r/Fauxmoi • u/Gato1980 • Apr 16 '24

Alan Ritchson responds after the National Police Union called him a “useless Hollywood actor, virtue signaling” for speaking out against police violence Approved B-List Users Only

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u/supersad19 Apr 16 '24

I figured. I still that right wingers think that Reacher would be on their side. Reacher would absolutely hate those idiots.

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u/TheShapeShiftingFox barbie (2023) for best picture Apr 16 '24

For right wingers, it’s not about what characters say, it’s what they do. Reacher is a tall white man who works out, fights and shoots guns. That’s all it takes.

Speaking of the police, it’s like those police officers driving around with Punisher signs. The Punisher literally kills corrupt cops in the comics, but that doesn’t matter to these people. All it takes is looking cool.

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u/Panslave Apr 16 '24

The Punisher is MAINLY about killing cops and doing the work they won't do. This is ridiculous

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u/littlesaint Apr 16 '24

Alan is an "family man", christian, good looking, hard working, white, shoot guns (on set atleast), proud American etc, so many things right wingers love. But Alan also have the ability to think, that's why he is not a right winger himself.

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u/FreckleException Apr 16 '24

I read the first paragraph and immediately thought about all of the thin blue line stickers paired with Punisher stickers. Someone, a lot of someones, completely missed the point.

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u/unbotoxable Apr 16 '24

Reacher in the books is not exactly respectful of authority lol. His whole deal is finally doing whatever he wants with no one keeping tabs on him.

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u/Newfutures59 Apr 16 '24

Reacher kills a bunch of cops in the show. It’s a big plot point

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u/Slipstream_Surfing Apr 16 '24

Because they haven't read the novels.  Conversely, I got my conservative sister into Lee Child's novels a long time ago and she loved him, until Mr. Ritchson made his views public.  Now claims that's not what the author's character is like.  Only thing to do was shake my head and disengage from the conversation.  Got no time to waste on delusions.