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by Anthony-G 269 days ago
I had never seen Kimmel until I watched the YouTube clip¹ linked elsewhere in this thread earlier today. After doing so, I cancelled my Disney+ subscription, giving “cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel” as the reason and won’t be in any hurry to re-join (though I heard the new Alien TV show is worth watching).

I hate cancel culture whether it’s coming from the conservative right (we’ve had that in Ireland for most of the 20th century) or the liberal left (more recently) and I believe that comedy should be able to transgress social norms and push up against boundaries but what I saw of Kimmel was wholly innocuous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j3YdxNSzTk&t=123s
2 comments
_DeadFred_ 268 days ago
No statement from ABC so canceled.

If you can fit in the Aliens show before your billing date it's worth watching if you are a normal person that can allow yourself to enjoy TV shows.

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compootr 268 days ago
Not that I or anyone has done it, but there is theoretically there is a way to enjoy these TV shows for free from companies one doesn't want to fund. sailing or something...
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dinfinity 268 days ago
Yeah, if supporting fascism is okay, a little bit of copyright infringement is definitely okay.
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justin66 269 days ago
I'd love to know how many people cancelled in the last 24 hours. Based on my social circle, it might be a lot.
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