Finding a person with the talent, name recognition and ability (be that contractually, lifestyle wise or both) who also has said nothing that offends anyone on social media? You’re better off finding a unicorn.
We don’t live in a world where that’s likely. There are going to be gray areas and whataboutism. First, we have no idea that Sony will offer him (or enter into serious discussions) about the job. So the whataboutism here is premature. But the reality is there will be decisions about which level of angst is tolerable to a given team at a given time. There are probably some obvious red lines that are immediately disqualifying. And some that will incense one group but not another. Such is modern life.
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Unpacking Ken's tweets:
Anti-gay comments. Racist comments about South Asians. Racist comments about East Asians. Racist comment about Hispanics (Spanish-speakers). Homophobic comments. Islamophobic comments. Racist comments about Romani, including a slur. Used the same "ret" slur Mike Richards used. Racist comment mocking Native Americans. Used an indigenous slur. Used terms like "jewy." Multiple ableist comments (not just the hot person in a wheelchair one). Mocking disabled people that expressed animus with his ableist comment(s). Comments that aren't racist towards black people but trivialize racism against black people.
I would say this goes beyond some ~always going to be some whataboutism~ And I don't think most J viewers are aware of this. And I don't think that most celebrities have this much baggage.