Disney shareholders are demanding answers following the short-lived ousting of Jimmy Kimmel, and alleging that the late-night talk show host’s removal may have amounted to "capitulating to government pressure” — and is a potential violation of their shareholder rights.The American Federation of Teac...
  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
    85·
    14 days ago

    This has been a huge win for Kimmel, and Free Speech. When he returned, he not only didn’t apologize, he went HARD after Brendan Carr and Trump.

    Clearly, what happened is that the public outcry against ABC was enormous, and ferocious. They are a broadcast TV network that has had an FCC license as long as there have been FCC licenses. They have a responsibility to uphold the First Amendment, and they folded so fast, and so easily, that those who made that decision should all be fired. And America let them know that in far, far bigger numbers than they expected.

    The “talks” that they were having with Kimmel were almost certainly him telling them how this was going to go, because he held ALL the cards. He had the law, the Constitution, and ALL of America on his side. He even had MAGAs on his side. He was negotiating from a position of Ultimate Power. He was going to say whatever he wanted, and they weren’t going to have any say in it.

    This was a battle between MAGA and Free Speech, and Free Speech won big. It was also a battle between Trump and Kimmel, and Kimmel won big, although I prefer to think of it as TRUMP LOST BAD. He was gloating that he had destroyed Kimmel, and now Kimmel is not only back, he is stronger, and more popular than ever, for having won this battle. It will be far more difficult for Trump to fight this sort of battle again. Now that the other networks have seen it play out, they won’t succumb to pressure and threats so easily.

    • DegenerationIP@lemmy.world
      33·
      14 days ago

      Well. The backlash didn’t Just Happen in the USA. It was across a lot of countries.

      Somewhat feels good that this actually worked Out.

    • Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      10·
      14 days ago

      Sadly he die apologize in a way though. Did this whole bs about how he didnt want to make fun of his death and almost crying saying that. It was pathetic. The only good think Charlie Kirk ever did was die early and that should be celebrated, not cried over.

      • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
        2·
        14 days ago

        Read the original joke that Kimmel got suspended for. It wasn’t about Charlie Kirk. He never celebrated CK’s death in any way, but he did highlight the predictable MAGA responses and hypocrisy whenever there is another heinous gun fatality, and that’s always fair game.

        • atx_aquarian@lemmy.world
          12·
          14 days ago

          He didn’t retract anything or express regret (because there was nothing to retract or regret). He did explain what he meant.

          So, as I understand, in the classical meaning, that is an apology. But in the contemporary meaning, it is not.

          https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-history-of-the-word-apology

          The word’s earliest meaning in English was “something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others to be wrong or of what may be liable to disapprobation."

          …

          So we may instead ask when did the apology start meaning “I’m sorry”?

          edit: He also expressed sympathy. Or empathy. I suck at telling the difference.

          "That was really the opposite of the point I was trying to make, but I understand that felt either ill-timed or unclear, or maybe both. And for those who think I did point a finger, I get why you’re upset. If the situation was reversed, there’s a good chance I’d have felt the same way.