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Lucasfilm Drops ‘Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Following Offensive Social Media Posts
Variety ^ | February 10, 2021 | Daniel Holloway

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.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society; TV/Movies
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To: a fool in paradise

Disney was better when Walt ran it straight down the line pure traditional American and squeaky clean.


41 posted on 02/10/2021 8:40:19 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: EdnaMode

So....what did she write that was “offensive”?


42 posted on 02/10/2021 8:41:00 PM PST by MAGA2017
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To: EdnaMode
Rules.


43 posted on 02/10/2021 8:42:05 PM PST by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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To: EdnaMode

So, apparently, pointing out the similarities between Nazi Germany and its lead-up to the wholesale slaughter of its own citizens and the current leftists who are becoming bolder in their violence and calls to eliminate their political rivals—apparently, this is intolerable.

But encouraging violence, canceling people who dare to succeed, etc., that’s all okay.


44 posted on 02/10/2021 8:42:47 PM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org)
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To: EdnaMode

and they fired her for her political beliefs...

proving her point


45 posted on 02/10/2021 8:43:46 PM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style )
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To: EdnaMode; 100American; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...
“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.”

Awww, her posts went over your head, didn't they, bless your heart!

PING!

46 posted on 02/10/2021 8:44:20 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: EdnaMode
That’s Disney Evil
47 posted on 02/10/2021 8:44:39 PM PST by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: EdnaMode
"Carano's posts were 100% true."

Absolutely!

Communist Purge Underway & Nothing Is Being Done About It!

48 posted on 02/10/2021 8:46:04 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Joe McCarthy now that we desperately need him sober?)
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To: Starcitizen
Looks like it’s time to call for a personal ban from all media and entertainment

Try K-dramas. Korean entertainment is blissfully un-PC. It's also picking up quite a worldwide fan base.

49 posted on 02/10/2021 8:47:01 PM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org)
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To: ocrp1982

Yep. How many Super Bowl threads were there?


50 posted on 02/10/2021 8:47:08 PM PST by Yogafist
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To: EdnaMode

Trumpsters are today’s Jews.


51 posted on 02/10/2021 8:47:19 PM PST by bray (Pray for fake President Biden)
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To: ocrp1982

I’m certainly not going to buy Disney-Butt after this.

FIRE HER FOR TELLING THE TRUTH!!!

Yeah, that’s the ticket.


52 posted on 02/10/2021 8:47:24 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: EdnaMode

Good for her! More balls than most GOP in Congress.


53 posted on 02/10/2021 8:53:11 PM PST by Huskrrrr (Pronouns? I need no stinkin pronouns.)
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To: ocrp1982
" When examining the reasons as a whole it primarily boils down to the fact it’s just too inconvenient. And, we wonder why we are as a group so damned ineffective. 75+ MILLION we can’t be bothered “Conservatives”."

Also the manner in which Germans acted... As long as the tyrants don't pee in your yard, quietly bitching suffices...

A Communist Purge Is Underway & Nothing Is Being Done About It!

They will be coming for all of us deplorables... No exceptions...

54 posted on 02/10/2021 8:55:31 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Joe McCarthy now that we desperately need him sober?)
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To: EdnaMode

Her biggest fans on YouTube are Geeks and Gamers, DDayCobra, and Drunk 3PO....


55 posted on 02/10/2021 8:59:48 PM PST by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism. )
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To: EdnaMode

Phuk baby yoda then.


56 posted on 02/10/2021 9:03:51 PM PST by NoLibZone (Any Guard in DC are traitors. I don't pray/hope for their safety.They passed the test and will shoot)
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To: EdnaMode

The truth is a revolutionary act and will get you fired. I look forward to my world without TV.


57 posted on 02/10/2021 9:04:17 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

He didn’t even like former Mouseketeer Annette doing bikini beach movies for another studio.

He’d have a heart attack these days seeing former Disney child stars taking the attitude they’ve got to do nudity and go slutty after “The Mouse” when they turn adults. That’s how you establish “cred”.


58 posted on 02/10/2021 9:05:55 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: Azeem
Until a non SJW publication provide verification, I’m callign BS.

Variety: Lucasfilm, UTA Drop ‘Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Following Offensive Social Media Posts

59 posted on 02/10/2021 9:09:03 PM PST by Yossarian
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To: EdnaMode

Guess what the Nazis did to anyone who pointed out their evil ways?
Yep, they cancelled them.

Way to go, LucasNazis!


60 posted on 02/10/2021 9:09:52 PM PST by TigersEye (Everyone knows)
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