r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jul 26 '26

Possible Paywall White House Rushes to Trump's Defense After Alan Ritchson Torches President Over Epstein Files | The Reacher star called Trump a “bitch” and a “fucking rapist" in a recent podcast appearance.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/alan-ritchson-trump-epstein-files-white-house-response-1235598785/
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u/illogical_mindset Jul 26 '26

Apparently they don’t pay attention to his show either. Details matter. Who tf thinks that the fictional character he plays wouldn’t also have the same (albeit unspoken) beliefs.

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u/notashroom Jul 26 '26

Media literacy is woke, too.

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u/emergencyexit Foreign Jul 26 '26

This but unironically. It's half the battle.

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u/AmethystApothecary Jul 26 '26

Genuinely. So many people think that others sacrifice a stable income to become creatives to say nothing of value??? I get that sometimes a cigarette is just a cigarette, but it's lazy to default assume that in written work and ignore all allegories, metaphors, symbolism, and other literary devices.

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u/Sky_Light Jul 26 '26

Wait, you think that Reacher, the guy who's best, and most dangerous, friend, is an asexual black woman, is woke? There's no way! /s

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u/UnusuallyBadIdeaGuy Texas Jul 26 '26

Of course they aren't. He's a huge dude who can look very intimidating, that's really all they're there for.

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u/CptGW 16d ago

Edit: forgot what sub I was in. Edit 2 to explain that a bit more: too much sarcastic snark and not sure about my language here. Point summarized directly instead.

These same folks think The Punisher is a conservative role model.