# Gina Carano is ignorant AF, but cancel culture is really getting ridiculous **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 11, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694 "2021-02-11T14:13:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 47
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/921 "2024-02-06T21:55:34Z")
Well, this thread is a few years old, but it seems pertinent to the topic: > Elon Musk’s company X is funding a new lawsuit filed by actor Gina Carano over her firing from the Disney+ streaming TV series “The Mandalorian,” which followed a controversial post she shared. > **[Elon Musk's X funds Gina Carano lawsuit vs. Disney, Lucasfilm over...](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/06/elon-musk-funds-gina-carano-lawsuit-vs-disney-over-mandalorian-firing.html)** > > The lawsuit comes after Elon Musk vowed to foot legal bills for X users who had been the victims of retaliation over their social media posts. Of course he is. Bless his heart. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/922 "2024-02-06T22:10:25Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > The lawsuit comes after Elon Musk vowed to foot legal bills for X users who had been the victims of retaliation over their social media posts. Like the ADL? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/923 "2024-02-07T00:32:24Z")
IANAL, but that lawsuit seems nuts. Unless Disney violated a contract they both signed (and AFAICT that isn’t the case), what’s the cause of action? She doesn’t have a right to continuous employment by Disney. ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/924 "2024-02-07T01:10:20Z")
The claim (I guess) is unlawful discrimination, based on her political views. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/925 "2024-02-07T01:13:47Z")
> [@Common\_Tater](#): > > The claim (I guess) is unlawful discrimination, based on her political views Though, AFAIK, political views do not constitute a protected class in U.S. labor law. It’s definitely not included in this list from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. > [@](#): > > Under the laws enforced by EEOC, it is illegal to discriminate against someone (applicant or employee) because of that person’s race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. > **[Prohibited Employment Policies/Practices](https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices)** > > Prohibited Practices ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/926 "2024-02-07T01:16:40Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Though, AFAIK, political views do not constitute a protected class in U.S. labor law. They are not. Maybe they’ll claim it’s a First Amendment violation, but Disney is not (yet) the US Government. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/927 "2024-02-07T01:47:47Z")
Bottom line: this lawsuit has no reasonable basis. It’s just empty-headed culture-war trolling by people who don’t either understand or care about how law and justice work. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/928 "2024-02-07T01:49:25Z")
Call me cynical, but is this plausibly anything but a PR stunt piggybacking on Disney’s recent announcement of an upcoming Mandalorian film? ISTM that the realistic aim here is not to win a lawsuit but to get Carano’s name before the public in connection with her former franchise. To get her legions of fans to pressure Disney into reintroducing her to the Mandalorian narrative, I guess? To get her airtime on conservative talk shows? I’m not perceiving the endgame here. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/929 "2024-02-07T01:49:46Z")
But it’s funded by a billionaire genius who has a lot of experience with lawsuits. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/930 "2024-02-07T01:53:42Z")
I’m sure deSantis will find a way to make hay from this as well. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/931 "2024-02-07T01:56:55Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > ISTM that the realistic aim here is not to win a lawsuit but to get Carano’s name before the public in connection with her former franchise. To get her legions of fans to pressure Disney into reintroducing her to the Mandalorian narrative, I guess? To get her airtime on conservative talk shows? I’m not perceiving the endgame here. At this point, it’s three years, almost to the day, since Disney fired her, and her dispute with Disney had become old news. My guess is that it’s mostly the last hypothesis you note: to get her back in the public eye, in particular those consuming conservative media. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/932 "2024-02-07T05:33:15Z")
> [@Common\_Tater](#): > > The claim (I guess) is unlawful discrimination, based on her political views. AIUI, she’s [claiming](https://www.thedailybeast.com/gina-carano-sues-disney-over-mandalorian-firingwith-elon-musks-help) she was discriminated against because she was _a woman_ with those views. Which _would_ be a protected class: “While Carano was fired, Defendants took no action against male actors who took equally or more vigorous and controversial positions on social media.” I think that’s somewhat skipping over _which_ “vigorous and controversial positions” are in question, here… ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/933 "2024-02-07T15:36:11Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > “While Carano was fired, Defendants took no action against male actors who took equally or more vigorous and controversial positions on social media.” > > I think that’s somewhat skipping over _which_ “vigorous and controversial positions” are in question, here… Well, I’d assume Carano’s lawyers must have had specific examples, or it’s gonna be a short case. You can’t just use the Trumpian “people are saying” argument. Interesting that they took that approach though, because there could be some truth to it. Women have long been classified as “difficult to work with” in the film biz for saying and doing things that are barely noticed at all when men do them. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/934 "2024-02-07T15:42:11Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Well, I’d assume Carano’s lawyers must have had specific examples, or it’s gonna be a short case. You can’t just use the Trumpian “people are saying” argument. Here’s the full lawsuit, and there are some examples near the bottom. Pedro Pascal comes under particularly heavy fire. The lawsuit is full of screen caps of tweets, it’s pretty entertaining stuff. Also, WTF is this? [![](https://i.imgur.com/MhZlwBT.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/MhZlwBT.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/935 "2024-02-07T15:45:43Z")
That’s for public consumption. Boilerplate “I’m being persecuted for what I think, not being held accountable for what I did” right-wing victim rhetoric. As regularly seen on this very messageboard. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/936 "2024-02-07T15:46:51Z")
I am more pointing out that the lawsuit borrows directly from the screen roll at the beginning of Star Wars, directly comparing herself to the rebels. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/937 "2024-02-07T15:48:56Z")
Yes, that’s part of the public consumption bit. Somebody is probably patting themselves on the back for it. The court will ignore it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/938 "2024-02-07T16:07:04Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Pedro Pascal comes under particularly heavy fire. I feel like I remember hearing that he was also told to cut it out, and did. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/939 "2024-02-07T16:20:54Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Women have long been classified as “difficult to work with” in the film biz for saying and doing things that are barely noticed at all when men do them. Sure. Stuff like “No, I won’t sleep with you” Not stuff like mocking the wearing of Covid masks and pronoun usage & publicizing the stolen election CT. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694/940 "2024-02-07T17:53:12Z")
I have a tough time believing that the MAGA crowd would cheer for the rebels. The rebels are all ‘them’, so many foreigners and even women in leadership roles. And they are trying to overthrow old, white guys. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694.md?page=48)