'The Mandalorian' actor Bill Burr defends Gina Carano in tirade against cancel culture



Comedian Bill Burr defended Gina Carano, his former co-star on "The Mandalorian," in a tirade against the cancel culture that led to her firing over her social media posts.

Burr made the comments on his podcast "All Things Comedy" with guest Joe DeRosa in February.

DeRosa explained the Instagram post that got Carano in trouble after she compared the hatred against conservatives with the hatred the Nazis had against the Jews in Germany.

"I just don't get this place where we're in where there's no room for discussion," said DeRosa.

"I'm on that f***ing show. Now I gotta watch what the f*** I say," lamented Burr.

DeRosa pointed out that the outrage against Carano was so crazy that they even cancelled the action figure from her character on the show.

"They canceled her action figure," DeRosa said. "That's how deep cancel culture is. They canceled her action figure. It's like, let the action figure come out!"

Co-host Bert Kreischer asked Burr if Carano had ever pitched her conservative ideas to him on the show.

"No! She was an absolute sweetheart," responded Burr.

"Super-nice f***ing person and, you know, whatever! And somehow someone will take this video and they'll f***ing make me say something else, and you know, try to get rid of my bald action figure!" he joked.

Burr went on to condemn those who seek to destroy celebrities by finding controversial statements or social media posts in their past.

"It's f***ing crazy time," he added. "There's people just waiting, just laying in the weeds."

Burr also gave his solution to the cancel culture wars.

"How about you just be an individual, and you continue to buy tickets to people who you wanna go see?" he concluded.

After she was fired from the popular "Star Wars" show, Carano announced that she would be starring in a movie produced by The Daily Wire, a conservative media group.

"I am sending out a direct message of hope to everyone living in fear of cancellation by the totalitarian mob," said Carano at the time. "I have only just begun using my voice which is now freer than ever before, and I hope it inspires others to do the same. They can't cancel us if we don't let them."

Here's the video of Burr comments from his expletive-ridden podcast:

The Bill Bert Podcast | Episode 49 w. Joe DeRosa PART TWOyoutu.be

'Welcome to the rebellion': Gina Carano announces new film project after being fired from Star Wars over social media posts



Actress Gina Carano announced a new film venture after being fired from her popular role on "The Mandalorian" show for the Disney+ streaming service.

Carano was fired after an online outrage mob began a campaign against her for a post comparing the hatred against conservatives for the political views to that of the Jews in Nazi Germany. She had previously been targeted for other posts involving skepticism about the efficacy of wearing face masks and the legitimacy of the 2020 election results.

On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Lucasfilm condemned her posts and said that she would no longer be included on future episodes of the show.

"Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future," read the statement. "Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable."

On Friday, Carano struck back with a new film project.

"The Daily Wire is helping make one of my dreams — to develop and produce my own film — come true. I cried out and my prayer was answered," said Carano in a statement Friday.

"I am sending out a direct message of hope to everyone living in fear of cancellation by the totalitarian mob," she continued. "I have only just begun using my voice which is now freer than ever before, and I hope it inspires others to do the same. They can't cancel us if we don't let them."

Carano also tweeted, "This is just the beginning.. welcome to the rebellion."

Critics of the move by Lucasfilm pointed out that the show's major star Pedro Pascal had posted a meme in a similar vein comparing the immigration policies of former President Donald Trump to the Holocaust. Others noted that Disney had thanked the communist Chinese government for their role in the filming of the "Mulan" movie, despite reports that the government was actively oppressing a minority Muslim group.

Here's more about the double standard against Gina Carano:

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'The Mandalorian' star Gina Carano canceled by Lucasfilm over online outrage at her social media posts



A social media campaign to fire an actress from Disney's "The Mandalorian" show appeared to be successful after a spokesperson called her social media posts "abhorrent and unacceptable."

Gina Carano, who plays Cara Dune on the popular Star Wars show, was criticized for a recent post comparing criticism against conservatives to the oppression that Jews faced under Nazi Germany.

Her critics responded by demanding she lose her job.

"Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future," said a spokesperson for LucasFilm on Wednesday. "Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable."

Critics of Carano tweeted under the hashtag "Fire Gina Carano" on Tuesday over the post. The hashtag trended nationally for several hours, while her supporters tweeted under a competing hashtag, "We Love Cara Dune."

The controversial post that fired up the latest outrage appeared on Carano's Instagram account.

"Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors...even by children," the post read.

"Because history is edited, most people today don't realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?" the post continued.

It was deleted soon after it was posted, but her critics snapped screenshots and circulated them on social media.

In November Carano inspired another outrage mob when she posted a meme questioning the results of the presidential election. She had also posted memes skeptical of the efficacy of masks to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Carano previously gained fame as one of the first female Mixed Martial Arts fighter before becoming an actress.

Here's a video of Gina Carano on The Mandalorian:

Gina Carano finds a new beginning in Star Wars series 'The Mandalorian' | ESPN MMAwww.youtube.com