[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

Well he made out that President Trump did not mourn Charlies death and said

“This is not how an adult grieves the murder of somebody called a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.”

Which is disgusting

But Trump said he made a horrible comment about Charlie Kirk FAKE NEEEEEEEWS

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

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[Parmy]

Hats now.


https://youtube.com/shorts/f7P4KQ7l1...SsKnAvwYftDakG


Hats.

[bots]

They actually want Kimmel to be prosecuted which makes the whole thing even more insane

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by bots

They actually want Kimmel to be prosecuted which makes the whole thing even more insane

For what?

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

For what?

being not funny?

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

being not funny?

All of our fun TV is guilty, then.

[bots]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

For what?

Trump is suing the new york times for defamation. They said that the apprentice made him famous, his lawyers said it was his appearance in home alone 2 that made him famous

[Christmas Dynasnow]

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Suddenly now this is about the local TV stations not being able to "preempt" content they don't like due to the monopolies... you know, this guy sucks. Just make a major statement about what the **** your policy actually is, why it's being changed and apply it equally. Going and commenting on random shows and forcing us to find little sound bytes to figure out what your policy changes are, is ridiculous.

[bots]

But didn't Carr start all this by telling local broadcasters that they must demand kimmel is taken off the air?

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Originally Posted by bots

But didn't Carr start all this by telling local broadcasters that they must demand kimmel is taken off the air?

I thought I had heard a comment even where he had explicitly named quite a few shows (in reference to lapses), but honestly... this isn't working, the whole let's debate by sound byte garbage... Can they just release a ****ing statement like every other normal govt human being? I'm a nobody and I can't even figure out what their full stance is.

I do think there is a lot of pressure for media to "stfyou" (/censored), but that should be across the board applied. Otherwise, this is crap.

[Christmas Dynasnow]

I recall when Kimmel said people who dont get vaccinated deserve to die

[BBXX]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

I recall when Kimmel said people who dont get vaccinated deserve to die

Yes Jimmy's rhetoric around people not getting medical treatment if they chose not to get the vaccine was ****ing gross, as was the majority of Hollywoods/Celebrity. And I say that as someone who made a choice to get vaccinated.

[bots]

What's interesting is that they target people who a lot of people don't like, like Kimmel. To me they are testing the boundaries before starting a major clamp down. It's the playbook of an authoritarian regime

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Originally Posted by bots

What's interesting is that they target people who a lot of people don't like, like Kimmel. To me they are testing the boundaries before starting a major clamp down. It's the playbook of an authoritarian regime

If I'm honest, I think that's your own bias in coming to that conclusion. Broadcast media used to self-censor within very reasonable limits. Late night never used to go out of its way to insult half its market. In fact, late night used to be one of the safer options for avoiding dealing with the more difficult aspects of tough news topics so while yes, it was comedy, but it was very tasteful comedy within the tolerances of most Americans. Our media used to also sanitize certain material out when importing from other markets (across the world), including things that came out of the BBC. In the past decade or so a lot of that has changed to see what could be gotten through, so if anything, it's the media testing the boundaries.

[bots]

Originally Posted by Maru

If I'm honest, I think that's your own bias in coming to that conclusion. Broadcast media used to self-censor within very reasonable limits. Late night never used to go out of its way to insult half its market. In fact, late night used to be one of the safer options for avoiding dealing with the more difficult aspects of tough news topics so while yes, it was comedy, but it was very tasteful comedy within the tolerances of most Americans. Our media used to also sanitize certain material out when importing from other markets (across the world), including things that came out of the BBC. In the past decade or so a lot of that has changed to see what could be gotten through, so if anything, it's the media testing the boundaries.

i don't see how it's my own bias when i don't like and don't watch Kimmel

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Originally Posted by bots

i don't see how it's my own bias when i don't like and don't watch Kimmel

It's not personal, bots.

[bots]

Originally Posted by Maru

It's not personal, bots.

Tell that to Kimmel

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by bots

What's interesting is that they target people who a lot of people don't like, like Kimmel. To me they are testing the boundaries before starting a major clamp down. It's the playbook of an authoritarian regime

care to predict who would be next in your scenario?

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

No surprise there, I guess:

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Maru

No surprise there, I guess:

Twitter Link

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Charlie Kirk

@charliekirk11

Jimmy Kimmel isn't funny

3:49 AM · Oct 6, 2017

https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/916133274505883648

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

All politicians pull this crap by the way when their favorite people they've anointed are touched and people keep taking the bait.

Plot twist: THEY ALL LIE.

Vs

There are numerous examples of the same phenomenon on the right wing. People like to make big points about how "the other side" is always doing one thing or another... and yet never actually viscerally seem to absorb that they're also participating in what perpetuates it, which is to keep people upset and campaigning for celebrities/politicians for free. These people are scored based on how many comments are written about them and obviously "hating on them" is not a deterrent, if it builds their profiles up, so they're encouraged to keep this pattern up to farm donations... I get emails ALL THE TIME in my spam mail acct from politicians when there is some event they want to politicize, that my "so and so" is being taken away—oh nooo, so they're demanding even more money from me.

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

How many people do we honestly think give a **** about Kimmel???:

Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings were plummeting before ABC suspended him for Charlie Kirk comments
https://nypost.com/2025/09/18/media/...kirk-comments/

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was bleeding viewers before Disney-owned ABC pulled the plug and suspended him for his comments on Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Nielsen data showed sharp summer declines and a year-long slide that leaves him trailing late-night rivals such as Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld and CBS star Stephen Colbert.

According to monthly Nielsen figures, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” dropped to just 1.1 million total viewers in August 2025, down 43% from January’s 1.95 million. His August household rating of 0.35 marked the weakest showing of the year.

Now run that alongside ITV's numbers for BBUK...