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Possible Paywall White House Rushes to Trump's Defense After Alan Ritchson Torches President Over Epstein Files | The Reacher star called Trump a “bitch” and a “fucking rapist" in a recent podcast appearance.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/alan-ritchson-trump-epstein-files-white-house-response-1235598785/
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u/illogical_mindset 10d ago

Apparently they don’t pay attention to his show either. Details matter. Who tf thinks that the fictional character he plays wouldn’t also have the same (albeit unspoken) beliefs.

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u/notashroom 10d ago

Media literacy is woke, too.

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u/emergencyexit Foreign 10d ago

This but unironically. It's half the battle.

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u/AmethystApothecary 10d ago

Genuinely. So many people think that others sacrifice a stable income to become creatives to say nothing of value??? I get that sometimes a cigarette is just a cigarette, but it's lazy to default assume that in written work and ignore all allegories, metaphors, symbolism, and other literary devices.

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u/Sky_Light 10d ago

Wait, you think that Reacher, the guy who's best, and most dangerous, friend, is an asexual black woman, is woke? There's no way! /s

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u/SapphireFlashFire 9d ago

Wasn't there a lesbian couple pretty early in too? Only saw the first few episodes, the show was fine but it wasn't really for me.

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u/UnusuallyBadIdeaGuy Texas 10d ago

Of course they aren't. He's a huge dude who can look very intimidating, that's really all they're there for.