Kirstie Alley Defends Her Tweet Against Hollywood Blacklisting
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Kirstie Alley defended herself today from blowback on a prior tweet, wherein she called out Hollywood for refusing to work with President Donald Trump supporters.
Alley’s initial tweet was in response to the attempt by Will & Grace stars Debra Messing and Eric McCormack to get momentum behind compiling a list of attendees for a mid-September fundraiser for Donald Trump. The tweets by them were seen as a prelude to doxing and/or blacklisting anyone attending, a move some saw as akin to the tactics of former Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy’s hearings of the 1950s, wherein various members of Hollywood were investigated for Communist ties and subsequently blacklisted.
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Alley on Friday tweeted, “I refuse to be part of the Hollywood asshats who can’t see that “NOT working with Republicans” is as stupid and NASTY as “REFUSING to do business with gay people”..STOP ACTING above the FRAY ya damn hypocrites…WE are the same species! let’s help each OTHER ya damn yahoos.”
That drew some immediate response, not all of it kind.
Thank you for your actual tolerance.
— Nick Searcy, INTERNATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) September 7, 2019
If it makes you feel any better we won't work with gay republicans either.
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) September 8, 2019
Undaunted, Alley today dealt with the rest of the online kerfuffle.
I like ur 1st podcast & I agree. My disagreement is specifically blacklisting people in their own workplace if they have different views. Too McCarthy-ish 4 me. That said, if my co-worker was in the KKK I’d quit my job or try 2 get them fired. 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️PS you look super handsome https://t.co/TL9K9hS0yN
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) September 8, 2019
Dear Joe, from one asshat to another.. I like my analogy. I don’t like people deciding who to blackball in the the workplace. Or who not to serve at a restaurant. I don’t think it’s fair. I think it’s bigotry, Joe. Have a good Sunday Joe. ❤️ https://t.co/zafEIuFyHV
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) September 8, 2019
I can’t keep up with all the PC rules and regs for proper terminology behavior and “thought”…Or the enforced views that MUST be accepted and complied with in order to be a considered a “good” person. Screw it.. I’d rather be a prick
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) September 8, 2019
I take full responsibility for everything I say on twitter & mostly try to inspire in some way… but if u are too stupid to comprehend my tweets then I can’t help you .. Example: I say “I love dogs” & you tweet back
“Of course u love dogs you fucking cat lover!”🤷♀️🙄🥴
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) September 7, 2019
Ummm was actually literally talking about “working with them “ as on a set or in an office or a factory or a store or a bakery or at the DMV or in a mall 🥰🤣🤣🤷♀️🙄🙄🙄 https://t.co/QbgJPQrr48
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) September 7, 2019
People recently think I’m some kind of devout Republican, which I’m not…neither am I a devout Democrat. The only thing you could accurately accuse me of would be being a devout human rights advocate … that’s the extent of it
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) September 7, 2019
I love people damn it! I don’t give a hoot who u vote for or what religion u r or who u choose to penetrate 🤣I love you damn it! Unless ur goal is to cause more harm than good, I love you…even then I’d reserve a smidge of love for you losers
It’s my right to love
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) September 7, 2019
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