Reputator Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 https://deadline.com/2018/07/james-gunn-fired-guardians-of-the-galaxy-disney-offensive-tweets-1202430392/ Because ten years ago he was an internet troll and made off-color jokes about pedophilia and rape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Disney stands by their employees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 And apologized 6 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Wow. Were they cried and tasteless? Yes. Have we ALL made jokes like them? Yes. Does he believe in rape and all that? No. We are living in the age of no humour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Wow. Were they cried and tasteless? Yes. Have we ALL made jokes like them? Yes. Does he believe in rape and all that? No. We are living in the age of no humour. I would've sacked an employee who did something similar without a second thought, especially if I'm an executive in a company with a "family-friendly" image. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I hope they don’t accidentally discover that Robert Downey Jr had a problem with drugs. In all seriousness, in a world where Donald Trump’s Twitter history allowed him to run for President, no one’s Twitter history should be scrutinized, unless those posts were made today. And especially if they’re unearthed by the guy who came up with Pizzagate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePi Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Gary Whitta scrubbed his negative Star Wars posts from NeoGAF back when he was first brought on to help write Rogue One. People in prominent positions should probably go through their social media and clean out things they don't want people seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 22 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: I would've sacked an employee who did something similar without a second thought, especially if I'm an executive in a company with a "family-friendly" image. The company founded by a noted anti-woman, anti-semitic, and anti-black man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 The first Guardians of the Galaxy movie has a “I jizzed all over the walls of my spaceship” joke. Family friendly my ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 31 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: The company founded by a noted anti-woman, anti-semitic, and anti-black man? Yes, that same company who has also drawn flack for making Star Wars less male and less white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 43 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: I would've sacked an employee who did something similar without a second thought, especially if I'm an executive in a company with a "family-friendly" image. That's just it though, isn't it? No one in such positions puts in any second thoughts. That's incredibly disingenuous. It's ridiculous that he shouldn't be allowed to live it down. There's no consideration for who he is now or his track record as a successful filmmaker. I'm glad many people are more outraged at Disney than Gunn, and I hope that continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, Reputator said: That's just it though, isn't it? No one in such positions puts in any second thoughts. That's incredibly disingenuous. It's ridiculous that he shouldn't be allowed to live it down. There's no consideration for who he is now or his track record as a successful filmmaker. I'm glad many people are more outraged at Disney than Gunn, and I hope that continues. I can easily put myself in the position of a Disney executive who just endured the Roseanne debacle and going "fire first, reflect later". It's as simple as that unfortunately from a corporate perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 James Gunn, despite being my favorite filmmaker at Marvel, does not matter to the success of the MCU. He’s not worth ANY hassle to Disney, even theoretical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 The real question is, will his brother still have a job in the third movie? And it's hard for me to feel bad for someone who gets fired for tweeting dumb shit... you did that to yourself. plus his "jokes" weren't funny. Just stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 But again, they were from a decade ago, before they hired him. And again, Trump has said just as vile shit in his Twitter feed before he ran for President. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 13 minutes ago, MarSolo said: But again, they were from a decade ago, before they hired him. The storm is brewing NOW. He was hired in 2012, to say the social media landscape has changed just since then is an understatement. It’s been weaponized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Just now, sblfilms said: The storm is brewing NOW. He was hired in 2012, to say the social media landscape has changed just since the is an understatement. It’s been weaponized. Weaponized by a guy who claimed children were being held as sex slaves in the basement of a pizza shop by Hillary Clinton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, MarSolo said: Weaponized by a guy who claimed children were being held as sex slaves in the basement of a pizza shop by Hillary Clinton. No, by society as a whole. It’s the downfall of many, and the gathering point for the angry mob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Again he apologized for them 6 years ago. Disney has known. They gave into Nazi conspiracy theorists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Just now, Firewithin said: Again he apologized for them 6 years ago. Disney has known. They gave into Nazi conspiracy theorists It was a classic non-apology apology. “I’m sorry if what I said hurt somebody” is like PR 101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 bob iger’s new boss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 1 hour ago, RedSoxFan9 said: bob iger’s new boss Is that an actual tweet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Jason said: Is that an actual tweet? I believe it’s deleted now but it wasn’t a one off https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/mike-cernovich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I got banned for a "Pedophilialike comment" at IGN a long time ago but you still love me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 8 hours ago, Jason said: Is that an actual tweet? here are some gems from the guy disney caved too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 6 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: I got banned for a "Pedophilialike comment" at IGN a long time ago but you still love me! Making alot of assumptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Making alot of assumptions. Well... @mudads loves me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Everyone's an idiot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 twitter is terrified of conservatives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazatron Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 WTF does it matter who it comes from as long as it is true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 50 minutes ago, Amazatron said: WTF does it matter who it comes from as long as it is true? It's true a bad joke was made? Yeah I guess. ?♀️ A dude saying worse things just to get people fired, who cares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 So someone doing satire of a subject got called out by someone who actually believes what he is writing? I mean if I was a Disney executive I would do the same thing and fire him still, but lol this world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Disney should hire Gunn back considering the source of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 The source is still Gunn tho, not the dude who pointed it out. It’s still kinda whatever, but I would prob do the same. Don’t sorry, they will never hire that guy either. Also don’t stay stupid shit on social media if you want to work in a public sector. The only slightly annoying part about this is was obviously making fun of people who held those views and someone who held those views called him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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