AVENGERS Star Mark Ruffalo Shares Concerns Disney Will "[Break] America" Amid Jimmy Kimmel Controversy

@Wallywest001 - He was going to double down blaming MAGA when everyone knew it wasn't on them. The man went on air every damn night shitting on half the country. He couldn't control himself for one night. He claims his staff are full of fact checkers who won't let him lie. So how did that massive lie slip pass them? This is all so ridiculous

@jst5 - Yup. That whole model is losing money. Colbert, Kimmel, all of it is quickly becoming a dead medium. The audience is literally dying out. How many young people do you know who are saying "Quick Kimmel's about to come on" It doesn't happen. It's a remnant of a bygone era. Podcasts and live streams have taken its place.

I actually like political humor, but only when it takes aim at both sides. George Carlin was the perfect example of that. Jimmy looks more like a propagandist than a comedian.

@DarthOmega - Correct....Conan O'Brien actually has talent but the reason he never got one of those spots and ended up getting it up the rear by NBC is because he simply would not bend the knee.He's actually said he was thankful that's a road he didn't end up going down.

Colbert and Kimmel simply don't have any talent which is why they are pulled off the air...and for sure that whole media model is just about dead...but they only have to look in the mirror for that.Letterman is just as liberal as Colbert and Kimmel but someone had no idea of that when he was on air for a reason.

@jst5 - Yes. Letterman, O'Brien, Leno, and Carson. All of them had political leanings, but they didn't use their show as a nightly campaign rally. It's almost like they understood people are getting off work, they're relaxing, they just had dinner, and they want to turn on the TV and laugh. Kimmel and Colbert didn't get that memo. It would've helped if they were at least funny.

Conan is one of the funniest people, not just late night hosts, but people period in my opinion. His writing on SNL and the Simpsons alone places him there. Been watching the guy since I was a kid. Never knew or cared about his political opinions. Even though he, like Leno and Letterman came to Jimmy's defense, I will still watch Conan's podcast, even if he's wrong on this.

@Wallywest001 - Nexstar didn't make their announcement until after the head of the FCC threatened to strip their licensure. Now Trump is openly saying that any station that is critical of him should be stripped of their license. Don't be naive. This is a full on assault on freedom of speech from the very top of the government.

I wish Thanos could finger snap every maga douchebag away.

It’s so funny to see dudes who work at Wawa, and Publix, talk shit about Kimmel

@DarthOmega - Hypocrite is too tame a word for these rich Hollywood types. Rules for thee but not for me. I love superhero movies too (and film in general) but understand that these folks do not live in our reality and they do not have to worry about our little problems. They aren’t struggling to pay bills, and they have armed security so they don’t have to worry about being assaulted or robbed when they leave the house, so violent crime is also a no issue. Remember that when they tell you how to vote and live your life

This wasn't because of ratings. It wasn't because he was not funny. Trump said Kimmel was next after Colbert. His Project 2025 even replied to a tweet about it with Nicholson smiling and nodding. He didn't say anything hurtful about Kirk. HE SAID MAGA WAS CAPITALIZING OFF OF HIS DEATH and guess what. They are! The comments here are proof. This is turning into a truth social website when it should be about comics and movies.

Here are some quotes from his mouth. Tell me again how he wasn't a racist sexist piece of shit:

*"Yeah, we know. You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person's slot to go be taken somewhat seriously.*"

Said referencing Michelle Obama, Joy Reid, and Kentaji Brown Jackson. All three of which graduated from Harvard. (Kirk by comparison dropped out of community college). I'm direct quoting here, so nobody can claim its out of context. This was in a discussion about benefiting from Affirmative Action, in which he says that they had to 'steal a white person's slot'. If he's saying this about three highly accomplished black women, with higher education, one doesn't have to stretch to imagine what he thinks of other black women.

*“This is something that I hope will make Taylor Swift more conservative," he said. "Engage in reality more… Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You're not in charge.”*

Telling a woman to 'submit to your husband' I'd argue is also pretty hateful, even if it's biblical.

*"If I see a Black pilot, I'm going to be like, 'Boy, I hope he's qualified.'"*

Weird. If you see any pilot at all you should think that, but strangely (or not I suppose) Kirk only thinks that about black pilots.

*Joe Biden is a “corrupt tyrant who should honestly be put in prison and/or given the death penalty for his crimes against America.*

This is the same kind of language people are getting on Democrats about.

*Like, we're dealing with maggots, vermin and swine here. This is not – these are not good people, they're not even a little bit good.* 

I thought we weren't supposed to say things like that?

People like to pretend Kirk was all about honest debate, but the truth is he wasn't. He debated people who were inexperienced for clips to put on the internet. He had no interest hearing the other side out. Which is what honest debate should be about.

Oh and to be clear, none of this justifies his murder. But it explains why so many others view him very poorly.

@bobevanz - 100%