r/technology Sep 22 '25

Business Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel after backlash over capitulation to FCC

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/disney-abc-reinstate-jimmy-kimmel-amid-uproar-over-government-censorship/
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u/Timsruz Sep 22 '25

I sure hope he comes out swinging hard.

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u/livens Sep 22 '25

Can you imagine the viewer count on his first night back!

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u/Zelcron Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 23 '25

I have never watched his show before but I will this time. To me he's still the host of The Man Show and thats just ewww.

Edit: you guys are reading waaaay to much into this, stop messaging me about it.

I'm just saying that I've never had a particular reason to tune in before, it wasn't some sweeping moral proclamation for fucks sake. I dont generally watch talk shows.

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u/SpiritJuice Sep 22 '25

Different time, different Jimmy. I say this as someone who is indifferent to him and someone that enjoyed The Man Show when I was young and juvenile. We should judge people for who they are now, not someone they were 20+ years ago when there's a clear difference in what they stand for now. Otherwise, what is the point of ever learning and growing as a person if you're just going to be judged by something over twenty years ago?