Thread:Comments:US director James Gunn fired from Marvel Studios for decade-old offensive tweets/It's rare.......

.....for me to post opinions on topics here, but I'm breaking with my tradition. I fear that anyone who criticizes Disney's decision (me being one of those people) might be seen as a stogie-smoking, slap-happy good old boy, stuck in a 1970's-esque universe. I am not that, AT ALL. James Gunn wrote some childish, rude, crass things.....and they weren't funny.....not then, not now. Time, as-it-were, has a funny rhythm on the internet.........it tends to freeze so-to-speak. Ten freaking years ago, we were ALL still figuring out this goofy little thing called 'Twitter'.....what it was, what it could do etc. The man has voraciously criticized himself for what he wrote (in public forums) and has apologized. I'll put (an abbreviate version of) what I put on my personal FB page: #metoo is good and proper and righteous....and LONG overdue. The tone and timbre of how things have worked with/toward people regarding sexual 'leverage' in Hollywood needed to change a VERY long time ago.....you bet. HOWEVER, if this turns into #kill_them_all then the whole freaking mess is going to collapse, I'm telling you! Some salient maturity and a general understanding of the nuance of what people are/do/say at times needs to be considered. James Gunn was AND is a creative genius who shot his mouth off. I don't find rape/pedo jokes one bit funny......and SOME TIME BACK he saw the error of his childishness.....and took action accordingly. It was 10 years ago......and firing the guy now......this is just too far. I've lost a lot of respect for Disney with this......this was a perfect chance for them to pour some calm, mature decision making into this IMPORTANT era we're going through right now and they blew it.