Another week and another celebrity finding themselves caught in the crosshairs of cancel culture. Only this time, it’s an unlikely candidate.
Mark Ruffalo is generally considered one of the more widely loved A-listers out there, with the Hulk actor amassing a huge fanbase of Marvel followers for his work in the MCU and boasting a solid list of non-comic book movie credits as well. Indeed, he’s an accomplished star and his goofy and good natured persona have endeared him to many. But he’s also known to be pretty outspoken when it comes to politics.
Just recently, he waded into the Middle East situation with some comments that were a bit controversial, and earlier this week, he apologized for what he said and backpedaled, as you can see below.
I have reflected & wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing “genocide”. It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful & is being used to justify antisemitism here & abroad. Now is the time to avoid hyperbole.
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) May 25, 2021
Though Ruffalo was only trying to calm the storm that was swirling around his remarks, he actually seems to have made things worse and now, tons of people are calling for him to be ‘canceled’ for his actions, as evidenced below.
me after killing my love and affection for Mark Ruffalo after his disgusting denial of the genocide Israel is committing in Gaza pic.twitter.com/7F6SFfwNei
— yikes yaar (@ajeebpaagal) May 26, 2021
https://twitter.com/oodhamboi/status/1397238438273892361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397238438273892361%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fepicstream.com%2Fnews%2FBriConstantino%2FMark-Ruffalo-Gets-Canceled-For-Backpedaling-on-Controversial-Statement-About-Israel
https://twitter.com/_kidlifted/status/1397222941448888325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397222941448888325%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fepicstream.com%2Fnews%2FBriConstantino%2FMark-Ruffalo-Gets-Canceled-For-Backpedaling-on-Controversial-Statement-About-Israel
Me believing that Mark Ruffalo would be one of the the only celebrities with balls to speak out against Israeli genocide pic.twitter.com/Dvv3Hee7LA
— Justforfun🇵🇸 (@Justtforfuunn) May 25, 2021
So no more @MarkRuffalo movies for me, thanks.
Any others that deserve a cancel??— Jasonjohn (@Jason_John2) May 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/darthmemes/status/1397215569477259267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397215569477259267%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fepicstream.com%2Fnews%2FBriConstantino%2FMark-Ruffalo-Gets-Canceled-For-Backpedaling-on-Controversial-Statement-About-Israel
https://twitter.com/IndieStacks/status/1397571859328143363
13 going on 30 is one of my fav comfort movies😭 I can’t believe I have to cancel mark Ruffalo now too.
— lifebeinglaraib (@lifebeinglaraib) May 26, 2021
Better to avoid @MarkRuffalo and anything produced by Hollywood entirely. Cancel Disney+, Amazon Prime, Netflix, etc. Stop feeding the alligator.
— Rowland Hansen #LogosMatters (@VisionTO2100) May 26, 2021
Honestly the only way to fight celebrities that sell out to corporation’s threats of getting canceled is to cancel them ourselves. #markruffalo #palestine https://t.co/6EImRQvtek
— alifawaz (@afawaz135) May 26, 2021
Cancel Mark Ruffalo…let him see how it feels…😄
— Taffy B (@pacflyway) May 26, 2021
Your just afraid of cancel culture. If you have a belief stick to it. Even if others don’t agree
— Joseph fortin (@ToMaNyToYsJF) May 25, 2021
Cancel this POS
— x – Financeback Gorilla (@FinanceGoriIla) May 25, 2021
Sorry for giving in to cancel culture, but @MarkRuffalo is #cancelled https://t.co/HAf5sGWIZF
— Nat 🇵🇸 (@nat_aggarwal) May 25, 2021
@MarkRuffalo has attacked Jews and Israel for a long time. Cancel him-don't defend him https://t.co/COsQawyjYk
— Diane Weber Bederman (@dianebederman) May 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/LazyProletariat/status/1397273933133479937
https://twitter.com/UmarHayaKr/status/1397267809344819210
https://twitter.com/RichardWad8/status/1397258769529282573
https://twitter.com/Fleury_SZN/status/1397255594776662017
So is it now finally time to #cancel you too? Stick to movies.
— Inthebunker (@chloejean1135) May 25, 2021
Do we cancel him now?
— littlekingtrashmouth (@cobythecatguy) May 25, 2021
So no more @MarkRuffalo movies for me, thanks.
Any others that deserve a cancel??— Jasonjohn (@Jason_John2) May 25, 2021
Bro I thought people weren’t allowed to change their opinion when presented with new information. Should we cancel you now?
— Raymundo 🇺🇸 🍻 (@BrewYeti) May 25, 2021
Cancel Mark Ruffalo! Three strikes you’re out! Douche bag
— 😊 (@bestochousewife) May 25, 2021
Of course, none of this will have much of an impact on Ruffalo’s career. As mentioned above, each week seemingly brings a new target for the cancel culture crowd and rarely, if ever, does anything happen to the celebrity in question. That being said, the Hulk star would probably be wise to keep a bit of a low profile for the next few weeks until this all blows over.
As for where we’ll see Mark Ruffalo next? Well, he’s got Netflix’s The Adam Project on the way and will soon make his MCU return in Disney Plus’ She-Hulk. And given his talents and general standing in Hollywood, you can be sure that many more projects will be coming across his desk for the foreseeable future – whether the cancel culture crowd likes it or not.