Bananarama Continues
The great 2020 ban-a-thon is picking up speed. Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan is now banned from Twitter following a shocking gender crime.
The great 2020 ban-a-thon is picking up speed. Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan is now banned from Twitter following a shocking gender crime:
His account was closed after the comedian reportedly tweeted, "men aren't women tho," in response to a tweet by the Women's Institute – a UK-based women's organization – wishing happy Pride Month to its transgender members.
Doesn’t take much, does it? Elsewhere, scenes and episodes from Golden Girls, 30 Rock and The Office have been blackbanned for blackface. Office creator creator Greg Daniels:
Today we cut a shot of an actor wearing blackface that was used to criticize a specific racist European practice. Blackface is unacceptable and making the point so graphically is hurtful and wrong. I am sorry for the pain that caused.
That seems to be the officially-approved contrition line:
Fey apologized for the episodes and the "pain they have caused," according to a letter Fey wrote to streaming services.
Stand by for further apologies:
Turns out NBC loves blackface!
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) June 27, 2020
Jimmy Fallon, Fred Armisen, Tina Fey, Ted Danson, Jane Krakowski, John Hamm, Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Ken Jeong, Julianne Hough ... https://t.co/a1DcO3hCM9
Blackvoice is also a ban-worthy offence:
The producers of two long-running animated television series, The Simpsons and Family Guy, announced Friday they will no longer use white actors as the voices of non-white characters.
It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years. I love this character, but persons of color should play characters of color. Therefore, I will be stepping down from the role. pic.twitter.com/FmKasWITKT
— Mike Henry (@mikehenrybro) June 26, 2020
Getting right into the spirit of things, Coca-Cola and more than 90 other companies have banned themselves from social media advertising:
Coca-Cola on Friday announced it will be pausing paid advertising on all social media platforms globally for at least 30 days …
“There is no place for racism in the world and there is no place for racism on social media,” Coca-Cola CEO and Chairman, James Quincey, said in a statement ...
Unilever joined brands like Eddie Bauer, The North Face and Patagonia as part of a campaign forcing the social media network to more stringently police hate speech and disinformation …
This campaigns leaves Facebook, of all companies, to claim the moral high ground. Here’s Carolyn Everson, Facebook’s VP of global marketing solutions:
We set our policies based on principles rather than business interests.
We’re going to need a lot more popcorn.