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Does Jodie Comer Have a Pro-Trump Boyfriend? Does It Matter?
#JodieComerIsOverParty has been trending on Twitter for hours.
07.08.2020
It's exhausting to try to formulate an opinion on the morality of every celebrity the Internet takes it into its hive-mind to cancel.
Most recently, #JodieComerIsOverParty started trending on Twitter. Why? Because she MIGHT be dating a man who supports Donald Trump. Given Comer's role as Villanelle, a queer woman, on the hit show Killing Eve as well as her vocal support of causes like Black Lives Matter and LGBTQI+ rights, fans were quick to accuse the actress of hypocrisy.
<p>As <em><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/jodie-comer-canceled-boyfriend-trump-supporter-twitter-1516174" target="_blank">Newsweek</a></em> reports, "One angry tweet with more than 1,000 likes reads: 'Jodie Comer dating a Trump supporter, while she's portraying an LGBT character and reading poetry as an "ally" is not only wrong but disgusting. Also her posts about BLM now look like performance activism.'"</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><p><br></p><div id="63a44" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7325d53a6d5a4e65f077da69db32e0b6"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1280730485669236736" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">jodie comer apparently dating a trump supporter is so on brand for a white woman “ally” i can’t find it in me to b… https://t.co/sjL9wE0Sk5</div> — ur head, rent free (@ur head, rent free)<a href="https://twitter.com/gl0ssbaby/statuses/1280730485669236736">1594184917.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><div id="f8557" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="09d77ad041ed4a8c06572dc87c62c97b"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1280776380486168576" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">jodie comer chatting to her friends about this boy she met in america. https://t.co/mt7vwCUC8K</div> — jen (@jen)<a href="https://twitter.com/ohmyvillanelle/statuses/1280776380486168576">1594195859.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Many users specifically referenced Comer's collaboration with Amnesty International for Pride Inside—an online festival set up by Amnesty International, UK Black Pride, ParaPride, Gendered Intelligence, and Stonewall—calling her contribution "performative allyship." </p><div id="71b27" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d3510ead5796928208f4db8b2c71ca4c"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1280200004561506306" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">For #PrideInside: Award-winning actress and LGBTI+ ally Jodie Comer reads the beautiful first letter from Vita Sack… https://t.co/e5ZYrztiQw</div> — Amnesty UK (@Amnesty UK)<a href="https://twitter.com/AmnestyUK/statuses/1280200004561506306">1594058440.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><p>While it's obvious that the LGBTQIA+ community in particular feels betrayed by Comer's supposed passive support of Trump's bigoted policies and racist, misogynistic, and homophobic rhetoric, many other fans leapt to her defense. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent1 - mid_content --></p><p><br></p><div id="e75b7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="216cc85673d5dd90fc168354bc843e6b"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1280822426658648066" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">so everyone is cancelling jodie comer for dating a republican...yet no one knows if the name they have matches up t… https://t.co/OnSa3aofzw</div> — 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔⚢ #BLM (@𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔⚢ #BLM)<a href="https://twitter.com/groovymoonbeams/statuses/1280822426658648066">1594206837.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><div id="76b4f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="70c291e3c8d18967395b9d374d48d770"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1280798192553123842" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Logs on to twitter. Wonders who is cancelled today. Ah, the insanely talented Jodie Comer for *checks notes* allege… https://t.co/GqHP8LTFj3</div> — MrsKrabapple (@MrsKrabapple)<a href="https://twitter.com/MrsKrabapple/statuses/1280798192553123842">1594201059.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Regardless of where you stand on the issue, it's worth noting that the evidence that Comer is actually dating a Trump supporter is exceedingly scarce. <br></p><div id="68d98" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="245bcb9c63b2354104d3b7eccb1079fd"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1280718722701971458" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">a thread of receipts about jodie comers bf</div> — leo 🙊💖blm (@leo 🙊💖blm)<a href="https://twitter.com/juulsdayas/statuses/1280718722701971458">1594182112.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Comer confirmed in an <a href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/jodie-comer-on-love-killing-eve-season-three" target="_blank">interview for <em>British Vogue</em></a> in April that she was in a relationship. When asked about being in love, she stated: "I'm very much in it. I think love's the best. I'd been single for a while and just kind of going with the flow and doing my thing. That's the thing, isn't it?" She went on, "When you're relaxed and letting the universe do what it's doing, things kind of fall into place. Which is very much what happened." </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent11 - mid_content --></p><p>This admission spiked fan's curiosity, who soon came to believe—mostly based on Comer's Instagram stories—that she's dating an American named James Burke. The evidence that he's pro-Trump is decidedly minuscule and includes a screenshot of his supposed voter registration, showing that he's a registered Republican. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p>Other evidence includes the fact that he's following Donald Trump on social media, that his dad has an American flag in his Instagram bio, and that he has a "'Murica" themed Spotify playlist. None of this concretely (or even vaguely) actually suggests Burke is a Trump supporter. </p><p>If you know anything about American voter registration, you'll know that many voters first registered in high school, choosing their political party affiliation before actually engaging in politics in any real way. Not only that, but many registered Republicans don't actually support Trump and only stay affiliated with the party in order to have a say in primary elections, either as a reflection of the values the less-radical version of the party used to stand for or simply because they haven't bothered to change their party registration. Additionally, plenty of anti-Trump voters take pride in their identity as Americans; that Burke and his family seem to be patriotic is not inherently indicative of conservative attitudes.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent22 - long_content --></p><p>Perhaps even more importantly, we don't even know for sure that this is the man Jodie Comer is dating. If she is dating a man named James Burke, then we certainly don't know if that's even his voter registration, Spotify, or father. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent3 - longer_content --></p><p>Admittedly, it's decidedly hypocritical if Comer is actually dating a person who is flagrantly racist, misogynistic, or homophobic while she's touting progressive views and claiming to be an ally to people of color and people within the LGBTQIA+ community. But we have essentially no evidence that that is the case; and until we do, judging Jodie Comer's dating life is a useless and ignorant venture. </p><p><strong>Not only that, but one has to wonder if public opinion would be so negative if a progressive male celebrity was reportedly dating a Republican woman</strong>. As has been pointed out in cases like the <a href="https://www.popdust.com/florence-pugh-zach-braff-2645677490.html" target="_blank">relationship between Florence Pugh and Zach Braff</a>, people are quick to judge the dating lives of women, while taking on a "boys will be boys" attitude regarding male celebrities relationships. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-638"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent33 - longer_content --></p><h2></h2><p>Even if Jodie Comer is dating a Republican, is it really any of our business? </p>
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Jenny Slate Left "Big Mouth" So a Black Actor Can Rightfully Take Her Spot
After four seasons portraying the half-Black Missy, Slate has made the right decision to depart the Netflix show.
06.25.2020
After four seasons voicing the lovable Missy Foreman-Greenwald on Netflix's Big Mouth, Jenny Slate has announced that she will be leaving the show.
Missy, a recurring role in the animated series that stars Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, is a goofy bookworm who wears overalls and talks with a high-pitched lisp. She is a best friend of lead characters Nick and Andrew. She's self-assured and very smart. She's also half-Black, a well-intended move towards a more inclusive group of characters that's faltered by the fact that Slate is white.
<p>Slate is a comedian and go-to voice actor known for her roles in <em>Obvious Child, Parks and Recreation, </em>and the unforgettably adorable <em>Marcel the Shell with Shoes On </em>mini-series. After performing in all but one episode since the series premiere in 2017, Slate has faced very little retaliation for playing a Black character; the criticism of <em>Big Mouth</em> thus far has mostly been aimed at its portrayal of minors in sexual activities, or its iffy <a href="https://www.popdust.com/in-defense-of-big-mouth-2640891302.html" target="_self">definition of pansexuality vs. bisexuality</a> last year. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><p>But, while the show's plot has never discussed Missy's race at length, to cast a white actor in her role was a bad move. Slate's autonomous choice to retire from the show is a noble decision.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent1 - mid_content --></p><p>"I have come to the decision today that I can no longer play the character of 'Missy' on the animated TV show <em>Big Mouth</em>," Slate wrote on Instagram. "At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play 'Missy' because her mom is Jewish and White—as am I.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent11 - mid_content --></p><p>"But 'Missy' is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people. I acknowledge how my original reasoning was flawed, that it existed as an example of white privilege and unjust allowances made within a system of societal white supremacy, and that in me playing 'Missy,' I was engaging in an act of erasure of Black people. Ending my portrayal of 'Missy' is one step in a life-long process of uncovering the racism in my actions."<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p>Her statement continues: "As I look back on the nature and emergence of my own voice in comedy, I know that I have made mistakes along the way. I can't change the past, but I can take accountability for my choices. I will continue to engage in meaningful anti-racist action, to be thoughtful about the messages in my work, to be curious and open to feedback, and to do my best to take responsibility for the ways that I am a part of the problem. Most importantly, though, to anyone I've hurt: I am so very sorry. Black voices must be heard. Black Lives Matter."</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
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</div></blockquote></div><p><br></p><p>Nick Kroll, one of the show's creators and principle writers, also posted a statement about Slate's decision to depart: "After thoughtful discussion with us and our Black collaborators, Jenny Slate has decided, and we wholeheartedly agree, that Missy on <em>Big Mouth</em> should be voiced by a Black actor...We sincerely apologize for and regret our original decision to cast a white actor to voice a biracial character. We made a mistake, took our privilege for granted, and we're working hard to do better moving forward."<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
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</div></blockquote></div><p><br></p><p>Lack of Black representation in media is not a new issue, but the recurrence of white voice actors portraying Black characters is especially dangerous—<a href="https://shadowandact.com/the-new-blackface-minstrelsy-when-white-actors-voice-black-characters-in-animation" target="_blank">some have likened it to blackface</a>. In the past, actors like Mike Henry and Hank Azaria have come under fire for voicing Black characters in <em>The Cleveland Show </em>and <em>The Simpsons</em>, respectively. </p><h4></h4><p>In the world of adult cartoons, <em>Big Mouth </em>is making strides in creating a more woman- and queer-friendly series. It's about time their anti-racism catches up.</p>
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The "30 Rock" Reunion "Upfront Event" Sounds Annoying as Hell
Fans are being deprived of a true 30 Rock reunion in favor of a weird meta-marketing event
06.17.2020
Update 7/15/2020: As it turns out, the promotional nature of the upcoming 30 Rock reunion special is not a hit with everyone.
According to a new report from The Wrap, several large NBC affiliate groups have opted not to air the hour-long special which amounts to little more than an hour-long infomercial for the next year of NBC programming—and for NBCUniversal's exclusive streaming service Peacock—interspersed with some comedy from Liz Lemon and the TGS crew.
This means that many viewers who tune in to their local NBC channel to when the reunion special is airing at 8:00 Thursday night will instead be greeted by... something else.
<p>Among the affiliate groups that have opted out of the hour-long special are Sinclair Broadcast Group, Gray Television, Tegna, Nexstar, and Hearst. All told, nearly half of NBC channels will be skipping the special. But don't worry, if you don't catch it when its fresh, the special will be re-airing on Bravo, USA, Oxygen, SYFY, Bravo, etc... because they really want you to sign up for Peacock.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent1 - mid_content --></p><p>Check out <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/multiple-nbc-affiliates-wont-air-thursdays-30-rock-special-due-to-all-the-peacock-promos/" target="_blank">the original article at The Wrap</a>.</p><h2>One of the silver linings of everyone being stuck at home during the coronavirus lockdown has been the surge of cast reunions.</h2><p>The fact that everyone's schedules are wide open has suddenly made stuff like <a href="https://www.popdust.com/goonies-sequel-2645865445.html" target="_blank">Josh Gad's Reunited Apart</a><a href="https://www.popdust.com/goonies-sequel-2645865445.html"></a> possible, with video calls reuniting the casts of <em>The Goonies</em>, <em>Back to the Future</em>, <em>Lord of the Rings</em>, and <em>Ghostbusters</em>. And <em><a href="https://www.popdust.com/parks-and-rec-reunion-2645824453.html" target="_blank">Parks and Rec</a></em><a href="https://www.popdust.com/parks-and-rec-reunion-2645824453.html"> even had a socially-distant reunion episode</a>. So when it was announced that NBC was giving another beloved sitcom a reunion of its own, it just made sense and it seemed like a good reason for <em>30 Rock</em> fans to get excited—but that was before it became clear what kind of rip-off reunion special it would actually be.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent11 - mid_content --></p><p><em>30 Rock</em>, named after 30 Rockefeller Center, where NBC is headquartered in Manhattan, has always played around with the inner-workings of the TV industry and poked fun at the real NBC through the fictionalized version on the show. The way the business side of broadcast television interfered with <em>TGS</em>' team of creative weirdos was basically the whole premise of the show. But this reunion threatens to take that relationship to new disturbing heights, as <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/30-rock-nbc-reunion-episode-nbcuniversal-upfront-1234637182/" target="_blank">it won't be a true reunion episode at all, but rather an "upfront event."</a></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
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</p><p>An upfront event is a concept in the TV industry where, before a new season of TV shows premiere, advertisers are given a sneak peak of what's in store so they can decide if they want to purchase advertising time upfront—hence the name. These events—which basically amount to a sales pitch—aren't usually made for public consumption.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent22 - long_content --></p><p>They're like those billboards that advertise themselves as "a great place for you to advertise." While it's being pitched as an hour-long "commercial free" event and a "first-of-its-kind all-audience upfront event," it's basically like an extended commercial targeting the people responsible for regular commercials. Gross.</p><p>In other words, while <em><a href="https://www.popdust.com/parks-and-rec-reunion-2645824453.html" target="_blank">Parks and Rec</a></em><a href="https://www.popdust.com/parks-and-rec-reunion-2645824453.html"> fans got a legit reunion episode that also raised money for charity</a>, <em>30 Rock </em>fans will have to make do with a glorified infomercial. So while the new "episode" of <em>30 Rock</em> promises appearances from Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and more, it won't be a real episode at all—with the focus being on the upcoming season of NBC programming with cameos from the network's current stars.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent3 - longer_content --></p><h2></h2><p>Of course, there's always the chance that this is all an elaborate meta-joke... And even if it's not, Liz Lemon, er, Tina Fey might be the one person who could make that nauseating concept into an hour of real entertainment. So if you're willing to take the risk, you can check it out on NBC on July 16th at 8:00 PM, re-airing on USA, CNBC, E!, Oxygen, Bravo, and SYFY. And if you prefer to stream your media...you're gonna need NBCUniversal's dedicated streaming service, Peacock (See? Annoying).</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-638"> </div>
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