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   "David" wrote:   
   > http://bernardgoldberg.com/how-long-can-hollywood-ignore-joss-whedons-hate/   
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   > By CHRISTIAN TOTO April 28, 2017 3 Comments   
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   > When Michael Richards screamed the N-word at a black comedy club patron   
   > his career came screeching to a halt.   
   >   
   > It never truly recovered.   
   >   
   > “Grey’s Anatomy’s” Isaiah Washington’s career collapsed after he   
   slammed   
   > a gay colleague as a “faggot” twice in public.   
   >   
   > “After the incident at the Golden Globes, everything just fell apart,” he   
   > said. “I lost everything. I couldn’t afford to have an agent. I   
   couldn’t   
   > afford to have a publicist. I couldn’t afford to continue.”   
   >   
   > Mel Gibson’s well-publicized rant against Jews sent him into Hollywood   
   > purgatory. He only recently emerged with the Oscar-nominated “Hacksaw   
   Ridge.”   
   >   
   > What about Joss Whedon?   
   >   
   > The talented mind behind “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and two   
   “Avengers”   
   > hits has been a one-stop hate machine since Election Day. While many   
   > stars have been venting on social media about President Donald Trump,   
   > he’s gone a few steps further.   
   >   
   > Whedon Tweeted about wanting Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to get fucked   
   > by a rhino to death.   
   >   
   > Whedon slammed Oscar winner Nicole Kidman for saying something gracious   
   > about the country’s new president by issuing a tweet that mocked her   
   physical appearance.   
   >   
   > The director compared Ivanka Trump to a breed of dog.   
   >   
   > Whedon warned that, under the Trump administration, gay people would soon   
   > be rounded up and killed as is allegedly happening in Chechnya.   
   >   
   > In a way, those hateful statements were the warm-up to this week’s main   
   > event. In a single Tweet Whedon not only mocked teen cancer patients he   
   > shamed their physical appearance.   
   >   
   > Whedon turned the following Tweet from Speaker Ryan, featuring him   
   > talking to several young cancer survivors, into a ghastly joke.   
   >   
   > Paul Ryan ✔ @SpeakerRyan   
   > "Advocacy is not limited to adults. These Wisconsin teens shared   
   > some powerful stories with me about their fight against childhood cancer."   
   > 5:43 PM - 27 Apr 2017 · Washington, DC   
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   >   
   > Whedon’s take?   
   >   
   > "Tonight on White House wife hunt. Donny makes host P. Ryan give 2 more   
   > contestants the ‘Not a 10’ card" — 4:50 pm April 27   
   >   
   > Whedon left the Tweet up for several hours while shocked social media   
   > users, both liberal and conservative, blasted him.The director eventually   
   > took the Tweet down and offered an apology that couldn’t be charitably be   
   > described as half-hearted.   
   >   
   >   
   > Joss Whedon ✔ @joss   
   > "So I tweeted something that inadvertently offended everyone except the   
   > people I was trying to offend. I'm sorry. I'll be quiet for a bit."   
   > 11:12 PM - 27 Apr 2017   
   >   
   > Remember, this is the same celebrity who admitted to being “broken”   
   > following Trump’s election.   
   >   
   > One reason Whedon may get away with all of this is simple. He’s not just   
   > a liberal but one who actively fights against the GOP. His “Save the Day”   
   > videos rallied stars to shove flailing candidate Hillary Clinton over the   
   > finish line last year.   
   >   
   > The media also is playing its part to protect Whedon.   
   >   
   > How?   
   >   
   > By ignoring or downplaying his most outrageous statements. Most   
   > entertainment outlets ignored Whedon’s unhinged comments about Ryan. They   
   > did the same with his Trump prediction. Today, those very same news   
   > sources haven’t written about Whedon’s odious Trump targeting   
   cancer-stricken teens. Yet.   
   >   
   > Give a dollop of credit to Buzzfeed for being one of the only   
   > non-conservative sites to report on Whedon’s cruel cancer tweet.   
   >   
   > It’s hard for Hollywood to work up anger against one of its own if it   
   > doesn’t know what’s happening in the first place.   
   >   
   > The irony here is that Whedon considers himself as woke as any celebrity.   
   > And he’s in talks to direct a “Batgirl” movie. Will audiences who know   
   > about his misogynistic Tweets scramble to see a Whedon “Batgirl?” Can   
   > Social Justice Warrior swallow Whedon’s serial attacks on famous women in   
   > order to see one of the rare superhero movies featuring a female lead?   
   >   
   > Or will movie studios look at his record of success, swallow hard, and   
   > hope his future Twitter outbursts don’t derail the project.   
   >   
   > [As Paul Harvey used to say, "Quote without comment."]   
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   >   
   > David   
      
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