As Twitchy reported, Susan Sarandon issued a statement saying her comments about Jewish people "getting a taste of what it is like to be Muslim in this country" at a New York City rally were a "terrible mistake." Sarandon was dropped by her agency.
The other "high-profile" consequence for an actress saying antisemitic things is actress Melissa Barrera, who was fired from "Scream VII." This editor had never heard of Barrera before, but more than 1,300 actors and artists have signed a letter condemning Barrera's censorship.
More than 1,300 actors and artists have signed a letter condemning what they call censorship against speaking out on Palestine, citing the recent firing of Scream VII star Melissa Barrera. https://t.co/NGLDUSI9Sq pic.twitter.com/Gbh5Pce33k
— IGN (@IGN) November 30, 2023
Gaming site IGN has the story (and also turned off comments):
More than 1,300 actors and artists have signed a letter condemning what they call censorship against speaking out on Palestine, with the recent firing of Scream VII star Melissa Barrera cited among the incidents.
The letter was published by Artists for Palestine UK on Thursday. Among the signees are Oscar-winner Olivia Colman, Harriet Walter (Succession, Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education), Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls), Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Youssef Kerkour (Napoleon), Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls, Bridgerton), Lolly Adefope (Ghosts), and Emma Seligman (director, Bottoms).
The letter, addressed to the "arts and culture sector," accuses "many cultural institutions in Western countries" of "systematically repressing, silencing and stigmatising Palestinian voices and perspectives."
"This includes targeting and threatening the livelihoods of artists and arts workers who express solidarity with Palestinians, as well as cancelling performances, screenings, talks, exhibitions and book launches," it goes on.
Welcome to being a conservative in Hollywood (or on a college campus). This editor honestly doesn't recognize a single name above; those were the biggest IGN could pull from 1,300.
The production company released a statement saying, "We have zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust distortion or anything that flagrantly crosses the line into hate speech."
Everyone who signed this letter would have your head on a spike for misusing a pronoun https://t.co/z1tiylSzDg
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) December 1, 2023
The story about censorship has replies closed. Of course. Of course
— Kyle Beckley (@Kyle_Beckley) December 1, 2023
The tweet is locked down too.
I have a message for all of them pic.twitter.com/NPWixRh86E
— Six Fiftyfive (@six_fiftyfive) December 2, 2023
It's not censorship. No one is saying she can't say that just that there are consequences if she does.
— Larry Farlow (@LarryFarlow) December 2, 2023
And these people aren't being cancelled for being pro-Palestine. It's a lie. They're being cancelled for being antisemitic.
— Clarbg (@Claireg99319522) December 1, 2023
They were so censored that they were able to draft a letter condemning the censoring
— Orange Man BadAss (@SonGandalf) December 1, 2023
Never heard of a single one of them
— Len Trexler (@LenTrexler) December 1, 2023
Can we censor ALL actors from talking outside the screen? This would increase their artistic value tremendously.
— Michael Oz (@oz_michael) December 2, 2023
So it's not fun when cancel culture suddenly backfires at you?
— Denis 🇮🇱 (@den_laefar) December 2, 2023
Remember how Rosanne got cancelled?
— Time Traveller (@timeisweird) December 2, 2023
Remember how Gina Carano got canceled? Where was the letter then?
Why dont they just go back on strike?
— ★Gerilenn★ (@Gerilenn) December 2, 2023
Why couldn't this have been a "good" war where they invited Volodymyr Zelenskyy to speak at the Oscars?
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