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  • AernaLingus [any]
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    3 months ago

    Dismissal from Boxtown cast

    After the 2023 Israel–Hamas war began, Strong stated that Hamas had "brainwashed the western world" to support terrorism.[1] She also stated that people can "help Palestine without supporting terrorism"[2] and expressed support for Israel.[3]

    Strong's posts and likes on others' posts relating to the war on Twitter, particularly her opinions on the government of Israel's bombing of the Gaza Strip,[4] garnered controversy and criticism, which led independent animation studio Bandit Mill Animation to remove her from the production of their upcoming series Boxtown and recast a role for a character she would have voiced. They explained on their official Twitter page that "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."[5]

    After her removal, Strong claimed that she was "fired for being Jewish". This was denied by a co-writer of Boxtown's pilot, Spencer Rothbell, who pointed out that several Boxtown cast and crew members are Jewish, including himself and voice actor Alex Hirsch, the latter whom is voicing a lead character in the series.[6]

    welp. At least I got a chuckle out of the last paragraph.

    Rarity fans safe for now basil-anxious-smile


    1. https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/1711181889703440526 ↩︎

    2. https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/1711171642788069437 ↩︎

    3. https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/1710681812299841799 ↩︎

    4. https://collider.com/tara-strong-recast-boxtown/ ↩︎

    5. https://www.ign.com/articles/tara-strong-removed-from-animated-series-boxtown-after-controversial-israel-palestine-tweets ↩︎

    6. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1371692-tara-strong-claims-she-was-fired-from-boxtown-for-being-jewish ↩︎

    • UlyssesT
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      1 month ago

      deleted by creator