Posted on 01/14/2018 12:11:33 PM PST by Altura Ct.
The lead promoter and founder of East Coast Comicon, Cliff Galbraith, bragged on social media about banning Christian conservative actor Kevin Sorbo from the upcoming geek convention in New Jersey because of the actor’s friendship with Sean Hannity.
“I turned down Kevin Sorbo for East Coast Comicon,” organizer Galbraith wrote on Facebook over the weekend. “He’s pals with Sean Hannity. Just can’t do it.”
As with video games, YA literature, and tech, the comic book and nerd culture convention circuit has become progressively left-leaning over the past few years–and East Coast Comicon is no exception. Its founder, Cliff Galbraith, advertised last year’s event with a comic art poster featuring the Statue of Liberty wrapped in terms like “homophobia,” “misogyny,” “racism,” “xenophobia,” “voter suppression,” and more–as highlighted by YouTuber Reality Talk Reviews.
The comic convention isn’t small fries. In 2017, Galbraith managed to sign actor Danny Trejo and high-profile comic book talent from Marvel Comics.
Galbraith’s post announcing his intent to deny Sorbo a spot at the event received multiple replies urging him to ban other right-wing celebrities, with one linking to an IMDB list of “Racist or Right wing stars to AVOID ( if you are a liberal like myself)” [sic]. The list, which features Sorbo at the top, also includes legendary actors Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, James Woods and Jon Voight, and 80’s action hero Chuck Norris.
Many people in the replies–friends and associates of Galbraith, who posts publicly on Twitter–cheered on the decision to blacklist the actor from the event.
Kevin Sorbo earned his nerd cred in the ’90s when he starred as Hercules in “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” alongside Michael Hurst. Years after “Hercules,” Sorbo starred as the main character in the sci-fi drama series “Andromeda.” More recently, the actor has appeared in guest roles in the CW series Supergirl.
Sorbo has been a well-liked figure at geek conventions throughout the United States, but like “Firefly” and “The Last Ship” star Adam Baldwin, Sorbo now suffers from exclusion simply because of heightened enmity toward conservatives among the progressive left.
The actor previously expressed that his religious views caused Hollywood to limit his career.
“There’s a negativity towards Christians in Hollywood. And a negativity towards people who believe in God,” said Sorbo in a 2013 interview with Fox News.
Given East Coast Comicon’s treatment of the conservative Christian actor, Sorbo’s claims have merit.
And furries.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Why bother going? Why bother giving money to this fool comic con? Seems very toxic to free thought let alone science fiction.
next we ban superman because of history of “truth, justice, and the American way.”
I would not count out anything. The left is threatened by people with ability because they are not dependent on handouts from government. Remember how the Soviet Union used to accuse farmers, business owners and scientists of being enemies of the state and send them to the gulags to be worked to death. But the people with ability are mostly armed now and will make the left the ones to suffer mass losses the next time they try this idiocy.
Tolerance for all people we already agree with = you’re doing tolerance wrong.
If he were Jewish or Muslim or even Buddhist.... actually, Scientologist and Wiccan also ok.
They’re kinda boring anyway. Not enough anime.
next we ban superman because of history of “truth, justice, and the American way.”
IM NOT JOKING.
These leftists can ban all the Christians they want during their time here on earth. But what will they do when they themselves are banned once their time is up?
Sorry, I’m not big on comics; it was 7 years ago Superman denounced his citizenship.
http://comicsalliance.com/superman-renounces-us-citizenship/
...“Racist or Right wing stars to AVOID ( if you are a liberal like myself)” [sic]
He means a leftist like himself. There are few liberals any more. A liberal is always for freedom of speech for everyone. Freedom of assembly. It is only the left (and sadly some on the right) who refuses to tolerate differing opinions.
How far are they willing to go? Remember the FBI informant who was in the Weather Underground and he sat in on meetings where Bill Ayers and other leadership talked about the need to perhaps “liquidate” 25 million US citizens who might not willing follow their new regime. And that was back in 1970 when there were maybe only 200 million people. So they were willing to kill 1/8 of the US population. How far are they willing to go? Much further than most of us can imagine. Underneath their moral preening, they are not all that much different from Stalin or Mao in their sentiments.
If they would like to separate I would not fight to keep them. I would fight to retain our Constitution and true American values that they seem to despise.
Something tells me that within a decade they would be begging for us to take them back that’s when I would build the wall higher.
Sorbonne should attend... it’s a free country
Obama’s mentor spoke very convincingly about killing millions of other Americans. I have hopes and dreams that we can separate peacefully, but watching them and how they embrace violence that is one dream that will not come true.
How far the once good GI Joe comic has fallen.
The 80s ones with accompanying commercials were best.
I haven’t read a comic book in a couple of years at least.
Aren’t there any conservatives,prolifers,decent cartoonists who can create comics?????
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