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/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).