'The Mandalorian' Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Hollywood Reporter

by Ryan Parker , Aaron Couch

UTA has also dropped the actor, who will no longer be part of the 'Star Wars' galaxy.

Gina Carano will not be returning to The Mandalorian or the Star Wars galaxy after sharing a post on social media implying that being a Republican today is like being Jewish during the Holocaust.

"Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future," a Lucasfilm spokesperson said in a statement. "Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable."

Carano has also been dropped as a client by UTA, an agency spokesperson confirms.

On Wednesday, the hashtag #FireGinaCarano was trending following an Instagram post from the outspoken conservative actor and former mixed martial artist that was met with severe backlash. The post has since been deleted, but screenshots were widely shared by users on social media who called for her firing from the hit Disney+ Star Wars show.



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Also see Gina Carano is off ‘The Mandalorian’ over ‘abhorrent and unacceptable’ social media posts, Lucasfilm says: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/11/gina-carano-mandalorian-star-wars/

[NurseJackie]

1. Bye, Felicia.

[live love laugh]

66. +1

[FreepFryer]

2. Post ignorant anti Semitic comments online, lose your Disney tv show.

She is no victim, nor a martyr. She’s a dumbass bigot and no one is entitled to be a tv star.

[getagrip_already]

27. she probably should have said.....

"Sheesh, being a Republican is like being a death camp nazi ss officer after WWII". Then at least, she would have been historically accurate.

[barbtries]

51. yes.

thank you.

[mdbl]

67. Freedom of hate speech has consequences

what a maroon.

[samnsara]

3. i didnt care for that character anyway....

[Lokee11]

22. Just wish Luke would have accidentally / purposefully lightsaber'd her A**

She was in that scene - right? Can't recall 100% and too lazy to go back and check

✊!

[NurseJackie]

4. Another plumped, stuffed, injected, botoxed, filled, siliconed, pulled, tightened and lifted ...

Another plumped, stuffed, injected, botoxed, filled, siliconed, pulled, tightened and lifted GOP Melanie wannabee and Maxim centerfold. Cheap and classless.

[machoneman]

24. Never saw any Mandalorian episodes but she's far from pretty. Maybe its her innner hate?

[getagrip_already]

29. she played the role of

an embittered former federation shock trooper. Kind of described like the ss of the federation.

She seemed overweight and out of shape in the second series. But it's all acting in the end. She was ok, but not a character I will miss.

In real life, she seems to be a shit heel and would have liked to have been in the real ss.

[Beartracks]

57. former EMPIRE shock trooper

Don't be mixing your Star Wars and Star Trek!

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[getagrip_already]

60. d'ohhh! I claim senility! errr, or something. ;) n/t

[Jedi Guy]

61. Former New Republic shock trooper, actually.

S'why she had a hate-on for the Empire, including Bill Burr's ex-stormtrooper character (who was hilarious).

[Beartracks]

68. Ah, yes! Thanks.

[Jedi Guy]

69. Didn't mean to be pedantic, I'm just a huge Star Wars fan!

May the Force be with you!

[Jedi Guy]

62. Former New Republic shock trooper, so more like Special Forces than SS.

New Republic are the good guys.

[CaptYossarian]

55. Is all that elective work done in monthly payments?

If so, she's a few months away from a collection agency.

[NurseJackie]

64. How does one repossess a facelift and lip injections?

She should try to get a refund.

[CaptYossarian]

65. It's as likely as the resale value of a tattoo.

It only works if you're Ed Gein.

[Dave in VA]

5. It isn't cancel culture

Its consequences culture. You say stupid racist shit and people treat you like the person who farts on the elevator.

Get over it!

[PatSeg]

6. "Consequences culture"

That's perfect, I'll have to remember that one.

[Dave in VA]

7. .

[GoneOffShore]

41. Already stolen!

[PatSeg]

44. It's a keeper

I am sure I will find many opportunities to use it.

[Escurumbele]

8. Two British gentlemen get on an elevator, there is suddenly a fart smell

so one of the gentleman asks the other "Excuse me sir, did you just fart?" the other one responds "Of course I did, do you think I smell like this?"

The joke was told to me when I was little, and the reference you made to fart brought it back to my memory, so I started laughing...Not sure how funny it is now, it was then.

[Mr. Evil]

10. One of my old George Carlin favorites:

Two guys get on an elevator.
One guy farts.
Everybody knows who did it.

[Jirel]

11. This.

People are sick of ignorant, racist asses cluttering up the airwaves. It got this bad because everyone was too “nice” and just let them dominate the narrative and normalize lies and bigotry without any consequences.

[Ford_Prefect]

16. That white privilege thing gets old, doesn't it?

Especially when you're a Tv star.

[Jetheels]

25. Good one, consequences culture, thank you!.

[COL Mustard]

33. Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me....

It's bad to fart in the elevator? Gosh, that egg salad just snuck up on me.

[pandr32]

42. Ooooh, I like that!

[Beartracks]

58. Good point, humorously made.

[TNNurse]

9. Did someone ask her to name the Republicans

who had been rounded up, put in camps and then led to ovens to die????

There is so much stupid in this country.

[marble falls]

12. Just like Jewish Holocaust victims, if Jews had elected a Hitler and ran around highly armed to ...

... change the system, tear down the Capital and kill anyone opposed to their removal of law and order.

What passes for education these days?

[thesquanderer]

14. I suppose it could be worse. At least she seems to believe the holocaust happened. (n/t)

[marble falls]

15. She didn't deny it, but she certainly trivialized 5,000,000 dead.

[vercetti2021]

13. Add transphobic to the list too

She made some remarks about trans people and burned the bridge with her co star Pedro Pascal. Who's sister is transgender.

[obamanut2012]

17. THis is the way

[0nirevets]

18. Enjoy the wrong side of history, Gina. Alternatively you could have been a feminist hero.

[Jedi Guy]

19. She's entitled to her opinion. Disney is entitled not to employ her if they dislike that opinion.

No one's rights are violated in this scenario, though I'm sure there will be screaming and wailing about censorship and violations of the First Amendment from the usual suspects. Evidently they think Disney is the government, or something.

Given the pace of their acquisitions over the last several years, I suppose it's possible eventually. We did already have President Goofy, though.

[Grokenstein]

20. Oh, you know it.

First comment posted under the Yahoo! version of the article is something along the lines of "samethink or get fired." Such clowns want you to think of Nazism as "just an alternate philosophy" yet simultaneously demand anyone associated with BLM be executed.

[Jedi Guy]

23. Sadly for them, "holding shitty opinions" isn't a protected class.

They're certainly entitled to believe and say whatever they like, as long as they don't run afoul of First Amendment restrictions about inciting violence. Alas, nowhere does the First Amendment state "and there will never be consequences for your speech." The marketplace of ideas will determine the value of opinions, and it will find some lacking. This is the way.

[keithbvadu2]

21. Republicans are not on the Jewish side of Kristallnacht.

Republicans are not on the Jewish side of Kristallnacht.

Republicans were the ones making comments about the ovens for the Jews during the Charlottesville march.

Republicans have the shirts '6MWE' and 'Camp Auschwitz'.

She seems to have forgotten Republican flags..........
.

[Yeehah]

26. Republican traitors chanted "Jews will not replace us" at their Charlottesville fascist rally

I applaud the people responsible for firing this stupid actress.

[Paladin]

28. Good deal. She deserved it. (nt)

[Jimbo S]

30. As a liberal working in management

I don't dare espouse any opinion left-of-center for fear of backlash. But I've had several conservative colleagues over the years freely express themselves.

It goes both ways.

[COL Mustard]

31. Never Heard Of Her

But I'll be happy to ignore her.

I guess she has brain damage from her MMA days? That's the only thing I can think of for why she would support T***p.

[Grokenstein]

37. I've never watched The Mandalorian, but

when I read the news and saw her picture I immediately said, "Aw, dammit, is that Angel Dust from Deadpool?" And of course, that's the case. But it also makes her smackdown by Brianna Hildebrand's Negasonic Teenage Warhead even more symbolic.

(Please, nobody get on my ass about not watching Mandalorian. I can't keep up with the shows I already want to watch.)

[yuiyoshida]

54. I Love dead Pool .. Ryan Reynolds is hilarious so are some scenes in the mandalorain.

[Jetheels]

32. cue tiny violin 🎻

[COL Mustard]

34. Welcome to DU!!!

[Jetheels]

36. Thanks COL Mustard!

[Fiendish Thingy]

35. Consequence Culture at its finest! Nt

[Sloumeau]

38. Let me clarify if for you, Gina...

Being a Republican today is like being a "Nazi".

[zaj]

39. Being a Republican Today is like being a Nazi after the fall of Hitler

It sucks, you carry a lot of shame, you didn't necessarily kill anyone, but you joined, endorsed, supported or tolerated a movement of hate, and are suffering the consequences of your actions. You exposed an ugly part of yourself, and are ashamed to confront it.

[Nasruddin]

40. Not good

I'm not feeling the delight other posters express.

It's Lucasfilm's right to do whatever they want (w/i legal limits) with their cast. And the woman sounds like a jackass with a repugnant political vision.

But so what? Is she affecting hiring decisions or deciding who goes to jail?

I personally couldn't care less if the person that serves me a hamburger is a neo nazi in private life. I don't get why it should matter, or why that's a "me" problem.

I haven't seen the Mandalorian (only because TV time is limited) & I don't know whether she's great or terrible at whatever role she has. For me that would be the decision point.

I suppose, given the behavior demonstrated, there's probably more to the story.

[barbtries]

50. because it's propaganda

and it is harmful to the civilization we're trying to have.

[Blasphemer]

63. I look at this on 3 levels...

First, the legal one. As you say, there is nothing illegal in firing someone for this reason. She's not protected by anti-discrimination laws or the Constitution for her ideological views. Second, there is the business interest question. Carano is anti-mask (and I wouldn't be surprised if that also means anti-vaxx), and is against the use of trans-friendly gender pronouns. Those things could certainly directly impact LucasFilm's business in terms of creating safe sets and being able to hire other actors (who may not want to work with someone not respecting their pronoun choices). Then, there are indirect impacts on one's business - reputational effects in terms of who wants to work with LucasFilm, advertise their products, etc. In addition to the Nazi comment, Carano has stated that she does not believe that systemic racism exists. I can imagine this being very problematic for LucasFilm's business.

The third level is the trickier issue - the moral question. If we could set aside legal and business interest concerns, is there something morally wrong or wrong relative to our value systems in choosing not to associate with someone (whether through business or otherwise) based on their ideological views? And, does it matter what those ideological views are? An acontextual or neutral answer to the first question seems easy - either we think it is morally justifiable to limit our associations or we don't. This would mean it's okay to choose to associate with only white supremacists and it's equally okay to avoid associating with them. A contextual moral position would say that it depends on what those ideologies are. So, it might be okay to, for example, decide not to associate with people who engage in a kink/BDSM lifestyle that is at odds with your moral beliefs but it might not be okay to choose not to associate with individuals based on race or religion because of the history that defines that choice.

Personally, I look at the Carano situation as a contextual moral one. When I look at history, views such as those she possesses are not just dangerous to certain groups of people, they undermine U.S. democracy - the promise of which has never been fulfilled because of views like this.

[DVDGuy]

70. Mainstreaming harmful views

I personally couldn't care less if the person that serves me a hamburger is a neo nazi in private life. I don't get why it should matter, or why that's a "me" problem.

Except she isn't keeping her views private, she's got a megaphone to spout offensive, harmful and hateful views (not just to Lucasfilm, but to us, the general public). And she earned that megaphone thanks to Lucasfilm giving her a chance on a hit show despite her politics. She will now fade into obscurity, which is exactly what she deserves.

The correct analogy would be if the person that serves you the hamburger went and got a neo-nazi tattoo on his face *after* he got hired and then started arguing and discriminating against customers. Would you, as the owner of the business or as a patron, still want that person around?

I haven't seen the Mandalorian (only because TV time is limited) & I don't know whether she's great or terrible at whatever role she has. For me that would be the decision point.

The fact is that she's hurting Disney/Lucasfilm's image and costing them money. She's also offended fans of the franchise. She could be the greatest actress in the world (as a Mandalorian fan, I assure you she is not, although her character is an interesting one), but if her harmful and discriminatory views are ignored, it would be akin to mainstreaming them. And the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories, harmful misinformation, hateful views, is why we are where we at the moment.

I mean Donald Trump was a great TV personality despite his controversial views, so I guess it was only fair that he got his own show and then used the profiled earned to launch his political career, as well as mainstreaming his harmful views which is now the official policy platform of a major political party, putting democracy at risk. By your argument, NBC did the right thing and should probably hire him back now that he's free again?

[BobTheSubgenius]

43. Good!

I hope she has suffered enough financially that she has to turn to MMA to earn some cash. I would love to see that punchable face be used for what it was made for.

[Dawson Leery]

48. +1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

As someone how abhors violence just for the sake of it (football/wresting/rugby/ma/mma, etc...) she certainly has earned it.

[William Seger]

45. Yeah, she's a victim -- of fascist demagoguery

In order to effectively exploit resentment, it's necessary for fascist propaganda to create a lot of resentment, and a favorite strategy is imaginary victimization. That's been a prevailing theme on Fox and all media rightwards for a long time, at least since the rise of Limbaugh.

[benld74]

46. Her Madalorian character,,

Fights against the Empire
And it’s remnants after the war

Real life

Not
So
Much,,,

[Dawson Leery]

47. Conservatives/traditionalists always see themselves as the victims

of the crimes committed by they and their ancestors.

[barbtries]

49. what a despicable analogy.

it's republicans killing people. it's donald trump their Dear Leader.

fuck her.

i should never be surprised at what comes out of these freaks. but in spite of that i am shocked. i'll never fully learn. not sure i want to.

"Who would not rather trust and be deceived?"
- Eliza Cook

[BobTheSubgenius]

52. You've got it right. I think your shock and surprise are very appropriate.

And, they are two things you don't want to lose.

It's part of one's humanity, and being so jaded as to not feel them is no way to go through life. Not just from a slightly vague, morally conceptual way, but that it would also dull one's sense of wonder at the great things that come along.

[barbtries]

53. that's what i think.

if i can't feel my grief how am i going to access my joy? it's all part of life. i would hate to be as cynical as a republican. my love is expansive and i like it that way.

[jayschool2013]

56. More GOP victimization performance art

[rockfordfile]

59. good. She never should've been hired to begin with.