“The Mandalorian” star Gina Carano faced social media backlash again Wednesday afternoon as the hashtag #FireGinaCarano trended nationally after a recent social media post.
What happened
Carano had shared an Instagram photo post on her Instagram Story that explained Jewish people were attacked in the streets during the Nazi Germany era.
- The photo included a quote, which suggested that the Nazi’s attack on Jews is similar to how people are treated today because of their political beliefs.
- By Wednesday afternoon, the photo no longer appeared on Gina Carano’s Instagram Story. Screenshots of the message are still circulating on social media.
Social media has called to #FireGinaCarano after she shared this on her Instagram Story >> pic.twitter.com/HgIUg1XuvS
— Herb Scribner (@HerbScribner) February 10, 2021
Context
Carano has faced backlash from the “Star Wars” community and those outside of it for her reactions to political news and her political beliefs, as I’ve written about for the Deseret News. In fact, fans created the #FireGinaCarano hashtag as a way to call on Disney to fire the actress from “The Mandalorian,” as I wrote about for the Deseret News.
- Carano has shared her thoughts about the COVID-19 vaccine, Democrats, face masks and voter fraud, among other political issues.
Social media reaction
Carano’s post immediately inspired social media to call for her to be fired from “The Mandalorian.” It’s unclear how many of these people watch “Star Wars” or “The Mandalorian.” Some of them definitely appeared to be “Star Wars” fans based on their profile photos and social media posts.
It’s time. The Star Wars universe deserves better. @PedroPascal1 deserves better a co worker. #FireGinaCarano
— Arturo has a PS5 (@Arturo2566) February 10, 2021
I’m not about to support a franchise whose star compares being a Republican to being a victim of the Holocaust, sorry. #FireGinaCarano
— jeeno is Sarah Levine (@jeenonamit) February 10, 2021
When her nonsense first started cropping up over the summer I was realistic about it being too late in production to have much influence on Mando S2--but with the next season a year or so away there's never gonna be a better moment to #FireGinaCarano than right now.
— Eleven-ThirtyEight (@eleventhirtyate) February 10, 2021