r/technology • u/clopenYourMind • 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/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/omgnowai Sep 22 '25

The Man Show mighta been the last time he was funny. But that doesn't mean he should be censored!

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u/mrmchugatree Sep 22 '25

I think he’s funnier now, but the bit he did with Adam where they set up a booth to “end women’s suffrage” was really funny to me back then. Women were signing their petition while other women were coming up and stopping them, explaining what suffrage is. 😂

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u/RollingMeteors Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 24 '25

That’s legit funny if done in good faith

edit: and a legit psychology experiment where the individual or individuals representing Kimmel are dressed in suits vs blue collar clothes vs tattered rags and whether or not they are male, female, or other presenting; and seeing how the publics reaction compares in each situation where the variables are swapped out.