I fail to see how Kevin Feige is responsible for inappropriate tweets or questionable online pictures (more on that in a minute), posted by James Gunn.
Let's examine the facts:
1. Gunn made tacky tweets, mainly pedophile jokes, years ago. As to his intent I can't say but from what I've read, they were most likely poor attempts at making humor of a bad subject.
2. There were pics of Gunn dressed as a priest, with other people seated around him, dressed as little girls. Now despite all the furor over them, these pics could have easily been from a costume party or some kind of silly cosplay event. When you put them besides the aforementioned tweets however, they look really bad.
3. I can't judge James Gunn, because I don't know James Gunn and can only look to the statements he's made in his defense. He is partially to blame for his predicament, because of his political tweets that made some people dig back and find other tweets he'd made. If you're out there making enemies, they will look at everything you've said, done or written. That's the way it works in the world of modern, social media these days.
Was some sort of justice served? Who knows. I would have liked for Disney to give Gunn a fair hearing and maybe they did. I wasn't there, so I don't know. But to say Kevin ought to be fired because of the questionable postings of one of his directors is asinine to the upmost height. It's asinine in the same way that it was asinine to bench the head coach of Ohio State for not knowing one of his assistant coaches had been violent against his own spouse. How the hell is Urban Meyer responsible for what goes on behind the doors of the home of an assistant coach? Same argument here. Kevin Feige isn't responsible for the actions of one of Marvel's directors doing things in his own time when he's not directing. Again, asinine!
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