...und eine weitere Karriere durch ein paar dämliche Witze zum Wanken gebracht. Zur Abwechslung wurde die Geschichte aber mal nicht von SJWs sondern wie früher üblich von der erzkonservativen Seite ins Rollen gebracht.
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James Gunn Fired From ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Franchise Over Offensive Tweets
James Gunn has been removed as director of the Guardians Of The Galaxy series after a batch of old social media dispatches were unearthed that touched on areas like pedophilia and rape. In the latest shocking #metoo development in the entertainment industry, Gunn was severed from the Marvel Comics Universe after a slew of social media posts he wrote before getting Guardians of the Galaxy surfaced. According to Fox News, they were posted because Gunn is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and the effort was to knock him down a few pegs.
Mission accomplished. Gunn has long been a provocateur who has drawn ire in the past for his unusual humor. Among the tweets that forced Disney and Marvel’s hand were: “I like when little boys touch me in my silly place.”
Another: “The best thing about being raped is when you’re done being raped and it’s like ‘whew this feels great, not being raped!’” There were others that made satirical comments about the 9/11 attack, AIDS and the Holocaust. We are waiting for comment by Disney.
Disney responded quickly and decisively: “The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James’ Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio’s values, and we have severed our business relationship with him,” said Alan Horn, Walt Disney Studios chairman, in a statement just released.
Here is Gunn defending the prior tweets, which were captured by Fox News before his Twitter feed was taken down.
1. Many people who have followed my career know when I started, I viewed myself as a provocateur, making movies and telling jokes that were outrageous and taboo. As I have discussed publicly many times, as I’ve developed as a person, so has my work and my humor.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) July 20, 2018
2. It’s not to say I’m better, but I am very, very different than I was a few years ago; today I try to root my work in love and connection and less in anger. My days saying something just because it’s shocking and trying to get a reaction are over.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) July 20, 2018
4. For the record, when I made these shocking jokes, I wasn’t living them out. I know this is a weird statement to make, and seems obvious, but, still, here I am, saying it.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) July 20, 2018
5. Anyway, that’s the completely honest truth: I used to make a lot of offensive jokes. I don’t anymore. I don’t blame my past self for this, but I like myself more and feel like a more full human being and creator today. Love you to you all.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) July 20, 2018
Das Guardians 3 Drehbuch hatte er wohl schon vollendet, aber ich fürchte, dass Disney den Namen in naher Zukunft nicht mal im kleingedruckten Bereich des Posters haben will und ein komplett neues Drehbuch ordert.
Tja, bleibt nur zu hoffen, dass er in ein paar Jahren wieder eine Chance bei einem Studio bekommt, das nicht ganz so viel Wert auf ihr verschissen scheinheiliges Familienimage legt wie Disney.
Wobei unter den Tweets zugegebenermaßen schon einige extreme Hämmer sind, die ich selbst als Freund des pechschwarzen Humors und schlechtes Geschmackes nicht mal im engsten Freundeskreis bringen würde. :lol: z.B. gute alte Klassiker, wie der über den Clown und den Jungen bei Nacht am Waldrand sind bereits eine delikate Sache, die nicht in die Öffentlichkeit und Tweets gehören, sondern höchstens in einem kleinen Kreis gebracht werden können, in dem jeder weiß, wie es gemeint ist. Wie Gunn dann sogar noch Sprüche aus der Ich-Perspektive eine Pädos zu schreiben, pulverisiert die Grauzone und wäre heutzutage für jedes Studio zu viel. Zur Not muss er halt zu seinen Troma-Wurzeln zurückkehren.