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02-11-2021, 05:57 PM | #25231 |
Iron Grenadier
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No, you’re inserting hyperbole into her comments.
Holocaust was not brought up - the government and people of Nazi era Germany was. Masks were not addressed - the climate of political discourse in our society was. She drew a parallel to make the point that it’s wrong to hate / bully / harass people based on the fact that they believe differently than you. That’s something I agree with. I hope you do too. If you are referencing this one specific tweet, then you are 100% correct that masks were not brought up. The conversation was about all of the things that ended up getting her fired. She did bring up masks, how the virus is a hoax, that left leaning people wear masks over their eyes, etc, etc, etc, in many other tweets and that was my point. Last edited by PFC Hudson; 02-11-2021 at 06:05 PM.. |
02-11-2021, 06:09 PM | #25232 |
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Here is the quote as I read it:
“Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors.... even by children." The actor continued to say, “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?” I can’t speak to her other posts, but I don’t think that’s a crazy or offensive statement. She drew a parallel from history on how you can arrive at a terrible point from where we are now. It’s not a safe time in our culture to have unpopular beliefs or opinions. We used to be able to respectfully disagree. I valued people of different convictions challenging mine - sometimes helping me to learn, sometimes affirming why I believe differently. We aren’t there anymore. |
02-11-2021, 06:38 PM | #25233 |
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#GinadidNOTHINGwrong
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02-11-2021, 06:39 PM | #25234 |
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#coolstorybro
# I’ll just stick to talking about Star Wars action figures in this thread going forward. If someone starts a thread about Gina specifically, I’ll add my two cents there. Let’s not sully this glorious thread further. Last edited by PFC Hudson; 02-11-2021 at 06:45 PM.. |
02-11-2021, 06:44 PM | #25235 |
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Disney can hire or fire who they want. But I think getting fired based on a fundamental misunderstanding of what a comment (of which she was not the originator) means sets a poor precedent, especially since it’sa standard that will not be upheld consistently. Some one saying that she feels bullied and the response being to say fuck you I hope you get fired isn’ta particularly mature or valid reaction, regardless of political inclinations. Frankly, it’s pretty childish.
But it’s literally never a good idea to invoke the Holocaust. Or slavery, for that matter.
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02-11-2021, 06:51 PM | #25236 |
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I was watching some toy reviews today and realized that I don’t have a Tauntaun in my collection. I missed out on the 2012 TCV version. I hope they reissue that. It’s going for a bit more money than I would like on eBay.
They also need to do an updated TIE Advanced. |
02-11-2021, 07:05 PM | #25237 |
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Folks seem to think that she was fired over one tweet, she was not. It was a collection of tweets that took place over multiple months, covering a variety of issues. The most recent tweet was just a straw that broke the camel's back.
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02-11-2021, 07:44 PM | #25238 |
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Maybe, maybe not. I think that is speculative, even if a reasonable assertion. (Unless you know something specifically - I know the mouse is nearby). But Holocaust comparisons are never in good taste- and either way, I think this one alone would have had the same results regardless of her history.
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02-11-2021, 09:45 PM | #25239 |
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I think maybe she was fired earlier due the numerous previous issues, but Disney was going to try and let her fade away (Hence the, "She doesn't work here", not "She has been let go.")
But then she went full Holocaust comparison and they had no choice but to respond. |
02-11-2021, 09:54 PM | #25240 |
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I think she will be back in a month or so. Disney will let it die down and then bring her back. Disney isn't the type of company to really give a crap unless it messes with their bottom line and then they pretend they do. If they see dollar signs they will bring her back.
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