1. La Exigencia Central: Disculpas y Donación a TPUSA.
Sinclair Broadcasting Group condicionó el regreso de Jimmy Kimmel a sus estaciones afiliadas a una disculpa directa a la familia de Charlie Kirk y a una "donación personal significativa" a la organización Turning Point USA (TPUSA), lo que generó una fuerte condena.
- Sinclair wants the apology and donation to tpusa…bet. I hope kimmel tells them to go fuck themselves.
- Wow. Besides issuing personal apologies, they're demanding kimmel donate to tpusa.
- Sinclair stations will not air kimmel till he apologizes and donates to right wing tpusa. Boycott.
- Media giant sinclair called on jimmy kimmel to apologize directly to charlie kirk's family & give them and tpusa a "meaningful personal donation." fu sinclair!
- "furthermore, we ask mr. Kimmel to make a meaningful personal donation to the kirk family and tpusa." pulling someone's show from air and then "requesting" a donation to a political group and its owners sounds a little too close to extortion for my tastes and i hope kimmel feels the same way.
2. Acusaciones de Extorsión y Chantaje.
La demanda de Sinclair fue ampliamente interpretada por los observadores como un acto de extorsión o chantaje, utilizando su control sobre las ondas públicas para forzar una contribución política y silenciar la sátira.
- Also, sinclair is extorting jimmy kimmel buy saying they will put him back on the air if he apologizes and donates to tpusa. That is extortion. Kimmel should sue.
- Sinclair is not airing kimmel, demanding an apology and blackmail payment to tpusa.
- Nexstar and sinclair have refused to air kimmel unless he makes a financial contribution to tpusa. That's extortion, and those media conglomerates should be fined/sanctioned for using the public airwaves to do so by the fcc.
- Oh, by the way, demanding kimmel specifically donate to tpusa to make amends is actually called extortion.
- Nope,that’s blackmail. They said they will not allow disney or abc to put jimmy kimmel on the air unless he apologizes retracts his statement and gives a sizable donation to kirk’s family sinclair and tpusa.
- Reportedly, a condition of kimmel going back on air is contribution to tpusa, so add extortion.
3. Indignación Pública y Contexto Político.
La controversia fue vista como un ataque a la libertad de expresión y un ejemplo de la politización de los medios. Los usuarios expresaron su indignación, calificaron a TPUSA como una organización extremista y llamaron a boicotear a Sinclair y sus anunciantes.
- Sinclair media is literally demanding not only an apology from kimmel to the kirk family but an extortion payment in the guise of a donation to tpusa. This is fascist authoritarian madness. This is not america.
- They are throwing comedians off the air for a mild joke that hurt someone's feelings. Sinclair put out a statement wanting kimmel to donate to tpusa to make up for it. Tpusa is a christian nationalist organization that teaches kids to hate people who aren't like them. We are so cooked.
- Are you kidding me? sinclair, a huge broadcaster, is now demanding that jimmy kimmel apologize and donate to tpusa before they put his show back on the air. Trump is attacking our rights. It’s not a hypothetical—it’s happening.
- Wtf?! no one should be forced to donate to a political organization they don't support in order to keep their job. Tpusa isn't hurting for cash last time i checked. Kimmel should tell them and make another generous donation to the la children's hospital instead. Fucking ghouls.
- Demanding someone make a donation to a political organization is ludicrous and a really bad look to a company. Tpusa is not a charity. It is a political organization pushing political policies. Demanding someone donate to it is absurd and makes sinclair look deranged.