Posted on 02/10/2021 7:59:57 PM PST by EdnaMode
Gina Carano is “not currently employed by Lucasfilm,” the company said in a statement Wednesday after controversy erupted over “The Mandalorian” star’s social media posts.
“Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” a Lucasfilm spokesperson said in a statement. “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
Carano shared several offensive posts on her Instagram stories Tuesday night, including one that likened contemporary political differences to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany.
“Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors…even by children,” Carano wrote Instagram. “Because history is edited, most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views.” The post originated on a different Instagram account.
In another post, Carano shared a photo of a person wearing multiple cloth masks with the caption, “Meanwhile in California…”
Both posts were gone from Carano’s Instagram by mid-day Wednesday. Other posts, including one in which Carano wrote “Jeff Epstein didn’t kill himself,” remained.
The hashtag #FireGinaCarano began circulating on Twitter Wednesday in response to her posts. Many users tagged Lucasfilm and corporate parent Disney in their posts.
Carano is no stranger to controversy on social media. In November she was criticized for mocking people who specify preferred pronouns when she updated her Twitter bio with “beep/bop/boop,” which she later removed.
In December, Lucasfilm announced “Rangers of the New Republic,” a direct spinoff of “The Mandalorian” that seemed to suggest a path for her character Cara Dune, a former Rebel trooper who had become a Marshall for the New Republic on the show. Lucasfilm has not yet announced a cast for the new show, however.
Thanks Randall. I had no idea what she looks like. I’d hit that in a heartbeat.
Common sense is now offensive, apparently. LOL.
Mine are es/ad
It was a suggestion.
I have no idea what is on television in the Philippines, as I have never been there.
Personally, I can't stand any of the drivel that's on American TV. My husband likes a couple of shows, and they drive me crazy because every single episode is propaganda. The propaganda is woven into the story lines in a way that people miss it, which is even more dangerous because that means people are consuming those ideas without any critical examination.
The K-dramas, on the other hand, contain no propaganda that I can discern, and I find them just fun to watch. When I went to Korea a few years ago, every tour guide recommended them...I'm glad I finally have the time to watch them.
I've found that while the special effects are pretty good, the stories really sort of suck, and the characters really aren't very interesting.
Mark
She dared to say "Conservatives are being treated like the victims of the NAZIs," rather than saying that "Conservatives are NAZIs."
Thank you ADL, you bunch of leftist, DNC trash.
Mark
Cancel culture is awful.
Gina Carano was fired because she’s a conservative. No other reason.
Yes, they have been trying to get her fired for months in various campaigns. One when she wouldn’t put “pronouns” in her profile, one when she simply joined Parler, and maybe some other ones related to criticizing mask mandates and other things. Most of her posts, just like this one that became an issue here, were just making the point that she didn’t deserve to be attacked for her opinions and that we should all be able to freely discuss our political opinions without hating or attacking each other. What her message ended up proving is that her message of tolerance in political debates fell on completely deaf ears. Lucasfilm’s characterization of her posts is the worst part of all. Their statement to the press is false, defamatory and she should sue them over it.
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