The now former Mandalorian gets added to the increasingly large list of ‘canceled’ actors and creators by Hollywood.
Countless celebrities and public figures have been victimized by the growing problem known as “cancel culture”. This practice has become increasingly ingrained in the leftist culture. We have seen its impact on people’s lives everywhere, from YouTube stars such as James Charles (Cancelled because of a scandal) to big-time Hollywood celebrities like Johnny Depp (He was cancelled for false abuse allegations). The most recent victim of this unfortunate practice is Mandalorian star Gina Carano after posting controversial social media content. Disney was quick to act and fired the star after months of looking for a reason to let her go. What the left didn’t expect is the amount of backfire Disney+ has gotten since Gina’s firing.
Gina’s Instagram story post talking about hating someone for their political opinion is not that much different than when Nazis in Germany convinced people to hate Jews simply for being Jews was the final straw for Disney. However, there were many instances before that caused many on the left to demand Disney let her go. They harassed the actress about including her pronouns in her bio to show support for trans lives; however, that backfired. Gina tweeted, “After months of harassing me in every way. I decided to put 3 VERY controversial words in my bio.. beep/bop/boop. I am not against trans lives. They need to find less abusive representation.” It appears Disney is willing to harass a woman if she doesn’t fit their narrative because they kept Krystina Arielle on staff and even defended her on Twitter after she tweeted racist tweets towards white people.
Despite her termination, Hasbro canceling her character’s toy line, and the hate she has received online, it seems people are siding with Gina. While the #FireGinaCarano was trending for a short while, #CancelDisneyPlus came right after her firing. Disney+ subscriptions have also plummeted in response to their actions. While they are not hiring Gina back, the Daily Wire has already announced that they would be partnering with Gina in an upcoming film exclusively for Daily Wire members. This news came only two days after her leaving Disney, and Gina says, “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.”
Disney’s actions did more harm than good for the company, and it serves them right. They got rid of one of the most female-empowering characters in the whole series, and the show won’t be the same without her. We must applaud Gina for standing up for what she believes in and not conforming to the leftist ideology as most Hollywood stars do and take her words to heart: “They can’t cancel us if we don’t let them.”