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Quote:Originally Posted by Themaxx35 In today’s corporate environment he got exactly what he deserved. I wouldn’t be surprised if his contract stated his behavior on social media is a fire able offense, regardless of when the comments were made. My contract for my employer states as much and I must get trained on it too every year. Heck, I get monthly reports on whether my behavior is up to snuff. If James Gunn never works again I won’t feel bad. He made his bed and must now lie in it. |
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 It was a one trick pony show but always hilarious.
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| his only crime is saying what he said in an arena that can be accessed at any time. he could have (and probably also did) said these exact same things in casual conversation and there'd be zero fallout for him. | ||
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| Doesn’t matter @GAC. The employer is in the right plain and simple. | ||
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It was a one trick pony show but always hilarious.
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| @cawummel of course Disney is in the right. They have no choice but to fire him. Its just too bad that this is the world we live in today where they have to do that for something he said 10 years ago. | ||
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| Yes, it’s a shame that they fired a guy who made several tweets about doing horrible things to children. What a rotten society we live in. I mean, those dozens of tweets were just jokes right? |
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| Guy needed to be fired. If for no other reason, than writing the worst jokes in the history of joke writing. Or, they weren't jokes. In which case, he needed to be fired. So, either way. |
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| Try telling some pedophile jokes on this site, and let's see what happens. Better yet, don't. |
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 I'll probably wake up constipated.
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| Accountability! Our actions and words follow us whether it was yesterday or 10 years ago. |
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| @conditionfreak sure... in today's climate you can't even fart in the wrong direction without someone getting bent out of shape. It just goes to show how everyone is all hell bent and, quite frankly, stupid. I think everyone is stupid. I'm not approving his actions. His tweets were tasteless and garbage. Does Disney have to fire him? Sure... they can do whatever they want to preserve their image... But if everyone is going to get so bent out of shape and hate on Gunn, then to hell you go, hypocrites. I call out anyone that hasn't said 1 inappropriate, stupid remark. Gunn was stupid to paste it in a forum that lasts forever. Doesn't mean he should receive forever hatred for it. Give me a break. Stupid Hypocrites |
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| @DJC_II that is a big jump to call everyone hypocrites when you don’t know their individual beliefs or feelings. | ||
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| @cawummel I don't think it's a stretch whatsoever In fact, you show me 1 person that's been a saint their entire lives, and I'll show you a liar |
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I'll probably wake up constipated.
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Quote:Originally Posted by DJC_II Are you the exception? |
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DJC_II private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Pre_Coder of course not. As Yoda said in The Last Jedi, failure is the greatest teacher of all |
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It was a one trick pony show but always hilarious.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Logan510 those jokes/tweets are tasteless, crass and offensive but until we have evidence to the contrary they're exactly just that, jokes. jokes/tweets made a decade ago. we live in an age where an accusation is equal to guilt. thats the sad part. Does Disney have the right to fire him? 100%! should they have fired him? in today's climate? 100%! Have we ALL said tasteless, offensive and crass jokes in our lifetime? 100%! Were most of us smart/lucky enough not to broadcast it over the internet? 100%! there's no crime here. theres offensive language/dialogue. there's poor judgement for writing these offensive jokes for the world to see forever, but theres no crime. |
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| Forgot we're talking Disney. Yeah. His career was toast. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by DJC_II Does it hurt talking out of both sides of your mouth? |
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| His last crass joke was over 10 years ago. Here’s his response to this The jokes were tweeted around the time he made the movie “Super” (dark comedy) and “James Gunns PG Porn” "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. 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. In the past, I have apologized for humor of mine that hurt people. I truly felt sorry and meant every word of my apologies. 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. 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." |
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It was a one trick pony show but always hilarious.
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| This thread should probably be locked. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Logan510 Oh please. You're just a child. Noted. Thanks for coming out. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by shrewbeer People are almost always regretful when they're called out on something they've done. At the very least, he's a moron. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by DJC_II I'm not the one quoting a Star Wars character  |
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| Those tweets were awful. It almost was as if he were hacked or something. Who actually talks like that in public, or on a public social media account? Why wasn't that scrubbed the second Disney hired him? Weird. Feels like a smear campaign. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Logan510 Just because it's in a movie doesn't make it any less true. That just goes to show how narrow and simple minded you are. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by kaptainmyke clickable text Hacked? No. He has acknowledged the tweets were his as an effort to be "provocative" in the past. Smear campaign? Sort of. As the linked article mentions, he has been critical of Trump and drew the ire of "right-wing bloggers" who appear to have searched out and re-circulated these old tweets. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by shrewbeer I'm glad he owned this and didn't make excuses and didn't claim he was hacked, etc. etc. I'm so tired of people who get caught in some misdeed and blame everyone else and won't take responsibility until it's plain they are at fault. I don't like or defend anything he says in these tweets, but I at least respect him standing up and admitting he said these things. You can do or say anything you want, you just have to be prepared for the consequences of those actions. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by DJC_II Irony <3 |
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This is the guy who started the campaign against Gunn. Maybe he should get fired himself |
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| Fired from what? As I understand it, he is self employed. I think people are losing sight of what this is about. It is about Disney and it's reputation/interests. Disney can hire and fire anyone it seems fit to do so, in their own self interest. I would have fired this guy also, if I owned Disney and this came into the public domain. Share Holders and the bottom line come first. I can't believe so many people are angry or upset by this guys firing. Why? Is he irreplaceable? Is he being railroaded for something he didn't do? Have the Russians infiltrated Hollywood and Disney? Like others have said. Do what you want in life. But be prepared to suffer the consequences of your actions. These tweets were stupid. There are mistakes, and then there are stupid and outrageous mistakes. Someone splain to me why this firing would upset anyone except Mr. Gunn. (and yes I know how to spell explain) |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Logan510 This is where we can agree. You get hired by DISNEY, you scrub the hell out of yourself and lock any skeletons away where nobody can find them. Now if he did that, and the guy who ousted him was holding them for a rainy day, then f that guy as well |
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Quote:Originally Posted by conditionfreak From what I can see Gunn has accepted it as a learning experience. The issue is that who gets fired and who doesn't is so arbitrary with the public being the jury and on top you have people with moral standards who turns out not being so moral after all |
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