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— Pom Klementieff (@PomKlementieff) July 23, 2018

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Love to every single member of my GOTG family.

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Just to clarify, I'll speak more on this later but just wanted to make sure that was out there. Love to you all.

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Groucho

They knew what they were getting with Gunn as well. He had a past of hard "R" movies and got his start at Troma.

Obey The D

Cant' say I'm surprised by some of the comments in this thread. Someone makes jokes about fucking kids and gets fired, but hey, lets blame Trump. And people wonder why this site is going to shit.

fumanstan

Uh... I don't want to get too political about this myself, but that's because the individual drumming up all this dirt has a clear motive against individuals like Gunn who were very vocal about Trump. There's a reason why it's brought up.

RichC2

I'd normally agree but it fits this time. Dude makes crass jokes, apologizes, and six years later gets in trouble for them because his anti-Trump political comments triggered a vindictive alt-right Twitter Troll who brought them back to light.

I mean, there are a few angles you can read from that.

slop101

Not a lot of directors garner this much love and support from their cast.

dex14

I love @jamesgunn. He’s a loyal friend, super talented, passionate and kind. I wanted to say something, here it is: Dear @disney, I would hate for you to come off as hypocritical so I’m suggesting that you remove my voice from an attraction that’s coming to your park. It’s called WORLD OF COLOR - VILLAINOUS, and I reprise the role of Pain, a role I played in HERCULES. You see here’s the deal, years ago I made a lot of sarcastically shocking and offensive jokes. Many that I’m embarrassed about now, and I’d hate to make you guys look bad seeing that I’m openly critical of the president and his administration, and you seem to be taking your lead from some of his radical fringe supporters. I think James Woods may have recorded a voice for this new attraction, too. Why not check out some of his whacky past tweets?! They’re a hoot! For the record I do stand with survivors of sexual abuse and I was wondering if you guys are still making money off of your movie POWDER? Asking for a friend. Thanks, Bobcat

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Obey The D

You reap what you sow. He called out ABC to fire Barr and he had the same thing happen to him. I've been a fan of his since Tromeo & Juliet, so I know that he has a twisted sense of humor. Still, at least for me, making pedophile jokes repeatedly is pretty strange.

RichC2

Eh, he made a few and apologized for it some time ago. Disney did what they had to do.

Troy Stiffler

And the blackmail and invasion of privacy that likely took place. By an unrelenting rapist, nonetheless. Not a guy who makes rape-y jokes. But a guy who openly relishes in being a rapist. He's a major voice at Info Wars. And is well known for being the guy behind the Pizzagate hoax.

Disney executives got trolled. That's got to be embarrassing.

I haven't seen much blame placed on Trump (if any). Lots of blame to place on this alt-right douchebag (Mike Cernovich). Just speaking out against him can make you and me a target. He could be looking through my cell phone or remotely accessing my webcam right now. It's some creepy shit that you should all be worried about.

raven56706

again, if this was a pro trump person, everyone including the cast would be talking shit. But because this is someone different, all the love and such.

he made a stupid joke and apologized. Unfortunately again, DISNEY has to do right by their investors. So who cares

Groucho

Please take the political side of this discussion to the Political Forum. And if you think the site is "going to shit" why not do something constructive to add to the discourse instead of taking pot shots at other members?

DVD Polizei

We're talking Hollywood. Where everyone "loves each other", but secretly hopes they all die horrible deaths for their own gain. These people would eat each others' children if it meant getting ahead in the industry.

I really don't put much substance into this lovefest.

In politics, the "outrage" is easy. In Hollywood, it's more complicated as it not only involves the behavior...but can involved political allegiances as well. We saw this very thing with other Hollywood participants, where mostly everyone was silent, and those who were not...were ostracized.

Would be nice if they'd get their act together and make some good movies, instead of the shitpiles that are manufactured.

dvdjunkie32

I would be freaking terrified of twitter at this point if I had any kind of fame or notoriety. Rooker has the right idea. Just get off the darn thing. It's not worth the fallout if you dare say something that isn't PC. Paula Deen was crucified for something supposedly said decades ago. The age of the comment doesn't matter anymore. Apologies or making amends doesn't matter either. James Gunn may never get hired again over this which is incredibly unfair.

Anyone who uses twitter as just an outlet for their mind is asking for trouble.

Draven

What a silly thing to say. Millions of people manage to use Twitter without spouting racism or jokes about pedophiles.

fujishig

It still strikes me as saying something the instant it crosses your mind, without a filter, and recorded for all time. I realize that's the draw, but man people say some stupid things that they later try to retract.

Like the guy who sends angry emails to the boss before calming down and reading it over, just sends them as soon as he's done typing.

raven56706

remember that this is the industry that applauded the win of Roman Polanski even after the allegations of his crime.

PatD

Disney is going to buy a company that owns a TV show with this reoccurring character:

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lopper

People seem to be glossing over this but I think it's a very valid point. If it were some right-leaning celebrity who made these comments, people most definitely would be out there with pitchforks calling for their head. But because it's some rags to riches nerd hero, it's okay and we should forgive and forget.

Disney did the right thing. All this talk of how embarrassing this is for them, and what a mistake it was, and how they should hire him back, or the cast should walk, or how people are going to boycott GoG3 is nonsense. A lot of people out there just aren't capable of taking a step back and having a pragmatic view of this situation.

And this thread is a great example of the fearmongering and panic in the Politics subforum. If that's your thing, I suggest you check it out.

d2cheer

Very good post.

slop101

Bad analogy.

If some one shows that they're capable of change and growth, and they've become a better person than they were 6 or 10 years go, why hold them accountable to who they WERE? It's like putting someone in prison again after time served.

mspmms

- or promoting a cause, social or political issue that I may not agree?

This thread alone shows that it is not worth it.

Draven

I think there are plenty of success stories out there where it has been worth it for people.

mspmms

And yet what has taken over - and been the current topic in this thread?