Everyone is stuck at home due to the current coronavirus outbreak, so of course, Twitter has nothing better to do than continue to implement cancel culture.
Its latest victim? None other than Star Wars actor Adam Driver. The hashtag #AdamDriverIsOverParty began trending on Twitter after some people decided that Driver, a marine veteran, decided to join the armed forces for his own heinous reasons. However, Driver actually joined the United States Marine Corps shortly after the September 11th attacks of 2001, like thousands of other Americans.
He served for nearly three years before receiving a medical discharge due to a dislocated sternum. He attended the Julliard School shortly after, thus kicking off his amazing acting career. He even gives back to his former brothers in arms with his Arts in the Armed Forces (AITAF) nonprofit organization. Driver and various other actors travel to various branches of the military, in the United States and abroad, to perform theatre for our troops.
With all that being said, it didn’t take much for Star Wars fans to come to Driver’s defense, sticking up for him on Twitter. Here are just a few of their responses:
https://twitter.com/YourCasualGame1/status/1252392884109602819
https://twitter.com/kylosprmanager/status/1252402931652898818
https://twitter.com/amandakstorey/status/1252394872163586049
Adam Driver wanted to join the Marines after 9/11 so that he could fight for his country. Now a bunch of Fart-Sniffers on Twitter want to cancel him. I couldn't make this stuff up.#AdamDriverIsOverParty pic.twitter.com/5wzZB9bfSj
— Price of Reason (@priceoreason) April 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/winonaryxderz/status/1252388992261087235
anyways who’s dumbass thought this was a good idea? #AdamDriverIsOverParty
y’all make me 🤢 pic.twitter.com/QnN4Oslm5n— hope (@hopueyy) April 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/ickynaomi/status/1252433102640607242
me finding out twitters cancelling the millionth unproblematic king this week #adamdriverisoverparty #thankyouadamdriver :)) pic.twitter.com/yXuU1n12Wa
— rachel ! (@rachaiii) April 21, 2020
The people who tried to cancel Adam Driver #AdamDriverIsOverParty pic.twitter.com/PSBvx916Al
— TheKillerStudio (@ariii_0913) April 21, 2020
#adamdriverisoverparty because he joined the marines after 9/11? I don't think so. Go find someone better to cancel, maybe start with Drake 🤷🏻♀️
— Better Call Maul (@Nia_papaya_) April 21, 2020
Driver has had some tremendous roles in projects such as Girls, This Is Where I Leave You, BlacKkKlansman, Marriage Story, and, of course, his portrayal of Kylo Ren in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. And in a trilogy that received a ton of criticism, Driver’s work as the son of Han Solo was one of the bright spots that Star Wars fans could all agree was phenomenal.
In a series that had a questionable plot, the character arc and eventual redemption of Ren upon the conclusion of The Rise Of Skywalker was beautifully done. Hopefully it’s not the last we see of Driver in the Star Wars universe.
Published: Apr 23, 2020 11:33 am