Twitchy has already had several posts on conservatives who have said it sets a bad precedent for Disney to fire director James Gunn from “Guardians of the Galaxy 3,” even though some media outlets are blaming the “alt-right” for getting him fired by unearthing some old, unfunny, and disgusting tweets.
Conservatives aren’t going to get credit for defending free speech in any case, but liberals will applaud themselves, seeing how they’ve gotten things twisted around to the point they think Disney is punishing people critical of President Trump — which is idiotic, seeing as the whole mess started when actor/director Mark Duplass suggested fellow liberals follow Ben Shapiro, who’s been very critical of Trump.
In any case, things got real Sunday, when comedian Bobcat Goldthwait, who voiced a minor character in Disney’s “Hercules,” said on Instagram he suggested his be voice removed from an upcoming Disney attraction.
Bobcat Goldthwait asks Disney to remove his voice from its parks to protest James Gunn firing https://t.co/aELZMhrjC3
— Variety (@Variety) July 23, 2018
Disney: Who are you again? https://t.co/CJaNVbQfMG
— FilmLadd (@FilmLadd) July 23, 2018
I honest to God don't know who this is https://t.co/ud2nMQooeE
— Lauren (@feistymexarican) July 23, 2018
Wow, I just had an 80s flashback https://t.co/Fl99f4QmZT
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) July 23, 2018
This is the hill you want to die on? https://t.co/1b9s6KPfwy
— J.R.S (@_JRS79) July 23, 2018
Regardless of your feelings re. the Gunn tweets, the level of self importance (especially washed up) celebrities exhibit never ceases to astound… https://t.co/Hc3HwfIZDs
— Mitch G, Thats Me. (@mgcat) July 23, 2018
Goldthwaite said in a caption of a photo of him with Gunn, “I’d hate to make you guys look bad seeing that I’m openly critical of the president and his administration, and you seem to be taking your lead from some of his radical fringe supporters.”
Like we said. Liberals destroyed one of their own for saying something nice about Ben Shapiro and now it’s all about Disney taking its cues from Trump’s “radical fringe supporters.”
Goldthwait then recommended that Disney take a look at some of James Wood’s old tweets — Woods also voiced a character in “Hercules.”
This whole thing has become, as some conservatives warned, a back-and-forth scalp hunt with no end-game in sight. Was Disney wrong to fire Gunn? His old “jokes” about pedophilia and child rape were not a good look for the company, to be sure — but don’t forget which mob started this pile-on.
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'Guardians of the Galaxy' actor leaving Twitter after Disney fires James Gun over old tweets https://t.co/v52eZlrTdq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 23, 2018
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