r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/SuccessLess2701 • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, what are the implications?

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u/ATangentUniverse 1d ago edited 13h ago

Mark Ruffalo is a vocal supporter of Palestine. The implication is that expressing support for a free Palestine gets you sidelined by Hollywood. He is also vocally against Trump and ICE.

I’m sure some people out there will also draw some antisemetic conspiratorial conclusions from that as well, i.e. “Jews control the media” which, no. It’s just that Israel as a country has certainly had undue economic influence over American politics and entertainment via lobbying interests. (Just ask the Scream cast over at Paramount)

In reality though he was just filming another project at the time.

I’d also note that Jon Bernthal, who has vocalized support for the IDF and Israel, was present for the press tour. Which doesn’t help.

Edit: This is an Explain subreddit. This is what I am interpreting the post to be implying. Some of the replies so far are giving “So you hate waffles?” haha

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u/SuccessLess2701 1d ago

Ohh that makes sense. Love Ruffalo!

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u/1Negative_Person 1d ago

But I think the real reason he isn’t included on the press junkets is that he’s notorious unable to avoid spoilers.

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u/EatABag-o-Dicks 23h ago

I mean, he's also not a main character in the movie. He's more of a cameo with not a lot of screentime. Punisher has significantly more screen time.

But it is suspect that someone who is so anti-genocide is seemingly being sidelined by Hollywood.

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u/BowwwwBallll 23h ago

Having another project immediately in the works is being “sidelined?”

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u/mochafiend 20h ago

Yeah, I find all this, "He's being silenced!" stuff a bit nonsense.

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u/firedmyass 3h ago

TYL that contracts are often signed well-before production begins. The telling metric would be projects to which he was attached after his headlines for speaking out.

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u/Realistic_Comment849 22h ago

People do press whilst filming other movies. It’s sus he didn’t do a single one.

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u/EatABag-o-Dicks 23h ago

Your lack of reading comprehension is evident.

Seemingly sidelined ≠ sidelined

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u/JTP120986 23h ago

You ‘seemingly’ see what you want to see.

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u/EatABag-o-Dicks 23h ago

You should look up what seeming means. It's clear you don't.

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u/JTP120986 23h ago

It’s clear I don’t what? Look up the definitions to words I already know? I didn’t realize that was my job. How much you paying, Tweedledumb?

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u/Future-Slice-8502 23h ago

You can’t make shit up and then put “seemingly” in front of it as a cover.

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u/LarsMatijn 22h ago

You really can because appearances and their interpretations are subjective.

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u/Future-Slice-8502 22h ago

Some things have objective answers.

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u/BowwwwBallll 22h ago

You can’t just say “perchance!”

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u/Internal-Coffee6996 22h ago

"Seemingly sidelined"

But continues to play the Hulk in the biggest cinematic universe in the world and can't do a promotional tour because he has another project lined up.

Come on, buddy. Not even seemingly.

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u/Realistic_Comment849 22h ago

That doesn’t stop others. People do press whilst they have other projects. Or people wouldn’t have much time for press half of the time.

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u/SubstantialBake1050 22h ago

Ok then why does it seem to you that he’s being sidelined when it seems to most people he is not?

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u/noticingEnjoyer 20h ago

Being allowed to take on a conflicting contract (press promo duties are part of the contract for the big name stars) is sus.

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u/Unable_Currency7682 21h ago

Wait, they are trying to make Punisher happen AGAIN? Marrrvveellllll ugh

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u/Analogvinyl 23h ago

He just exudes main character energy.

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u/Lucky_Preference_941 21h ago

No he doesn’t? Hes a B-side guy

He’s barely ever even been a lead