ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live after comments on Charlie Kirk

[RileyG]

Potato, potawto.

Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences.

Remember what happened to the late Phil Robinson?

Or even Paula Dean?

 

[RileyG]

Think Charlie Kirk, but for the left. Kind of.

Oh

He's a disgusting uber-lefty online personality. Don't worry about it. He's offline for now.

never heard of him

 

[Chesterton]

Bro, Destiny has been banned from Twitch since March 2022. You got trolled.

I saw several different news articles with today's date.

ETA: Apparently you're correct.

 

[NxNW]

Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences.

Nobody's saying otherwise.

Remember what happened to the late Phil Robinson?

Or even Paula Dean?

No, I don't recognize those names.

 

[MotoToTheMax]

He's a disgusting uber-lefty online personality. Don't worry about it. He's offline for now.

I don't think Kick is going to ban him. Youtube might, but I don't think he'd care about that. Twitch banned him in 2022 and Destiny just sent out a bait tweet saying Twitch banned him and everyone took the bait.

 

[RileyG]

Nobody's saying otherwise.

No, I don't recognize those names.

That’s quite interesting.

Have a lovely evening

 

[MotoToTheMax]

I saw several different news articles with today's date.

Yeah, he sent out a tweet to show how little fact checking some right wing news outlets do, and they all fell for it.

 

[Chesterton]

Yeah, he sent out a tweet to show how little fact checking some right wing news outlets do, and they all fell for it.

So he was being a liar for the sake of a "social experiment" I guess. Sounds about right.

 

[Palmfever]

No need to take out the trash.
It rolls itself down to the curb.

ABC halts 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' after FCC criticism | The Jerusalem Post

“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse,” said a Walt Disney executive.

www.jpost.com

 

[MotoToTheMax]

So he was being a liar for the sake of a "social experiment" I guess. Sounds about right.

I mean, it sort of worked. You briefly fell for it until I pointed it out. He's very tasteless and toxic, but he can be clever at times. Like Charlie Kirk was. I don't think Kirk was as brash though. Destiny is worse.

 

[RileyG]

I mean, it sort of worked. You briefly fell for it until I pointed it out. He's very tasteless and toxic, but he can be clever at times. Like Charlie Kirk was. I don't think Kirk was as brash though. Destiny is worse.

I’ve actually never heard of Kirk until the day of his death. Makes me wonder how popular he was or if I’ve been living under a rock.

 

[NxNW]

I’ve actually never heard of Kirk until the day of his death. Makes me wonder how popular he was or if I’ve been living under a rock.

I'd only heard the quote from him in which he said he didn't think he could trust a black pilot to be competent, or words to that effect.

 

[Freth]

Oh

never heard of him

He streams himself doing political commentary.

• On July 16, 2024 Kick suspended Destiny after he made inflammatory remarks about Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter shot in the ear [and killed] during the rally [the same one where Trump was shot]. Destiny stated he would mock any conservative fans killed at an event, sparking outrage. (source)
• Streamer Destiny was banned from Twitch after refusing to condemn Charlie Kirk’s killing, sparking backlash and Elon Musk’s call for his arrest. Streamer Destiny's comments on the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk have sparked a row. So much so that it led to the streamers' ban from Twitch, he announced sharing a statement from the streaming platform. Steven Bonnell II, who goes by Destiny on streaming platforms, appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored and commented on Kirk's fatal shooting by 22-year-old suspect, Tyler Robinson, at Utah Valley University on September 9. He refused to condemn the killing, saying that activists associated with the conservative movement should be “afraid of getting killed.” (source)

 

[RileyG]

I'd only heard the quote from him in which he said he didn't think he could trust a black pilot to be competent, or words to that effect.

I’m still not familiar with him other than he was a conservative and evangelical Christian. Only read a few quotes, and never heard him speak.

 

[RileyG]

He streams himself doing political commentary.

• On July 16, 2024 Kick suspended Destiny after he made inflammatory remarks about Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter shot in the ear during the rally. Destiny stated he would mock any conservative fans killed at an event, sparking outrage. (source)
• Streamer Destiny was banned from Twitch after refusing to condemn Charlie Kirk’s killing, sparking backlash and Elon Musk’s call for his arrest. Streamer Destiny's comments on the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk have sparked a row. So much so that it led to the streamers' ban from Twitch, he announced sharing a statement from the streaming platform. Steven Bonnell II, who goes by Destiny on streaming platforms, appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored and commented on Kirk's fatal shooting by 22-year-old suspect, Tyler Robinson, at Utah Valley University on September 9. He refused to condemn the killing, saying that activists associated with the conservative movement should be “afraid of getting killed.” (source)

Thanks for the info!

Peace

 

[Chesterton]

I mean, it sort of worked. You briefly fell for it until I pointed it out. He's very tasteless and toxic, but he can be clever at times. Like Charlie Kirk was. I don't think Kirk was as brash though. Destiny is worse.

Thing is it wasn't only conservative media that fell for it. There were others. And it wasn't clever, it wasn't even a troll. If I go online and announce that I'm super rich and super handsome, that's not clever, it's just a lie.

 

[MotoToTheMax]

Looks like the bait is still working.

 

[Chesterton]

I'd only heard the quote from him in which he said he didn't think he could trust a black pilot to be competent, or words to that effect.

"Or words to that effect." Are you just repeating something you heard and don't know better, or are you being dishonest?

 

[Chesterton]

Looks like the bait is still working.

If that comment's directed at me I don't know what it means.

 

[MotoToTheMax]

Thing is it wasn't only conservative media that fell for it. There were others. And it wasn't clever, it wasn't even a troll. If I go online and announce that I'm super rich and super handsome, that's not clever, it's just a lie.

Jesse Waters on Fox News, on the channel live, reported it. Did a single fact check even occur at some point? Evidently not. They thought he was important enough to include during his rant, along with clips when he's appeared on CNN, but didn't bother to fact check his bait? Yeah, it wasn't clever, which shows how bad it really is.