rant · moment 15 of 17
Advertisers Never Cared About Free Speech
from Christmas in Nantucket | The Tim Dillon Show #325 · #325
3 min
Tim argues corporations like Chili's and Nescafe never actually cared about free speech, using the Iraq War and Patriot Act as examples, before pivoting to Disney's 'Strange World' controversy.
- Advertisers never cared about free speech—McDonald's didn't care what you said about the Iraq War, and Chili's wasn't standing with you when you criticized American foreign policy.
- The new idea that corporations are against the people misses the point: they only care about selling potato salad, not your freedoms.
- Disney's 'Strange World' supposedly has gay themes, but if Hollywood were actually sneaking them in effectively, they wouldn't name a movie 'Strange World.'
- The controversy is over one mildly suggested gay character, not explicit scenes—there aren't two sloths sucking each other off for the whole film.
McDonald'sDisneyStrange WorldChili'sDon HallDennis QuaidJake Gyllenhaal