn't all the time. It shouldn't end careers.
— Reyna ?? (@PennyRoo) July 21, 2018
I think you owe Roseanne an apology, Glenn. When the PC mob came for her… you called her a fat crazy person. Why? Be consistent with your opinions. I'm a listener of yours and know you're a huge Guardians of the Galaxy fan. Friendship shouldnt be extended to only those you like
— Reyna ?? (@PennyRoo) July 21, 2018
Right, cause we all aim to be friends with pedophiles. I can't understand why so many are supportive of this kind of behavior. This wasn't just one tweet in poor taste, this was thousands of tweets about rape & kids. He even kept a blog to continue expressing his sick thoughts. https://t.co/TwM8AO5KBf
— Haley Kennington (@kenningtonsays) July 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/MonarchyRising/status/1020752079575502850
Wow, Beck’s not having much luck convincing his followers that supporting Gunn is the right thing to do. But we’re certain a bunch of liberal celebrities will come out of the woodwork and praise Beck for his principled stand … right? Anybody? Bueller?
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Ben Shapiro: Firing James Gunn 'for vile old joke tweets is bad precedent and a mistake' https://t.co/nLLCpsMyLU
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 20, 2018
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