Re: Voice Actress Tara Strong Fired From Animated Series After Sharing Pro-Israel Posts

On 10/19/23 1:17 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
>   Ubiquitous <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Voice actress Tara Strong was fired from her role on the independent animated
>> series BOXTOWN after publicizing her support for Israel and condemning the
>> Hamas terrorist attacks.
>>
>> The 50-year-old star has worked on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon projects
>> like THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, RUGRATS, TEEN TITANS, and others. Strong
>> confirmed she was fired from BOXTOWN with a post on X.
>>
>> "Just found out on Twitter!" she wrote on Friday. "This is what happens when
>> you help fans get shows made I guess. Fired for being Jewish. Glad I helped
>> you get your kickstarter money. Please lose my email address & pray for my
>> family in Israel and in Gaza. & #prayforpeace."
>>
>> The official BOXTOWN account shared the news in a social media post on
>> Thursday.
>>
>> "Hello all! Just wanted to offer a quick update on BOXTOWN. We will be
>> recasting the role of Bill (previously played by Tara Strong). We'll have
>> more info soon on open auditions," they wrote. "Thanks for y'all's
>> understanding as we re-orient and figure out the next steps."
>>
>> BOXTOWN also shared a longer statement on both Instagram and X:
>>
>>     This decision was due to a trend among Tara's recent online
>>     activity, including posts that promote controversial messages
>>     regarding the peoples of Palestine currently being affected by
>>     the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis.
>>
>>     We believe that our public platform gives us a duty to be
>>     careful when it comes to hateful messages and misinformation
>>     online. This extends to our cast and crew. This was not a difficult
>>     decision.
>>
>>     Our hearts are with the Palestinian and Israeli children and
>>     families being affected by the ongoing conflict. People should
>>     be able to live freely without being threatened by constant abuse
>>     and terror. We are hoping for the best.
>>
>> Strong had previously condemned the terror attacks on Israel with several
>> tweets.
>>
>> "For those who support the actions of #Hamas; when they infiltrate your
>> hometown, on your soil, break into Jewish homes, raping, beheading innocent
>> babies, will you applaud them? Will you wave their flag while they slaughter
>> Christians & Muslims who don't believe their ideologies?" one of Strong's
>> posts read.
>>
>> Another said, "World's gone crazy. People ARGUING online about whether or not
>> the mass raping, shooting & kidnapping of innocent young women from around
>> the world at a music festival is justified! Could happen at ANY music
>> festival! Supporting terrorists empowers them & that's globally terrifying."
> 
> So contrary to what the producers claimed, Strong never actually said
> anything hateful or spread any misinformation about "the peoples of
> Palestine". She supported Israel and condemned Hamas-- a designated
> terrorist group according to the U.S. government-- which is nothing more
> nor less than the official position of Joe Biden and the United States
> of America.
> 
> And that's what gets you fired these days in leftist Hollywood.


Honestly Mr. Troon, if you want the correct interpretation of a subject 
just ask.