r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Aug 03 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, what are the implications? Spoiler

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u/ATangentUniverse Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

Mark Ruffalo is a vocal supporter of Palestine. The implication is that expressing support for a free Palestine gets you sidelined by Hollywood. He is also vocally against Trump and ICE.

I’m sure some people out there will also draw some antisemetic conspiratorial conclusions from that as well, i.e. “Jews control the media” which, no. It’s just that Israel as a country has certainly had undue economic influence over American politics and entertainment via lobbying interests. (Just ask the Scream cast over at Paramount)

In reality though he was just filming another project at the time.

I’d also note that Jon Bernthal, who has vocalized support for the IDF and Israel, was present for the press tour. Which doesn’t help.

Edit: This is an Explain subreddit. This is what I am interpreting the post to be implying. Some of the replies so far are giving “So you hate waffles?” haha

u/RetroGame77 Aug 03 '26

Staying in character.

u/Just-Luck-7430 Aug 04 '26

Lore accurate Sabra would have just left and a goes to attack another random Palestinian village

u/RetroGame77 Aug 04 '26

This was her first appearance, so she was most likely sent back to the Israeli propaganda school after this. 

u/Abject_Abrocoma2622 Aug 04 '26

What is the source comic? I would like to read it.

u/RetroGame77 Aug 04 '26

The Incredible Hulk #256