Gina Carano, known for playing the recurring role as galactic ranger Cara Dunne on the hit Disney+ series The Mandalorian, is officially out of a job. Disney/Lucasfilm fired Carano over a series of offensive social media posts in which she mocked transgender people, Jews, spread QAnon theories about COVID-19 and other conspiracy theories as well. Talent agency UTA, which repped Carano, also dropped her.
USA Today reports Carano had come under fire for several months for her social media activity. She attracted criticism for placing the words “beep/bop/boop” on her Twitter profile in mockery of transgender people listing their pronouns on social media. The actress later removed the terms from her profile, citing her Mandalorian co-star Pedro Pascal for helping her understand the importance of preferred pronouns for transgender people. [Pascal’s sister Lux came out as transgender earlier this week.]
Related: Pedro Pascal takes to Instagram to celebrate his trans sister, Lux
Other posts saw Carano mocking mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic, and spreading QAnon conspiracy theories about voter fraud in the 2020 election.
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In one much-cited post, she compared being a Republican to the Holocaust.
did she just compare the holocaust to being a republican .. #FireGinaCarano pic.twitter.com/an3css7Kdr
— janet (@djarinculture) February 10, 2021
“Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors…even by children,” the actress wrote in one Instagram story post. “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?”
Screenshots of the comments circulated on other social media platforms this week, prompting the #FireGinaCarano hashtag to trend. Disney/Lucasfilm released a statement Wednesday (February 10) saying that the company does not currently employ Carano, and has no plans to do so in the future.
“Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” Lucasfilm said in a statement. “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
Carano has yet to comment publicly on the firing.
The news comes on the heels of the announcement of the Star Wars series Rangers of the New Republic in December. Carano was tipped to star in the Mandalorian spin-off, though the company had yet to make an official announcement connecting her to the show.
Polaro
I don’t like cancel culture, so that’s my starting point. Her comment on the holocaust was ill conceived/overblown, but not as bad as characterized. Right wingers do have a victimhood issue. Before you pile on, go read what she actually posted. I share her disdain for crazy non-binary pronouns, I think they undermine transgender pronouns, so that does not bother me enough to fire her. I won’t lose sleep over it, but I think stuff like this does not help us at the polls. Id rather cancel Ted Cruz and people like him whose statements do show he can’t do his job.
Cam
“Cancel Culture” is the latest Republican phrase used to hide the fact that their goal is to be able to not be held responsible for their actions or words.
This is the free market capitalism Republicans claim to love. She upset a ton of Disney’s potential customers and got fired because of it. That’s capitalism.
Catholicslutbox
Rick Sanchez.
Only one group of people are off limits because they’re the ones in charge.
We read about all the other things celebrities say and they’re never cancelled so quickly or at all.
Polaro
Its not just republicans. I certainly am not a republican. I do prefer to win elections, as opposed to virtue signaling and losing. Stuff like this doesn’t help. Disney can do whatever they like. I won’t miss her, but it only galvanizes our enemies while adding little to our side.
cc423
She is allowed to say whatever stupid crap she wants and Disney is allowed to not associate with her because of it. Case closed.
Cam
@Polaro
If you’re going to claim to not be a Republican you may want to not use OAN and FOX News terms like “Virtue Signaling” and “Cancel Culture”.
That’s what Republican trolls love to do, tell us all how they aren’t Republicans, before spouting Republican talking points and defending Trump supporters.
Creamsicle
@Polaro
So you want more people to sell out their values to win elections? Are you sure you’re not a Republican?
Monkey1
I know i’m going to get “troll” or “right wing” from this statement, of which i’m neither, but I’m going to say it anyway: Creamsicle, both parties routinely sell out the public. Do you not think the Biden team pandered to get voted in? Both Biden and Kamala staight up said (and Kamal on Twitter) that Joe Biden will not stop fracking. Now? End of fracking on fed lands. They said $2000 cheques are on their way as soon as they’re voted in (and how that isn’t bribery I don’t know) and now it’s changed to $1400 for SOME people only. They touted $15 minimum wage, and so far the only talk about raising the min wage to $15 is for federal employees only.
That’s why we need to be diligent and watch both sides. No politian is beyond reproach… both sides.
Openminded
@Polaro, by itself, I don’t see that her actual statement about Repubs and Jews being that wrong. Pile it on top of the rest of the crap she’s been spewing and it becomes the straw that breaks the camels back. Myself, I hate to see actors think they are better and/or smarter than other people and start spewing their beliefs onto us. All I want from an actor is to do a good job entertaining me. I’ll ask them if I want their opinion on politics.
@Monkey1, you have so many of your “facts” wrong that your post isn’t even relevant. Biden clearly stated he would supplement the $600 relief check up to $2,000 asap if elected. It smells of bribery that Trump was the one who jumped up last minute and demanded the checks to be $2,000. I’ll give Biden 30 days in office before I will complain about any possible inaction on his part. IF Biden claimed he would not stop fracking, I missed that statement and find it hard to believe he would have made such. (I stand to be proven wrong). He doesn’t have the authority to mandate minimum wage on private sector businesses so it appears he did all he could for the time being. Anyone with an ounce of business education knows mandated $15 minimum wage is an economy death wish but right now it seems the majority believes writing a check has no consequences. When fast food sales plummet to 50% due to rising consumer costs there will be massive layoffs thru out the industry and minimum wage amount won’t help the unemployed.
Back to the original post, She has the right to speak her mind, Disney has the right to distance themselves from her, and the Disney+ consumer has the right to keep or boot Disney+ if they want to. This isn’t really a case of cancel culture as much as it is PR and damage control. As Polaro stated above, it is important to not rock the boat to the point that it angers the whole population against one minority group. Bring on the troll claims because I don’t give a flying F–K what the real trolls here believe.
Monkey1
Hi Openminded, just replying to your comments regarding my comments. Regarding the $2000, from the research I’ve done pre-election Biden and his team would continuously say something along the lines of (and this is not a quote): I will send out the $2000 cheques as soon as I’m in office. By this time the $600 stimulous cheques were sent out or in the process of being distributed, so the implication is that it will be an additional $2000 and not a “top up”. After the election I can see evidence of him or his team saying that the $2000 will be a top off to the original $600. If you can show me a link where he or his team state that the cheque will be a top off only prior to the election, please let me know.
Regarding the fracking, this is from api.org (American Petroleum Institute) article from Oct 9, 2020: U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris was unequivocal on fracking during the vice presidential debate – declaring the Democratic ticket, if elected, won’t ban hydraulic fracturing in natural gas and oil production.
“Joe Biden will not end fracking, he has been very clear about that,” Harris said. And then: “I will repeat, and the American people know that Joe Biden will not ban fracking. That is a fact. That is a fact.” This was soon underscored on Harris’ Twitter handle: (Twitter link to her stating: @JoeBiden will not ban fracking. That is a fact.”)
Minimum wage. On Friday Jan 8 (i think, or it could’ve been Fri Jan 1) Biden said the following: “I also hope that Democratic control of the House and Senate will raise the odds of prompt action on increasing the minimum wage,” Biden said during a national address on Friday. “I’ve long said that we need to reward work, not just wealth, in this country. People in both parties now recognize it’s time to raise the minimum wage so hard-working people earn at least $15 an hour.”
I agree raising the min wage from $7.25 to $15 would cause a lot of problems, but he did say it and i think most people don’t have an ounce of business sense and would just vote for him thinking their job at a fast food restaurant will finally give them a living wage.
Cam
What a shock, two screenames for the right wing troll “Roy Ajax”, now called “Monkey1 or “Openminded”
Are here to defend the covid denying, Mask mocking, celeb who compared being a Republican to being murdered in the Holocaust.
At least you’re consistent.
Hdtex
Polaro, you’re a moron.
Cam
She advocated not wearing masks, she pushed out the anti-American rioters talking points about the election being fraudulent, and compared people not liking what she said to Jews being arrested, shipped to concentration camps and murdered by the millions in ovens.
If a bartender went onto a public board and started mocking mask wearing, the election, not to mention playing victim compared to the Holocausts dead, the bar would fire them. Disney did the same thing.
The thing that is so surprising is that these people’s hate and victim mentality is so deep that she was perfectly fine risking her multi-million dollar job just for one more tweet.
humble charlie
She raised a stink. She got fired. The stink is gone. I guess she was the stink.
Mack
Just a little background on Gina Carano. She comes from an Italian family who owns a Winery in Napa Valley, and her father started the El Dorado Casino in Reno Nv and her family now owns the Silver Legacy, El Dorado and Circus Circus in Reno. They also just acquired Caesar’s Entertainment which is formerly known as Harrahs and one of the largest gaming companies in the world if not the largest.
Cam
So used to a privileged and consequence free existence.
Essie
Her family is probably shaking in their boots and praying no one finds out about their connection with this woman. Hopefully she will disappear, never to be heard from again. She can’t act anyway.
WSnyder
Say stupid sh*t that Mickey can hear and he will f*cking end your career.
missvamp
exactly. you can’t say dumb shit & keep working for disney.
BoomerMyles
I support her firing.; bye Felicia.
But it’s true her firing will garner popularity among the right.
I heard that Morgan Wallen”s record sales and streaming increased after radio stations dropped him for using the n-word.
How did we get here?
felixthegato
Failed education system?
RyanMBecker
What simpletons like her don’t realize it’s that people aren’t being “hated” for their views, but for how those views affect society. Por ejemplo, you can be a fundamentalist Christian and practice homophobia behind closed doors, but when you, as a celebrity, express such views publicly, you are endorsing hate — and risk others copying you. And when you take such views to the ballot box, you’re affecting MY life. That’s what I hate.
Cloud
I concur with everything you said. The woman sounds like one bitter and hateful person.
Jake123
I agree she should have definitely faced consequences for her actions… but let’s not now begin to praise Disney as some progressive utopia. Do people forget Disney and the Mulan fiasco??
jjose712
They simply got tired of her because she did somthing like this again and again and again. This was just the nail in the coffin