Jay said:
I don’t really care either way. They both said dumb shit and got fired. I don’t think either should have been, but that’s the world we live in at the moment.I guess my only question is, do you think there’s ever a case where someone should be fired for dumb shit they said?
Sure. If Roseanne had a desk job and she compared a black coworker to an ape, she should be fired. If Gunn made pedo jokes at the water cooler on Monday morning before the weekly staff meeting, he should be fired.
Comedians should have more leeway since our entertainment would get pretty dull if everyone got nervous about saying edgy stuff because they might have their sitcom canceled or lose their HBO special. I think Disney’s ownership of a huge percentage of our entertainment combined with the current outrage culture puts us on the road toward homogenized, “family-friendly” entertainment delivered by milquetoast entertainers.
Anyway, I got burned out on all the comic book movies right around Iron Man 2 (or was it 3?) and I have a lot of catching up to do. Do I need to watch everything in order to understand Avengers or are there any movies I can safely skip?
You could probably safely skip all but the Avengers films and Captain America: Civil War with only a few minor confusing things. Though then you’d be skipping the best ones.
I’ve seen everything up to the first Avengers I think. Haven’t seen Civil War, Thor 2 or 3, Dr. Strange, and some others I’m sure.