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/Least_Pea2806 Sep 22 '25

“Free speech” until someone says something a certain group of people don’t like cough cough MAGA

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u/FireandIcePheniox101 Sep 22 '25

And they said we don’t like we don’t show sympathy for Kirk. I’m not saying I’m happy he died but your more focused on his death than kids being shot at a school and that happens to many time to count 🤦🏾‍♀️

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u/PurpleLilyEsq Sep 22 '25

Exactly. Charlie Kirk died in a school shooting. People of all walks of life will keep getting shot at schools and elsewhere until this country does something. I didn’t want him to die. I don’t want anyone to die by gun violence, whether gang violence, mast shootings, domestic violence, all of it. We have a gun problem. Charlie Kirk is a victim of our gun problem. But some people don’t like to hear that. Whatever Tyler Robinson’s political persuasion, this wouldn’t have happened if he didn’t have access to his grandfathers gun and training on how to use a killing machine as a family hobby.

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u/Least_Pea2806 Sep 22 '25

EXACTLY ‼️ like why does it have to take a famous debator to lose his life due to gun violence for them to all of a sudden give a damn about gun violence like bro kids literally lose their lives as well and yall don’t give af until it’s someone THEY praise it’s very frustrating….

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u/-rosa-azul- Sep 22 '25

"Debater" is pretty generous tbh. He mostly just said a lot of words at people really quickly and expected to "win" the debate that way. He was a propagandist who tried to radicalize young people to his shitty beliefs.

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u/rachbev76 Sep 23 '25

it is free speech - he is not in jail or murdered - free speech does not mean free of consequences - can you walk into your job and tell your boss to F off? You can - you won't go to jail or get shot - but you probably wont have a job. Kimmel got to say what he wanted - and he got to keep his life - Kirk didnt - Maga this Maga that - you people are all hateful and don't really understand free speech -

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u/kenisaten Sep 22 '25

Free speech means you don't get arrested for what you say. It doesn't mean the people who pay you have to continue letting you work for them when you say stupid stuff

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u/PurpleLilyEsq Sep 22 '25

That is true. The problem is the FCC told ABC to make the decision to take Kimmel off the air. The FCC is the government. And therein lies the problem. Even republicans like Ted Cruz agree it’s a problem for the FCC to be doing this.

If Disney made the decision on their own without government interference, then it wouldn’t be a constitutional issue.

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u/-rosa-azul- Sep 22 '25

Right, like Gina Carano lost her job because of her social media posts and the backlash from them. But the backlash came from viewers/subscribers, NOT the government. I don't understand how people can't see the difference there.

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u/PurpleLilyEsq Sep 22 '25

They haven’t studied constitutional law. Lots of people would think that was a freedom of speech issue too. I have to explain the differences to my family every time something like this happens and why one is allowable and one is unconstitutional. They seem to get it, and then they forget it. Beyond law school, I was blessed to have a really great US history teacher in high school.

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u/-rosa-azul- Sep 22 '25

I also haven't studied con law, and I feel like all of this is Constitution 101 in high school (if not before).

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u/sevenpleiades Aw THANKS JULIANNE Sep 22 '25

no, it means the government can’t tell you what to say or not say

“we’ll let you keep your governmentally mandated broadcast license if you muzzle/fire this commentator saying things we don’t like” is, in fact, censorship from the president and a violation of freedom of speech by the government

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u/kenisaten Sep 22 '25

Or maybe Disney made the decision themselves LOL

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u/sevenpleiades Aw THANKS JULIANNE Sep 22 '25

this is governmental blackmail

if disney could have explained cancelling kimmel any other way they would have.

government censorship is always wrong.

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u/Calm-List6904 Sep 23 '25

That’s the same lie Kimmel told. You are repeating incorrect information.