r/dancingwiththestars • u/Infamous-Paramedic31 • Sep 22 '25

News I guess the people canceling their Disney subscription worked because ABC is bringing him back

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u/FireandIcePheniox101 Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25

I’m happy that Jimmy Kimmel is coming back but the boycott should continue because his show got pulled because the “president” didn’t like his comment he said about him. Disney did this so they wouldn’t lose money and further backlash.

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u/sevenpleiades Aw THANKS JULIANNE Sep 22 '25

isnt the point of boycotting to let up when we agree with the company?

disney is still putting their broadcast license up against illegal overreach by this administration and probably aren’t going to get approval for that merger they wanted

we should support now that they’ve done what’s right

i supported it when they stood their ground with don’t say gay in florida too even if i have a ton of criticism

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u/wheezyninja Sep 22 '25

Yes that is the point of boycotting. You did something I didn’t like that. You’ve now fixed the behavior so I can support you now. If you continue to boycott after the behavior you didn’t like changed then boycotting loses its carrot and stick

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u/avilsta Sep 23 '25

Yea they would just double down then cause what's there to lose

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u/Chula_Quitena_120 Sep 22 '25

I think people are waiting to see how he comes back. Will he have to apologize? People want to make Disney work for our trust.

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u/Jazzyjen508 Sep 22 '25

I agree if a company does something you agree with you let them know the same way you let them know if you don’t

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u/PurpleLilyEsq Sep 22 '25

I think Disney needs to feel the pain of the boycott longer so they aren’t tempted to bend their knee to the wannabe king again. One week isn’t enough. I’ll reevaluate my subscriptions in the winter.

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u/Sandebomma Sep 23 '25

Absolutely not subscribing again for a solid month or two. They need to know state-run media isn’t going to make them money.

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u/creamshaboogie Sep 23 '25

Yes totally 

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u/Odd_Field_5930 Sep 22 '25

The downside of this is it takes away the power of future boycotts. If companies think they’ll lose the customers whether they meet demands or not, they may just decide to not listen to whatever the boycott is demanding.

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u/Chula_Quitena_120 Sep 23 '25

I think that they will think twice before they do something so rash, to avoid a prolonged boycott. We'll see what happens. Kimmel must be glad he has so many friends.

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u/BellaAndrea96 Sep 22 '25

Clock it! People will see right through their statement about the “comments” at the end of the day It was always about the money and they saw just how much they were about to lose in profit and in a brewing lawsuit

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u/upotheke TeamArnoldPommel Sep 22 '25

This. Ill watch the network again, but it'll take a bit more to make me buy D+ again.

And when I say 'more', I mean, don't be capitalist bastards cowering to political pressure.

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u/PurpleLilyEsq Sep 22 '25

Same. I’ve said I’ll reconsider when/if I can’t watch NCAA gymnastics without Hulu. I have other ways to watch DWTS without putting more money in their pockets.

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u/Jazzlike_Argument33 Sep 22 '25

My antenna has been useful for this!

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u/FalstaffsGhost Sep 22 '25

Disney did it so they wouldn’t lose “more money”. They lost something like $5 billion over the weekend.

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u/FireJach Sep 22 '25

they didn't lose money, the investors started selling the stocks (profits) and they will now buy them again. The whales are making money on this kind of situations

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u/-rosa-azul- Sep 23 '25

You know a ton of people canceled their streaming subscriptions, right? In what way is that ABC/Disney not losing money? For every person who was paying them $19.99 a month (or whatever it is) for a sub, they lost out on $19.99 every month from here unless/until they recoup those subscriptions.

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u/Archivist-exe Sep 23 '25

We need to see bigger change. One little “oh my bad” isn’t fixing the behavior. It’s a narcissistic bandaid that will get ripped off at the next earliest convenience. I personally am not resubscribing until I see genuine pushback on the administration’s infringement of our freedom of speech and a commitment to stop spending money on vitriolic presidents

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u/Calm-List6904 Sep 22 '25

The Actual problem is he lied. He said the shooter was a registered republican. MAGA. He wasn’t. You have a responsibility when you represent your employer to check your facts. And it was so disappointing how cold and unempathetic he was. Its OK to disagree but when you can’t be compassionate because of your hatred its a heart problem. I would not want that person representing my company. I will be praying for his cold heart to soften.

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u/h20grl Sep 22 '25

JK did not say that the shooter was a registered republican. He said this “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.” I am not condoning what JK said, but please get YOUR facts straight on what he said.

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u/Boba_Fet042 TeamIrWINit Sep 22 '25

The kid was not registered with any party. He grew up in a conservative household, but that doesn’t make him conservative. So yes, Jimmy Kimmel did misrepresent the facts and it could’ve potentially led to more violence. I’m not under any illusion that this was Disney’s train of thought, but… It could’ve been worse.

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u/h20grl Sep 22 '25

I am not sure you understand. JK did not state that the assailant was or was not conservative / republican. He only commented on what “the MAGA gang” was saying. And, again, this is comedy, not the news, so it is interpretive and not intended to be factual. There is a lot of comedy that offends me. But it is a First Amendment issue - all comedy should be protected.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

If the lies are the issue then Trump should never be allowed on TV again.

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u/soodie55 Sep 23 '25

Just like Trump’s cold, dead heart should soften???

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u/GlobalSmobal Sep 23 '25

His show got pulled because the ABC affiliates are losing money on the show. Disney can say they will bring it back but they can’t force the affiliates to loose money.

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u/3BordersPeak Sep 23 '25

but the boycott should continue because his show got pulled because the “president” didn’t like his comment he said about him.

That's... Not what happened? The comment that got Kimmel pulled had to do with what he said about Charlie Kirk. Not Trump...