As you know, "Mandalorian" star Gina Carano was fired from the show over her "problematic" tweets. Back in February, Carano filed a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm with the backing of X owner Elon Musk. Co-star Pedro Pascal reportedly tried to "save" Carano from herself, urging her to tweet a hashtag like #transrights.
I've never seen "The Mandalorian" or any of the Star Wars shows on Disney Plus. But I remember covering the tweet that was the straw that broke the camel's back. As The Hollywood Reporter reported:
"The final straw came with a meme she stumbled across and reposted to Instagram Stories and to Fleets (Twitter’s version of Stories) on Feb. 10, 2021," [Seth] Abramovitch reports. "It featured a photo of a terrified Jewish woman being chased by a boy holding a bat during the Holocaust. 'How is this any different from hating someone for their political views?' the accompanying caption asked."
Yes, THAT was the tweet that got her fired. That, and putting "boop/bop/beep" as the pronouns in her Twitter bio. Disney was nervous that Carano was moving into Nazi territory (even though she was warning against it).
Now, Marvel's Mark Ruffalo is venturing into Nazi territory:
… Just for the record. History is repeating itself https://t.co/Vyenq0eFsg
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) July 2, 2024
Isn't that just as problematic?
So @Disney / @MarvelStudios - does this mean Ruffalo will never be in another Disney production and gets his career torpedoed too, or is that a special treatment you reserve for women who won’t toe the line? Asking for a friend. pic.twitter.com/Y4EbCXN1Oa
— BostonWriter (@bostonwriter) July 3, 2024
The answer is no, nothing will happen to Ruffalo. He won't get a warning about his X posts.
Let's come down to it. Professed leftist celebrities like @MarkRuffalo get all the breaks no matter how cringe they are. Conservative celebrities not so much. Identity politics, Baby.
— Jonathan Cyfer (@jonathancyfer) July 3, 2024
They only treat conservative women this way
— Himself (@RealBond7) July 3, 2024
Yep… @ginacarano You should add this to your unlawful termination lawsuit.
— rdohnet (@rdohnethook) July 3, 2024
This is by far worse and more disgusting than what @ginacarano posted
— Fufu (@fouadity) July 3, 2024
@ginacarano, you probably want to follow this post by @MarkRuffalo to see what happens, and if he is not fired like you were, it could greatly benefit your case against Disney.
— DJ White (@dwhite0279) July 3, 2024
Carano was warning against America turning into Nazi Germany, with neighbors turning in neighbors. But hers was a tweet too far. This is by far not the most political Ruffalo has gotten on his Twitter feed. Ruffalo warns against America turning into Nazi Germany and … crickets.
The best thing Disney could do in their @ginacarano lawsuit would be to publicly fire @MarkRuffalo immediately while also putting out a statement about his terrible character. They could then go to trial and likely win.
— Matthew C. (@MattLovesVinyl) July 3, 2024
They won't do that though. The Woke get different rules.
This is exactly the kind of crazy nonsense Disney probably wants and expects.
— Steve Boston (@huskyjayhawk) July 3, 2024
There are different rules. It couldn't be more obvious.
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