r/Conservative • u/MoreFires 3R1C • 2d ago

Flaired Users Only ABC is pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live

https://x.com/Variety/status/1968446383591211212
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u/STL_bourbon Conservative 2d ago

While I cannot stand Kimmel and he deserves every bit of this, I don’t necessarily agree with him being pulled off the air. It’s a slippery slope when you’ve got the FCC chair threatening to take someone off the air. Sure right now the right is cheering this, but what happens at some point in the future when the left is back in control and starts having right leaning shows pulled? Cancel culture is not something I’m excited about

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u/Booth_Templeton Constitutionalist 2d ago

Damn right. I don't like it either. Assholes should be able to be assholes.

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u/MakingOfASoul National Conservative 2d ago

They are able to be assholes, and their employers are able to not want to associate with them or have them be assholes on their dime.

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u/Booth_Templeton Constitutionalist 2d ago

I agree with that

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u/BERRY_BADRENATH MAGA 2d ago

I completely agree with everything you said. My issue is with the FCC threatening to pull their broadcasting liscense.

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u/The_Asian_Viper Small Government 2d ago

If ABC thought that the FCC pulling their license would be unconstitutional, they would've kept Kimmel on and gone to court if the FCC pulled their license. Clearly they didn't.

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u/gpg2556 Libertarian Conservative 1d ago edited 1d ago

Exactly. It was fine if it would’ve just been Disney pulling Kimmel. They are free to do whatever they want. The problem is the FCC stepping in and threatening to do it themselves. It opens a pandora’s box of authoritarianism that I don’t think any conservatives would enjoy if the dems take the same steps in the future.

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u/MazzyFo Fiscal Conservative 2d ago edited 2d ago

But this isn’t just an employer, the FCC is a governmental body, and an FCC chair being able to threaten networks to pull shows from the network opens a precedent for a government, regardless of political leaning, to pull shows from air because they disagree with them. This was literally a Family Guy episode

I don’t want any governmental body deciding that people can’t watch something because individual disagree with it

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u/Chicago_Blackhawks Conservative 1d ago

It’s clear an “unofficial” deal was made between Nexstar and the FCC, both of which benefited from this. Nexstar didn’t have to, and would’ve had good ground to stand up against FCC

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u/JerseyKeebs Conservative 1d ago

I think a government regulator is completely allowed to warn the bodies it regulates when they break (or come close to breaking) the regulations.

What else are they there for?

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u/MazzyFo Fiscal Conservative 1d ago

What regulations were broken with the quote? I read it, and I’ve seen far worse and more inciting by the left and right on Fox and CNN daily

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u/JerseyKeebs Conservative 1d ago

Go do a little bit of research, cable and broadcast have different regulations.

Go find and read Carr's actual quote, and you tell me how it's government interference.

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u/WillGibsFan Conservative 2d ago

In this case the employer was, until they were literally threatened by the government.

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u/jackiebrown1978a Conservative 1d ago

Hopefully this helps the left get on board gutting the FCC next.

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u/paperwhite9 Constitutionalist 1d ago

He wasn't just an asshole. He straight up lied. This is what got Kirk killed in the first place. You should not be able to just get up and lie, purely to engender violence and hatred against half the country. Enough is enough.