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Yeah yeah this is great and all but can we not fawn over the guy working for a rabid zionist bc he's doing the barest trans advocacy? Not to get all dark woke or anything but if he's calling to boycott Harry potter bc JK is a bigot what should we do with his show written by a genocide supporter? It just seems silly. I won't be watching either show but cmon. If we're gonna hold people accountable for their hate based views let's not stop at trans people.
Edit: I'm not writing it off I'm saying there's plenty of shame to go around. Most people who are rich and famous are shitty people and being on the right side of a single issue because you are personally affected by it doesn't make you exalted above everyone else in Hollywood. JK Rowling is a demonic cretin and deserves ridicule and condemnation from everyone, not just the one actor with a trans sibling. All I'm saying is it doesn't make this guy Jesus.
If all you want is perfect allies, then you should expect none. Instead take the imperfect ally and work to achieve a positive result.
We must identify the primary contradiction and struggle against it, not endlessly shift our focus as opportunities arise.
I don't need perfect allies, but I need my allies to not be fascists or fascist collaborators.
Where do you work? I need to find out if your employer is a zionist before I listen to what you have to say.
Who?
I think he means Drukmann, the creator of The Last of Us.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-not-so-hidden-israeli-politics-of-the-last-of-us-part-ii/
Seems a bit overblown though.
Wikipedia's summary of an article interviewing him and other studio members pretty much says he actually doesn't support Israel and in fact felt disgusted about having had feelings of anger for the Palestinian protestors who killed 2 Israeli soldiers in 2000. And he pretty much says that in the game he wanted the player to go on a similar emotional rollercoaster.
He supposedly also donated to emergency response teams on both sides of the conflict
I honestly had no idea who the dude was until now as I'm not really a PlayStation guy, but I'm not sure he's much of a zionist. He was born in an Israeli settlement and it's certainly shaped him in some ways, but has he ever voiced support for the genocide?
Ya that's mostly my view on it from what little I've read. The donations was days after the attack as well. It says a lot that he still donated to both sides even when he comes from Israel and when at the time, Israel was very much the victim in the eyes of the media.
I have no idea. Pedro Pascal worked the The Mandalorian, which was created by Jon Favreau, but I don't think he's a Zionist.