• @CeruleanRuin
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    -1410 months ago

    He makes them look bad though. Maybe they’re eager to throw him under the bus because he’s “Hollywood” and that serves their narrative about west-coast celebrity elites.

    • ZeroCoolOP
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      10 months ago

      Because he’s a rapist? Since when do conservatives distance themselves from rapists?

      • @CeruleanRuin
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        -310 months ago

        I’m saying they’re distancing themselves because he doesn’t fit their desired image, not because he’s a rapist.

      • @CeruleanRuin
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        -410 months ago

        But Russell Brand is a long-haired hippy type. Doesn’t fit their brand.

        • Black AOC
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          510 months ago

          They’re accepting of converts “outside the brand” all the time. They call them ‘unicorns’, apparently; my brother became one.

    • TWeaK
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      110 months ago

      The right wing make themselves look bad all the time, he’s playing their song.