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Overview
Gina Carano Mandalorian Anti-mask Posts refers to a series of tweets made by actor Gina Carano, best known for her role as Cara Dune on the Disney+ Star Wars television series The Mandalorian. In her social media posts, Carano used memes that denounce the use of face masks to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Carano’s opinions sparked a backlash by fans of her work, calling on Disney to remove her from the Mandalorian cast.
Background
Gina Carano’s social media posts have been the subject of criticism throughout 2020. In September, many reacted negatively toward a parody made by Carano of Twitter users posting their pronouns in her Twitter bio. The Daily Dot writes:
At the moment her Twitter name is “Gina Carano boop/bop/beep,” an obvious contrast to the way her Mandalorian co-star Pedro Pascal included his pronouns (“he/him”) on his own profile.
When questioned about why she chose to put “boop/bop/beep” on her profile when so many people interpret it as a transphobic dogwhistle, Carano replied that she opposes bullying in any form. She also said that Pedro Pascal had explained the pronoun issue to her, but she had no intention of putting them on her own bio.
On September 5th, she tweeted, “Open up your businesses & churches. Put whatever regulations you want to because that is your right but open them up. You’re telling me Covid-19 knows the difference between a protest or praise & worship. I haven’t even been to church in over a decade but I sure would go now. The world IS open but no one is allowed to work. Working is a right you, as an American have. It gives us purpose, focus, pride and most importantly a way to support the ones we love. People are dropping like flies from depression and suicide, overdoses, MURDER. Enough already.” The initial tweet received more than 18,000 likes and 3,600 retweets (shown below).
In November, Carano seemingly began posting about the 2020 Presidential election. On November 8th, 2020, she tweeted, “The more lying, cheating, demoralizing & hate I see..
the clearer it is for me to feel the Power of HOPE, TRUTH, RESPECT & LOVE. Red heart Let your spirit be filled with strength & peace. Breath.” The tweet received more than 19,000 likes and 2,000 retweets in less than one month (shown below).
On November 13th, Carano tweeted that she had joined the social media site Parler, which has a membership primarily associated with conservative, far-right and alt-right users. The tweet received more than 21,000 likes and 3,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below).
The following day, she published a meme that reads, “Breaking news: Democratic government leaders now recommends we all wear blindfolds along with masks so we can’t see what’s really going on.” The post received more than 39,000 likes and 8,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below).
Developments
Online Reaction
Shortly after Carano made the tweet, people began questioning some of Carano’s other tweets, such as her happy birthday wishes to YouTuber Kinel Ryan, who frequently posts videos that mock Carano’s Mandalorian co-star Pedro Pascal (example below, left). Others responded negatively to her mask tweet, tagging Disney+ Twitter account and claiming that they plan on canceling their subscription (example below, center).
the hashtag #FireGinaCarano trended on Twitter, which first began spreading in Septmeber 2020 (example below).
Media Coverage
Several media outlets covered the controversy, including The Daily Dot, Breitbart, The Mary Sue,Fox News and more.
Search Interest
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External References
Source: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/gina-carano-mandalorian-anti-mask-posts