I don’t watch the show, and I cancelled Disney+/Hulu. That being said, I’m just stoked that Trump is going to be so mad.
I might watch just to boost the numbers that he hates so much
Why would trump be mad? This proves that we’re living in an atmosphere where he can do whatever he wants, and only a massive response can do anything to stop him.
This means that while he won’t get away with censoring Kimmel, he will get away with censoring many, many others that do not have the support Kimmel has.
It’s genuinely mob rule.
Why would trump be mad?
It proves his power isn’t absolute, so I can see him requiring a huge dose of
(Although, according to RFK Jr and his voice that ressembles a garbage disposal and his face that looks like a microwaved Mel Gibson, that could cause autism).
Microwaved Mel Gibson is fucking perfect.
I’m more excited to see what comes out of this than what Jimmy Kimmel does.
Dont care, fuck ABC.
Yeah I think we’re done. Even Dad has stopped watching ABC News in the evenings.
what… uh, news does he watch now then?
Until the board & Iger are tossed, I’m still not going to give you assholes, or your advertisers, any more money.
It’s not Disney’s fault, really. It’s Sinclair and Nexstar, the affiliate networks. They’re the ones that could have pushed back without drastic financial consequences, and they’re the ones that pressured ABC to can the show.
Disney management has a fiduciary responsibility they cannot ignore. They handled this as well as they could (and likely raised hell behind closed doors).
Put your ire where it belongs: the fascists and their supporters, not the businesses trying to survive this hellscape without breaking laws
There are LOTS of reasons to hate Disney and their management but this isn’t one of them IMO
Disney management has a fiduciary responsibility
I’m so sick of this braindead god-damned cop out. A fascist authoritarian has seized power. If your FiDuCiArY rEsPoNsIbIlItY necessitates absconding moral and ethical responsibilities, let the stupid company burn. Sacrifices must be made to achieve and maintain self governance.
I mean, I personally agree with the sentiment, but I’m not naive enough to think that’s the argument we should be having right now. We can tackle “should businesses be expected to self-immolate for the sake of morality” once the fascists are fucking gone.
Like, they did exactly what they were supposed to do here and managed the fucking crisis then got him back on the air ASAP. But people are pissed at Disney for playing the fucking game instead of at Sinclair and Nexstar, because Disney is a more visible target. It’s myopic and pointless.
If Sinclair owns one of many local affiliates in your area and they own all networks across the country call that local network’s advertisers up and let him know that you’re not going to buy their products.
Yup! Been doing this and got Nexstar too
I don’t watch Kimmel. Nothing particularly against him I’m just not that into late night shows. But the real test here will be whether he’s been gagged from specific topics and people.
None of this, not one iota, is about what we watch. I see person after person commenting “I don’t watch Kimmel, but…”
Frankly, it could have been censorship of a right wing show like Charlie Kirk and our response should be the same.
It’s not about our preferences. It’s about Freedom of Speech and the articles in the Bill of Rights.
Which is literally why I mentioned there is a real test here.
But you started with “I don’t watch Kimmel.” That is entirely irrelevant in this test.
I am not trying tobe difficult, but so many things online get turned into personal issues reflexively. This one is so huge that to minimize it to preference is to miss the point.
I get that’s not what you may be doing, however, the core institutions important to this country’s identity are right now being dismantled. It’s not about our preferences.
I am pretty sure they mentioned they don’t watch just to emphasize that it matters either way.
Did you read the entirety of what you replied to?
Yep. You explained to them, in a scolding manner, a point that they themselves already made. So I think if anyone didn’t read here, it’s you.
I suspect we’ll find out in his opening monologue.
My bet, he treats it like a victory lap, does a few innocuous jabs at “both sides”, drops one really sharp line seemingly off script, and then continues the show as if nothing happened. He will make fun of how awkward Trump was at the Kirk memorial, and make no mention of racism, bigotry, or fascism because that’s the deal they made.
And I can’t say I blame him. The gun isn’t to his head. It’s pointed at all of the people who work on the show and don’t have the political freedom that comes with being extremely rich.
The most reasonable take here honestly
If he doesn’t come out swinging by mentioning front-and-center how the president and corporation colluded to have him censored, then he still lost.
Still not paying for Disney+ ever again.
Good. You can always use free streaming sites.
The damage has been done.
Anyone who resubscribes because of this is an absolute tool.
Ugh. I have a free sub through my internet. Can I cancel that somehow?
Guess you just have to cancel your whole Internet then, aw shucks
Jimmy Kimmel needs to do a solid 15 minutes of nothing but Charlie Kirk material when he returns
He needs to bash cowardly media executives for the entire segment and then quit at the end, after encouraging people to keep boycotting.
“We didn’t know you’d be this mad”
I’ll be deeply disappointed if Kimmel apologizes for anything.
I hope he doubles down and calls all these fuckers out for the corruption happening
A reminder of what Kimmel was fired for. He showed trump completely not care about kirk’s death.
Starts at about 2 minutes.
Video of monologue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j3YdxNSzTk
He really ought to work a quick cut of that clip into his new monologue. He doesn’t have to be talking about Charlie, just something about the latest announcement from Trump, run the clip, oops, that’s still in the machine from when they axed me last week, here’s the new one, something about autism.
Fuck disney still tho
LET’S GO JIMMY
Yeah, awesome, amazing. I’m so stoked. Really … No, I love the man show guy, and late night TV is so relevant. But… I’ll leave Disney+ cancelled. I’m not really into the whole capitulation to fascism thing. It just kinda seems like Disney only cares about the bottom line, money. Thanks, and fuck you Mickey. It’s weird that you own pluto when you are best friends with goofy. Totally fucked up. They are both dogs.
I’m glad someone is talking about the real issues
This is how capitalism works… it’s about the dollar you make today, not tomorrow or the next… it hurt the dollars they made, so they had to respond… nothing more nothing less…
Are they really both dogs though, I mean one of them is fully anthropomorphised, walks on two legs, talks, etc, while the other is more like just a normal dog. Seems like different species to me.
At this point I am done with Disney. There is not much they can do to get me back.
[side-eyeing the Mandalorian and Grogu poster, sweating]
Yarrrrr me to matey …but not sweating so much. Just torrenting
TACO Tuesday!
hope he comes on, says fuck abc and quits and leaves the stage. he won’t though because he is a literal part of the problem.
In what way is he a part of what problem?
