Whedon and friends make no attempt to hide their disdain for the Republican presidential candidate.
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And while the video doesn’t mention either major candidate by name, it’s very clear that they are suggesting that people vote for a particular candidate or, more accurately, that they not vote for the other candidate. “A disease or ecological crisis or a racist, abusive coward who could permanently damage the fabric of our society”.
The PSA, called “Important” is part of a larger campaign called Save the Day.
Avengers director Joss Whedon has assembled an all-star team of Hillary Clinton supporters – including his superhero-portraying brethren like Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Don Cheadle – for a series of comedy videos encouraging similarly liberal-leaning groups to vote for Clinton on Election Day. That every voice in this wonderfully diverse nation should, and must, be heard.
“We are committed to fighting the apathy, cynicism and honest confusion that keeps citizen from using their vote”, the statement reads. “And to reminding an increasingly out-of-touch and compromised set of representatives that they are answerable to the people they were hired to serve”. “You might think it’s not important, you might think you’re not important, but that’s not true, and the only way we can prove that to you is by having lots of famous people, lots, and lots of famous people, just a s***-ton of famous people, repeating how important it is”. In other words? You now know how The Avengers, Captain Mal Reynolds, President Bartlett and STANLEY GODDAMNED TUCCI would like you to vote in the presidential election.
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“It’s not about attacking because Donny’s real good at attacking himself”, said Whedon. Seeing something amusing makes people stop. “Seeing something amusing makes people stop. Those are the ways you can get to people”.
