10 years ago we lost a titan of film and comedy. Yet his death put a dark cloud on the image and legacy of this man-and one particular line kind of irked me the wrong way with people appropriating it. Because stripped from context-ain't as good!

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Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/
Boycott Divestment Sanctions Movement: https://bdsmovement.net/


References:

Sharon, "Josh Gad Faces Backlash After Defending Disney’s Posthumous Use of Robin Williams’ Voice", DisneyFanatic.com, 2023: https://www.disneyfanatic.com/josh-ga...

Chris Sasaguay, "Robin Williams and Disney Fell Out After 'Aladdin' — Hard", Collider, 2024: https://collider.com/disney-robin-wil...

Max Pilley, "Joe Rogan accuses Robin Williams of stealing jokes from other comedians", NME, 2024: https://www.nme.com/news/tv/joe-rogan...

Matt Solomon, "Robin Williams Stopped Going to Comedy Clubs to Avoid Stealing Jokes", Cracked, 2024: https://www.cracked.com/article_41542..."

Kara Warner, "'It Was Not Depression That Killed Robin': Susan Williams Opens up to PEOPLE About Husband's Battle with Lewy Body Dementia", People, 2015: https://people.com/celebrity/robin-wi...

Life Itself, "Robin Williams' widow discusses Lewy body disease", CNN, 2022: https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/202...

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