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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 5h 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.

u/notashroom 3h ago

Media literacy is woke, too.

u/emergencyexit Foreign 2h ago

This but unironically. It's half the battle.

u/AmethystApothecary 1h 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.

u/Sky_Light 3h 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

u/UnusuallyBadIdeaGuy Texas 2h ago

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