The internet has exploded with commentary about one scene in the show CoComelon Lane, which is a spinoff of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">popular</a> animated series CoComelon. The episode in question features <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lgbt">two fathers</a> fawning over a little boy dancing around in a tutu and tiara.
Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh addressed the episode on his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-matt-walsh-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wednesday show</a>. “Another popular <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/children">children</a>’s program has decided to go all-in on Left-wing indoctrination,” he began. 
“The clip circulating on social media today is from episode 8 of the show’s recently released first season. In the clip, we see a young boy — a character named Nico — dancing around in a dress and a tiara while his two gay dads look on approvingly. It’s so on-the-nose that you’d be forgiven for assuming that it must be a parody. But it is not. Not intentionally, anyway,” Walsh continued.
Walsh went on to mention how all iterations of CoComelon should be banned because they are “annoying and obnoxious.” 
“Bad music, bad voice acting, very bad, lifeless, ugly animation. The whole show looks and sounds like something that was generated in 12 seconds by AI,” the podcast host continued. But putting all those complaints aside, the more concerning aspects of this episode are the blatant attempts to force radical gender theory on toddlers,” he said.
“Whatever the message is, the child watching the show will be perfectly susceptible to it,” Walsh went on. “Netflix has your child where they want him. Sitting there, eyes glued to the screen, passively absorbing whatever images, sounds, and ideas emerge from it. And if your kid happened to be watching Episode 8 of CoComelon Lane, he would passively absorb the idea that it’s normal for boys to dress like girls, and that there’s nothing strange about a child having two dads.”
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He added that it was intentional to debut this scene in episode 8 because it’s more likely parents wouldn’t notice it by then. 
“Like any groomer, it wants to lure parents into a false sense of security,” the podcast host said. “They see the first couple of episodes, everything looks pretty normal and harmless, not knowing that the gay dads and the cross dressing kid is buried midway through the eighth episode. It’s all very deliberate, and very evil, and sadly very effective.”
Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro also discussed the CoComelon Lane episode on his Wednesday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1873-breaking-trump-barred-from-colorado-ballot-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">show</a>. 
“I mean, this is the kind of crap that many people are allowing their kids to watch,&#8221; Shapiro said. &#8220;It is confusing to them. It is indoctrinating them into a particular leftist point of view about human relationships and gender and sex and all the rest to very small children. You don&#8217;t need this.”
Shapiro went on to remind listeners that <a href="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus-v3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bentkey</a> remains the perfect antidote to this “garbage” television.  
Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing also commented on the episode, saying that scenes in children’s shows like this one are why The Daily Wire launched Bentkey in the first place.
“This is why we built Bentkey.com. Parents need options. Bentkey is the way,” Boreing shared on X.
CoComelon Lane, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-netflixs-top-kids-show-features-boy-in-tutu-dancing-for-his-two-dads">spinoff</a> of the wildly popular animated CoComelon series, was released on Netflix on November 17.
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‘Very Deliberate And Very Evil’: Matt Walsh, Ben Shapiro Slam CoComelon Episode With Gay Dads Celebrating Boy In A Dress

'Very Deliberate And Very Evil': Matt Walsh, Ben Shapiro Slam 'Cocomelon' Episode With Gay Dads Celebrating Boy In A Dress

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Daily Wire co-founder <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jeremy-boreing">Jeremy Boreing</a> slammed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-times">New York Times</a> piece that described the fathers on both <a href="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus-v3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bentkey</a>’s “Chip Chilla” and the hit Australian series “Bluey” as “a fantasy.”
“There are two kids shows that stand out to the [NYT] as problematic: Bentkey’s ‘Chip Chilla’ and ‘Bluey.’ And what’s so problematic? ‘Weirdly present’ fathers,” Boreing shared in an X post about the article. 
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There are two kids shows that stand out to the <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nytimes</a> as problematic: Bentkey’s Chip Chilla and Bluey. And what’s so problematic? “Weirdly present” fathers.
Both fathers are derided as a “fantasy” for being so active and engaged with their children but, according to NYT, Chip… <a href="https://t.co/Y5E87h5x65">pic.twitter.com/Y5E87h5x65</a>
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“Both fathers are derided as a ‘fantasy’ for being so active and engaged with their children but, according to NYT, Chip Chilla is the far more offensive of the two because Chum Chum teaches ‘lessons about dead white people’ (read: George Washington, Ben Franklin, Neil Armstrong, etc.) and leads his kids in fun games and lessons as a way of establishing ‘male authority,’” Boreing continued.
“Chip Chilla is the most popular show on our new Bentkey platform, and Bluey is the most popular children’s show period,” Boreing added. “It’s no coincidence that two shows that feature loving and engaged nuclear families with great values who actually enjoy being together are so popular.”
He went on to note how it’s “no coincidence” that the “cultural gatekeepers” at the Times are targeting these particular programs.
“The left not only wants to add its radical agenda to kids entertainment, they want to remove good values from kids entertainment,” Boreing said.
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NYT writer Amanda Hess noted in her<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/arts/television/bluey-chip-chilla-dad.html"> article</a> how in the first episode of “Bluey,” the archeologist father, Bandit, “keeps house” while his wife works outside the home. She describes Bandit as “a fun dad who does housework, too” and always plays with his kids. Hess views this portrayal as unrealistic, writing that his “omnipresence is odd, and striking.” 
The writer goes on to describe how her own child is often “staring at a screen” while she takes care of household chores like laundry. “Bandit represents a parent freed of drudgery, one whose central responsibility is delighting his kids,” Hess adds, claiming that parents don’t play with their children in real life because they’re too focused on other tasks.
Hess has the same complaints about Bentkey’s “Chip Chilla,” which is about a homeschooling family with the dad, Chum Chum, serving as the children&#8217;s instructor. She describes Chum Chum as “a highly involved father and unrelenting jokester who rarely seems to have to work.”
She also says Chum Chum is likely the children’s teacher “because it puts male authority at the center of the show.”
“Our culture has fallen so far and at times it might seem hopeless,&#8221; Boreing concluded. &#8220;Bentkey isn’t anywhere near the level of size and influence of the NYTs and Disneys of the world, but we created it because we have hope and believe our best days are ahead of us, and that the only way we can take back the culture from the left is by building something better.&#8221;

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Jeremy Boreing Slams NYT After Paper Targets Bentkey’s ‘Chip Chilla’ For Depicting ‘Weirdly Present’ Father

Jeremy Boreing Slams NYT After Paper Targets Bentkey's 'Chip Chilla' For Depicting ‘Weirdly Present’ Father

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney</a>’s new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/animation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">animated</a> film, “Wish,” failed to perform well at the box office over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. This is especially tough for the studio following the massive flop of “The Marvels” earlier this month.
“Wish” debuted in third place at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">box office</a>, grossing just $19.5 million in its three-day opening weekend and $31.7 million over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend. This was significantly less than forecasted and doesn’t come close to recouping the $200 million production budget.
The fantasy musical stars Ariana DeBose as the main character, Asha, and Chris Pine as the villain, King Magnifico. 
The synopsis says: “Young Asha makes a wish so powerful that it&#8217;s answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. With Star&#8217;s help, Asha must save her kingdom from King Magnifico and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.”
“Wish” currently has a 49% critics review on Rotten Tomatoes, one of the lowest of any Disney movie. Critics call it boring, uninspired, and forgettable, plus accuse the film’s creators of borrowing heavily from other more popular Disney movies to create the storyline.
“Just like The Marvels, Wish is an emotionally inert and personality-free movie that appears to have been assembled from the outside in,” Times U.K. reviewer Kevin Maher <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wish-review-disneys-latest-turkey-is-a-dreadful-fairytale-without-a-plot-8cd9l8pt8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. 
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“It follows the studio’s fairytale formula: plucky heroine, villainous magician, talking animals, and big songs. Yet the story brings no new life to the parade,” the Sunday Times reviewer <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-films-movies-2023-vz7zdln5q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. 
“The movie is so busy referencing the classics, it makes itself an afterthought,” a third reviewer <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4faa5967-b0a8-4130-a692-425a39b783aa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed</a>.
“Wish” has an 81% audience score, but this higher number hasn’t helped the bottom line much so far.
This latest poor performance comes on the heels of “The Marvels” absolutely bombing for Disney. The newest Marvel film failed to meet expectations on its opening weekend, earning just $47 million at the box office and being called the worst debut in MCU history, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-marvels-continues-to-flail-at-box-office-earns-worst-second-weekend-drop-of-all-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
The female-led sequel to 2019’s “Captain Marvel” also represents a financial failure for Disney. This was blamed on a general sense of superhero movie fatigue and the writers and actors strikes in Hollywood, forcing the studio to adapt their promotional plans.

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Disney’s ‘Wish’ Is Another Critical And Commercial Disappointment After ‘The Marvels’ Flop Earlier This Month

Disney's 'Wish' Is Another Critical And Commercial Disappointment After 'The Marvels' Flop Earlier This Month

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Children’s entertainment has been slowly becoming woke-ified over time, with the slippery slope turning into a perilous mudslide over the last few years especially. 
While the kids shows and movies from a decade ago might have subtly hinted about the “evils” of the Pilgrims “stealing” lands from American Indians, now the indoctrination has become a lot more brazen. Turn on any cartoon these days and you’re likely to find same-sex parents, trans flags, non-binary characters, conversations about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-cartoon-doubles-down-on-woke-push-with-crt-lgbtq-agenda-in-second-season" target="_blank" rel="noopener">white fragility</a>, or <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/childrens-show-blues-clues-features-pride-parade-cartoon-drag-queen-children-explaining-pride-flags" target="_blank" rel="noopener">animated drag queens</a> leading a Pride parade (no, seriously).
For example, last Thanksgiving, Disney released the full-length animated film “Strange World.” It was a total flop for the studio first and foremost because it was boring and forgettable. However, one major sticking point for parents was the gay teen romance at the center of it.
“Strange World” tells the story of a gay teen named Ethan who had the support of his parents, Searcher (Jake Gyllenhaal), and Meridian (Gabrielle Union). The family has to hunt for Searcher’s father, Jaeger (Dennis Quaid), who went missing when he was a child, which they did with the help of their disabled dog. All the while, Ethan struggled to approach his love interest, a boy named Diazo. Even beyond that, the whole storyline was a thinly veiled advertisement for climate change alarmism.
“Strange World” was a flop at the box office and among Disney fans. This was especially interesting following the previous year’s box office disappointment, “Lightyear,” which was convoluted, boring, and included a highly publicized same-sex kiss between two minor characters.
It’s no wonder that GLAAD lauded both Disney and Netflix for bringing about a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/full-woke-disney-and-netflix-created-the-most-lgbtq-inclusive-content-in-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record increase</a> in “LGBTQ-inclusive” content between January 1 and December 31, 2022. You’re not imagining it; they really are coming after children with a “not at all secret gay agenda,” as one Disney employee infamously bragged about during a company all-hands.
This targeting can be overt but it can also be subtle. In a spinoff of the massively popular cartoon “Paw Patrol,” which is marketed to toddlers and preschoolers, writers added a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/popular-paw-patrol-cartoon-spinoff-slammed-for-introducing-non-binary-character" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new “non-binary” character</a> created by a radical leftist activist who was just delighted at the opportunity to introduce small children to LGBTQ concepts. 
“They brought me on to consult on the first nonbinary character—meet River!!—for the PP universe and write their episode, talk about a bucket list item,” Lindsay Amer, who runs the YouTube channel “Queer Kids Stuff,” wrote on social media. The content creator also discussed the intentional messaging with River, including shoes featuring the trans flag colors.
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“I wanted to write a nonbinary character that was aspirational and incredibly cool, someone for the pups (and kids at home) to look up to. They found an awesome non-binary actor to voice River and I’m so so happy about how it turned out,” the post continued. Amer also shared photos of River’s shoes.
“Peep River’s [non-binary, transgender] kicks!” the activist added.
One of the most egregious upcoming follies for Disney is their live-action remake of the classic movie “Snow White.” After being plagued by bad press and mockery, the studio <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disneys-snow-white-delay-reportedly-comes-from-fears-it-will-be-a-financial-disaster-insider-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed the project</a> to 2025 and appears to have gone back to the drawing board after the film’s lead actress, Rachel Zegler, bragged about deviating far from the original storyline.
“I just mean that it’s no longer 1937,” Zegler said of the new film. “We absolutely wrote a ‘Snow White’ [who’s] not going to be saved by the prince, and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love; she’s going to be dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be, and the leader that her late father told her she could be if she was fearless, fair, brave and true.”
After photos of the “seven magical creatures” who didn’t resemble the original seven dwarfs even slightly went viral, Disney appears to have reimagined those characters as well.
The constant virtue-signaling and woke-ified children’s content coming from the entertainment industry has many parents looking for alternative options. Now, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel. After asking for this type of content for years, The Daily Wire answered the call with Bentkey, a new adventure in kids entertainment.
As a direct response to Disney’s woke remake of “Snow White,” Bentkey will release its first live-action feature film: “Snow White and the Evil Queen.” The film stars The Daily Wire’s own Brett Cooper. As the company’s co-founder Jeremy Boreing said, “it’s a story about a princess and a prince, about beauty and vanity, about love and its power to raise us from death to life. It’s our own adaptation of an ancient fairy tale.”
Instead of getting into radical race and gender theories, Bentkey seeks to entertain and delight. There may be learning, and all the shows are inspired by traditional values and the pursuit of truth and beauty, but above all they are entertaining. Isn’t that what it’s supposed to be about? 
Coming up, Bentkey has all-new episodes just in time for the holidays, and none of the content will include pandering, virtue signaling, or <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-mocked-for-selling-disabled-black-santa-ornament-pride-nutcrackers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trans flag-waving nutcrackers</a>. It will be wholesome, joy-filled, and entertaining for the whole family. 
Several original kids shows are available for streaming on the new platform including fan favorites “Chip Chilla” and “A Wonderful Day With Mabel Maclay.” The Benkey exclusive “Gus Plus Us” will also be debuting a Christmas special in December.
Stop letting your kids fall captive to woke content meant to confuse them. Now there’s an alternative, giving parents the option for better entertainment for the next generation.

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The Worst Woke Kids Content That Came Out Since Last Thanksgiving

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Days after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/warner-bros">Warner Bros</a>. announced they’d be permanently shelving “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Coyote vs. Acme</a>” as a tax write-off, the studio did an about-face and is now looking for a buyer after facing backlash in the industry.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">film</a>, which is already complete, is based on a humor piece published in The New Yorker in 1990. It combines live-action and animation to follow the character Wile E. Coyote as he sues the Acme Corporation from the classic “Looney Tunes” cartoons. He blames the corporation for all his failed attempts trying to catch his nemesis, the Road Runner.
“Coyote vs. Acme” is produced and co-written by James Gunn and stars John Cena as Acme’s CEO and Will Forte as Wile E. Coyote’s lawyer.
Warner Bros. was criticized for pulling similar moves with “Batgirl” and “Scoob! Holiday Haunt” when it scrapped almost finished projects in favor of giant tax write-offs in 2022. The difference here was that “Coyote vs. Acme” is fully completed and tested well with audiences, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/coyote-vs-acme-wb-warners-canceled-reversal-shop-film-1235645372/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. The studio changed course when a group of Hollywood directors and showrunners banded together to support the film. 
The film’s director Dave Green initially expressed his frustration with the studio’s decision. 
&#8220;For three years, I was lucky enough to make a movie about Wile E. Coyote, the most persistent, passionate, and resilient character of all time,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;I was surrounded by a brilliant team, who poured their souls into this project for years. We were all determined to honor the legacies of these historic characters and actually get them right. Along the ride, we were embraced by test audiences who rewarded us with fantastic scores. I am beyond proud of the final product, and beyond devastated by WB&#8217;s decision. But in the spirit of Wile E. Coyote, resilience and persistence win the day.&#8221;
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Others came to the movie’s defense as well.
“COYOTE V ACME is a great movie,” writer-director BenDavid Grabinski <a href="https://twitter.com/bdgrabinski/status/1722722940335358118" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X. “The best of its kind since [Who Framed] ROGER RABBIT … The leads are super likable. It’s beautifully shot. The animation is great. The ending makes everyone f***ing cry. I thought the goal of this business was to make hit movies?”
&#8220;I think it&#8217;s absolute bullsh** that a studio can and does shelve the creative work of hundreds of people for a f**ing tax break,&#8221; “Doctor Strange” director Scott Derrickson <a href="https://twitter.com/scottderrickson/status/1723096345500901568">wrote</a> of the controversy.
&#8220;I have seen this movie and it is excellent. It also tested in the high 90s repeatedly. It also had interested buyers. The people working at Warner Bros are anti-art and I hope multiple anvils drop on their heads,&#8221; director Brian Duffield <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianDuffield/status/1722716603299885068">agreed</a>.
Duffield told THR, “I don’t know how you see the movie and then go, ‘That couldn’t happen to me.’” He didn’t work on the project himself, but said he is friends with Green and gave him notes. 
Duffield told the outlet that Green stayed on budget, spending $72 million making the film, and even moved to London for 18 months to save the studio money on post-production costs.
“I think Coyote is really similar to Barbie in a lot of ways,” Duffield told the outlet. “They are playing with iconography in a really fun, popcorn kind of way.”

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Warner Bros. Won’t Scrap ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ For Tax Write-Off After Extreme Backlash From Hollywood

Warner Bros. Won't Scrap 'Coyote Vs. Acme' For Tax Write-Off After Extreme Backlash From Hollywood

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Writers on “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/the-simpsons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Simpsons</a>” seem to have hinted that one classic joke is officially done.
In the third <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television" target="_blank" rel="noopener">episode</a> of Season 35, “McMansion &amp; Wife,” Homer meets his new neighbor and tells him he doesn’t plan on choking Bart anymore. 
When the neighbor says Homer has a firm handshake, the Simpson family patriarch responds, &#8220;See, Marge, strangling the boy paid off,” but follows up by saying, &#8220;Just kidding, I don’t do that anymore. Times have changed.&#8221;
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The Simpsons seemingly confirm that they have retired their long-running gag of Homer strangling Bart in the latest episode:
“See, Marge, strangling the boy paid off. Just kidding, I don’t do that anymore. Times have changed.” <a href="https://t.co/EHQWUdOHgZ">pic.twitter.com/EHQWUdOHgZ</a>
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Fans understood this as creators of the long-running <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/animation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">animated show</a> laying this gag to rest. The strangling had previously been addressed in Season 22 when Homer goes to therapy and learns of the harm he’s been doing to Bart.
Homer has choked Bart on some new episodes since then, per <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/11/06/homer-wont-strangle-bart-simpsons-times-have-changed/">TMZ</a>, but last did it during Season 31, which aired from 2019-20. If the latest episode is factual, then Homer may be done with that form of discipline.
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Fans were divided on the update, with some saying it was a welcome change or didn’t matter and others arguing that the bit was always “<a href="https://twitter.com/LordExtinction1/status/1721345048829149554" target="_blank" rel="noopener">funny and harmless</a>.”
This isn’t the first change “The Simpsons” made to appeal to modern audiences. Actor Hank Azaria apologized for voicing the Indian character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hank-azaria-apologizes-to-every-indian-for-voicing-apu-the-character-is-practically-a-slur" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
“I was speaking at my son’s school, I was talking to the Indian kids there because I wanted to get their input,” Azaria said. “A 17-year-old … he’s never even seen ‘The Simpsons’ but knows what Apu means. It’s practically a slur at this point. All he knows is that is how his people are thought of and represented to many people in this country.”
“I really do apologize,” the actor continued. “It’s important. I apologize for my part in creating that and participating in that. Part of me feels like I need to go to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologize. And sometimes I do.”
In February 2021, it was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-simpsons-recasts-voice-of-black-doctor-after-31-years-played-by-white-actor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that the long-running character Dr. Hibbert, who is black, would be recast with Kevin Michael Richardson after decades of being voiced by the white voice actor Harry Shearer.

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‘The Simpsons’ Implies Homer Is Done Strangling Bart: ‘Times Have Changed’

'The Simpsons' Implies Homer Is Done Strangling Bart: 'Times Have Changed'

Voice actress Tara Strong was fired from her role on the independent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/animation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">animated</a> series “Boxtown” after publicizing her support for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a> and condemning the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamas</a> terrorist attacks.
The 50-year-old star has worked on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon projects like “The Powerpuff Girls,” “Rugrats,” “Teen Titans,” and others. Strong confirmed she was fired from “Boxtown” with a post on X.
&#8220;Just found out on Twitter!&#8221; she <a href="https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/1712897688377901138" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on Friday. &#8220;This is what happens when you help fans get shows made I guess. Fired for being Jewish. Glad I helped you get your kickstarter money. Please lose my email address &amp; pray for my family in Israel and in Gaza. &amp; #prayforpeace.&#8221;
The official “Boxtown” account shared the news in a social media post on Thursday.
“Hello all! Just wanted to offer a quick update on Boxtown. We will be recasting the role of Bill (previously played by Tara Strong). We’ll have more info soon on open auditions,” they wrote. “Thanks for y’all’s understanding as we re-orient and figure out the next steps.”
“Boxtown” also shared a longer statement on both Instagram and X.
&#8220;This decision was due to a trend among Tara&#8217;s recent online activity, including posts that promote controversial messages regarding the peoples of Palestine currently being affected by the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis.”
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&#8220;We believe that our public platform gives us a duty to be careful when it comes to hateful messages and misinformation online. This extends to our cast and crew. This was not a difficult decision,&#8221; the statement said.
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&#8220;Our hearts are with the Palestinian and Israeli children and families being affected by the ongoing conflict. People should be able to live freely without being threatened by constant abuse and terror. We are hoping for the best,&#8221; the post added.
Strong had previously condemned the terror attacks on Israel with several tweets.
“For those who support the actions of #Hamas; when they infiltrate your hometown, on your soil, break into Jewish homes, raping, beheading innocent babies, will you applaud them? Will you wave their flag while they slaughter Christians &amp; Muslims who don’t believe their ideologies?&#8221; one of Strong&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/1711811836935635042" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posts</a> read.
Another said, &#8220;World’s gone crazy. People ARGUING online about whether or not the mass raping, shooting &amp; kidnapping of innocent young women from around the world at a music festival is justified! Could happen at ANY music festival! Supporting terrorists empowers them &amp; that’s globally terrifying.&#8221;

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Voice Actress Tara Strong Fired From Animated Series After Sharing Pro-Israel Posts

Voice Actor Tara Strong Fired From Animated Series After Sharing Pro-Israel Posts

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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/animation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rick and Morty</a>” fans are not thrilled with the new iteration of the show now that series co-creator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Justin Roiland</a> has been fired.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adult Swim</a> severed ties with Roiland after he was charged with felony domestic violence in January. The charges were later dropped in March due to lack of evidence, but he was never invited to rejoin the cast. After the initial charges were filed, others came forward with allegations of sexual harassment and toxic workplace behavior, per <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/dan-harmon-justin-roiland-rick-and-morty-controversy-1234909799/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IndieWire</a>. “Rick and Morty” co-creator Dan Harmon said the “easiest thing” was to say “nothing” about the drama.
“Trust has now been violated between countless people and a show designed to please them. I’m frustrated, ashamed and heartbroken that a lot of hard work, joy and passion can be leveraged to exploit and harm strangers,” Harmon told the outlet in September.
This forced “Rick and Morty” showrunners to go on an extensive hunt for two new voice actors to replace Roiland, who had initially given life to both the main characters.
Season 7 – the first one without Roiland behind the scenes – premiered on Sunday and so far has gotten mostly terrible reviews. Some fans hate the new voices, while others aren’t happy with the storyline, which they’re saying is not as good as previous seasons. 
Season 7, which only had one episode released so far, currently has a 43% audience rating and 50% critic rating on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rick_and_morty/s07" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rotten Tomatoes</a>. This stands in contrast to the 86% critic and 82% audience rating that the overall series has on the review platform.
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Fans had a lot of negative comments about the first episode, which is called “How Poopy Got His Poop Back.”
“Couldn&#8217;t even get past the first 10 minutes of episode 1 without dying of cringe. The show has seriously lost its touch and the ratings speak for itself. Such as disappointment,” one reviewer shared.
“Wow… episode 1 was horrible. Someone sucked the life right out of that show,” another agreed. 
“From the very start of the episode you feel like something is off, then becomes worse as it goes on, the new voice actors sound lifeless and bring no energy to the characters, it doesn&#8217;t sound like the voice actors are clicking, which is made worse as there are the original voice actors for the other characters which sound normal but when mixed in with the stale delivery of the new actors makes for awkward viewing. The story on the first episode was horrible and I could barely get through it,” a third person echoed.
“Rick and Morty” airs new episodes on Sundays on Adult Swim.

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Fans Slam New 'Rick And Morty' Voices, Storylines After Justin Roiland Axed From Show

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A viral video using animation from 3D modelling software shows how the Titan submersible imploded.
The Titan submersible submerged on June 18, quickly losing communications with its support vessel. Passengers Hamish Harding, 58, Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman Dawood, 19, as well as French Navy pilot Paul-Henry (PH) Nargeolet and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush perished in the tragedy.
The video, published on the YouTube account AiTelly , explains that Titan&#8217;s carbon fiber construction was insufficient to deal with the pressures of the deep ocean.
“In the case of the Titan submersible, the implosion was caused due to very high hydro-static pressure of the surrounding water, which happened in a fraction of a millisecond,” the video states.
“At the depth the Titanic rests, there’s around 5,600 pounds per square inch of pressure (PSI). That’s almost 400 times the pressure we experience on the surface. &#8230; When this force becomes larger than the force hull can withstand, the vessel implodes violently,” the narration continues.
“Existing technology is based on steel, titanium and aluminium. &#8230; But the Titian has had an experimental design; it used mostly carbon fibers, which have the advantage of being lighter than titanium or steel,” the video narrates.
The animators show what the inside of the sub would have looked like, how the joysticks directing the vessel worked, and how the thrusters powered the vessel underwater.
To indicate the small size of the vessel, they show its size next to a full-grown man and a small SUV.
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Within a week after the tragedy, Superintendent Kent Osmond of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police <a href="//D3B6ACAB-EF06-4359-8B00-512CDBBE9149/v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that an investigation would be launched to determine whether a criminal investigation would be warranted.
“Such an investigation will proceed only if our examination of the circumstances indicate criminal, federal or provincial laws may possibly have been broken,” he said. ”Following the US Coast Guard&#8217;s announcement earlier this week that debris from the submersible was located and all five on board were presumed dead, we will now look at the circumstances that led to those deaths. Our investigators are engaged and active in this matter as of this morning. Once a determination has been made as to whether or not a full investigation will be launched, we will provide an update at that time.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/domestic-violence">Domestic violence</a> charges filed against “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/animation">Rick and Morty</a>” co-creator Justin Roiland were dropped, which led him to issue a statement via social media.
&#8220;I have always known that these claims were false &#8211; and I never had any doubt this day would come,&#8221; Roiland <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinRoiland/status/1638629789258100737">tweeted</a> in a screenshot he captioned “justice.”
&#8220;I&#8217;m thankful that this case has been dismissed but, at the same time, I&#8217;m still deeply shaken by the horrible lies that were reported about me during this process,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cartoon-network">animated series</a> creator continued. 
&#8220;Most of all, I&#8217;m disappointed that so many people were so quick to judge without knowing the facts, based solely on the word of an embittered ex trying to bypass due process and have me &#8216;canceled.&#8217; That it may have succeeded, even partially, is shameful. However, now that the legal case has ended, I&#8217;m determined to move forward and focus both on my creative projects and restoring my good name.&#8221;
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The domestic violence charges were filed in May 2020 regarding an alleged incident from January of that year. A woman identified as Jane Doe accused Roiland of two felonies: one count of domestic battery with corporal injury and one count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud, and or deceit, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oh-geez-rick-and-morty-co-creator-axed-over-domestic-abuse-allegations">reported</a>.
These allegations became public in January, leading to the “Rick and Morty” co-creator getting axed from Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. The animated sci-fi sitcom debuted on the network in 2013 and has seen massive success over the past decade.
Hulu also announced the company would no longer work with him on the comedies “Solar Opposites” and “Koala Man” after the allegations came to light.
Besides serving as co-creator and executive producer, Roiland also provided the voice for both titular characters and was known for ad-libbing some of the dialogue. The network terminated its partnership with Roiland but vowed to keep “Rick and Morty” alive, which drew mixed reactions from fans.
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A representative with the Orange County District Attorney <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/justin-roiland-issues-statement-as-domestic-violence-charges-against-him-are-dropped">told</a> IGN that charges were dropped because prosecutors “did not have sufficient evidence to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt,&#8221; in addition to &#8220;additional information that came to light during the investigation.&#8221;
The publication noted that more than a dozen hearings had already been held over the charges, and Roiland was next due back in court on April 27.

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‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Breaks Silence After Domestic Violence Charges Are Dropped: ‘Horrible Lies’

'Rick and Morty' Co-Creator Breaks Silence After Domestic Violence Charges Are Dropped

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The future of the popular Adult Swim <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/animation">cartoon</a> “Rick and Morty” is uncertain after co-creator, and voice of the two main characters, Justin Roiland was fired, but fans think they’ve found a solution in the form of a viral TikTok creator.
Sacramento-based <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok">TikTok</a> user Sean Dorrough has attracted two million TikTok followers and 67,700 Instagram followers mostly because of his spot-on “Rick and Morty” voices. Now his fans are petitioning Warner Bros. Discovery to hire him as Roiland’s replacement, which they claim will be a seamless transition. 
They keep tagging <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">Adult Swim</a> and leaving comments on Dorrough&#8217;s accounts saying, &#8220;Replace Justin for Rick and Morty,&#8221; and &#8220;Any calls from Adult Swim yet?&#8221;
Roiland was let go from the network after it came to light that he’d been charged with two felonies, including one count of domestic battery with corporal injury and one count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud, and or deceit, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oh-geez-rick-and-morty-co-creator-axed-over-domestic-abuse-allegations">reported</a>. Adult Swim announced Roiland was out on January 24.
“Rick and Morty” is a popular sci-fi animated sitcom that debuted in 2013. It relies on dark humor and features the main character Morty Smith journeying across the universe and between alternate realities with his eccentric, sarcastic grandfather Rick Sanchez. Roiland was the voice of both characters, meaning now these parts will need to be recast.
Social media users are convinced that Dorrough is the right person for the job. The creator told <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktokers-want-creator-to-replace-rick-and-morty-co-founder-2023-1">Insider</a> on Wednesday he started doing impressions after a fellow child in foster care taught him how to mimic Donald Duck when he was 6. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been doing impressions ever since,&#8221; he told the publication. 
Even Roiland weighed in on Dorrough’s talent in the past. “That&#8217;s scary, scary, scary close,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXkA9SZNz7g">told</a> Vanity Fair in July of the TikTok star’s impressions of Rick and Morty. 
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&#8220;If you were to play that next to me doing it, people would have a hard time knowing which was which,&#8221; he continued. The “Rick &amp; Morty” co-creator said he told Dorrough personally that no one would be able to tell their voices apart, though he did express that the social media star needed to work on his Rick impression. 
&#8220;He was interviewing people for his job without even knowing it lol,” one of the top comments on the YouTube video of the interview says.
While Dorrough hasn’t been tapped for auditions just yet, he did tell Insider that he’s ready if it comes to that. &#8220;I&#8217;m very familiar with the characters, their mannerisms, and their personalities,&#8221; he told Insider of potentially working on “Rick and Morty.”
&#8220;I am confident that I could do the role,&#8221; he concluded.

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Fans Rally For Viral TikTok Copycat To Replace ‘Rick And Morty’ Co-Founder Justin Roiland As Voice Of The Series

Fans Rally For Viral TikTok Copycat To Replace 'Rick And Morty' Co-Founder Justin Roiland As Voice Of The Series

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Adult Swim has severed ties with “Rick and Morty” co-creator Justin Roiland after he was charged with domestic violence.
Earlier this month newly publicized court records revealed that Roiland was being prosecuted by the Orange County District Attorney’s office due to an incident with a Jane Doe that occurred in January 2020 — a <a href="https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Roiland-complaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criminal complaint</a> was filed several months later, in May. Roiland has been charged with two felonies: one count of domestic battery with corporal injury and one account of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud, and or deceit.
“Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland,” Adult Swim/Cartoon Network/Boomerang Senior Vice President of Communications Mairie Moore <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adult-swim-ends-relationship-justin-roiland-domestic-abuse-charges-1235308995/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement on Tuesday.
“Rick and Morty” is a sci-fi animated sitcom that debuted on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim block in 2013, where it has functioned as the network’s flagship series for the better part of a decade. The series is surreal, irreverent, and darkly comedic and drew attention for its high concept, low-brow humor, with the naive Morty Smith being dragged across the universe and between alternate realities by his jaded, supremely intelligent, and extremely dysfunctional grandfather Rick Sanchez in a series of escalating misadventures.
In addition to serving as co-creator and executive producer, Roiland was the voice actor for the two lead characters and often adlibbed portions of their dialogue. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Discovery, Adult Swim’s parent company, intends to recast the iconic duo and continue the series, which has been greenlit to continue for another 4 seasons. The show’s official Twitter account confirmed that production on season 7 will continue uninterrupted. Co-creator Dan Harmon will take over as sole showrunner.
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Online reaction to the news was mixed, with fans taking to <a href="https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1618014667099586562" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> to voice their shock, disapproval, and relief.
“How can you continue without @Justin Roiland,” One user tweeted. “That’s like taking Seth McFarlane out of Family Guy… I’m outraged and hope this is a joke.”
“ohhh geeeeez ☹️😳”  another user responded.
“Thank goodness.” yet another user tweeted. “ Hate seeing franchises I like ruined by a person. If only Harry Potter could get away from JK.” 

Some members of the conversation expressed their disbelief and dismay that outrage was being directed at Adult Swim for canning Roiland and not toward Roiland for the alleged domestic violence. Other users pushed back, saying that it was inappropriate for the company to move forward before Roiland was convicted, arguing for a presumption of innocence
“To be clear, not only is Justin innocent,”  Roiland’s attorney T. Edward Welbourn told <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/01/adult-swim-severs-ties-rick-and-morty-co-creator-justin-roiland-domestic-violence-charges-1235239868/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a>. “But we also have every expectation that this matter is on course to be dismissed once the District Attorney’s office has completed its methodical review of the evidence. We look forward to clearing Justin’s name and helping him move forward as swiftly as possible.”
Roiland pleaded not guilty to the charges in October 2020. No trial date has been set but Roiland will be required to attend a hearing on April 27th.

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