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Jack Black Cancels Tenacious D Tour and ‘All Future Creative Plans’ After Kyle Gass’ Remark on Trump Assassination Attempt: ‘I Was Blindsided by What Was Said’ (variety.com)

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[–] theangriestbird 15 points 4 months ago

it doesn’t suddenly become inappropriate

downpunxx was not saying that it was inappropriate. They're saying that the current political temperature is high, and as a public figure, Gass's comment could put a target on Tenacious D as "woke liberals ruining America". Right now, that's a dangerous label to have if you aren't anonymous on the internet, and doubly so if you were planning on spending a lot of time in front of audiences over the next few months. Even if the chance of a violent event only went up from 0.1% to 0.5%, canceling is just the smarter move. Why risk it?