Adult Swim show Squidbillies fires actor for making vulgar comments about Dolly Parton’s support for Black Lives Matter
- Stuart D. Baker has been fired after using offensive language about Parton
- He called her ‘freak ti**ied, old Southern bimbo’ and a ‘sl**’ who is ‘forsaking [her] own race, culture and heritage’
- Baker has been on the show since it started in 2005
- Squidbillies follows a family of Appalachian squids who live in Georgia
- Dolly voiced her support for BLM, saying ‘And of course black lives matter. Do we think our little white a**es are the only ones that matter? No!’
Stuart D. Baker, a longtime voice actor on Adult Swim’s Squidbillies, has been fired for using offensive language to describe Dolly Parton after she voiced her support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Baker, who sometimes goes by the stage name Unknown Hinson, took to his Facebook to call the Jolene songstress, 74, a ‘freak ti**ied, old Southern bimbo’ and a ‘sl**’ who is ‘forsaking [her] own race, culture and heritage’ after she talked about the social justice movement during an interview with Billboard.
Squidbillies creators Jim Fortier and Dave Willis revealed Baker was canned on the show’s Twitter on Sunday, saying: ‘The views he expressed do not reflect our own personal values or the values of the show.’
No filter: Squidbillies actor Stuart D. Baker has been fired for making vulgar comments about Dolly Parton after she voiced her support for Black Lives Matter
‘We’re aware of the extremely offensive and derogatory social media posts made late last week by Stuart D. Baker.
‘The views he expressed do not reflect our own personal values or the values of the show that we and many others have worked hard to produce over the past 15 years.
‘For those reasons, production of Squidbillies will continue without Mr. Baker, effective immediately.’
Baker has voiced the role of the animated series’ main character Early Cuyler since season one, which began in 2005.
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Rude: Baker took to his Facebook to call the Jolene songstress, 74, a ‘freak ti**ied, old Southern bimbo’ and a ‘sl**’ who is ‘forsaking [her] own race, culture and heritage’ after she talked about the social justice movement during an interview with Billboard
Performer: Baker sometimes goes by the stage name Unknown Hinson. He’s seen in 2019 above
The show has yet to announce if Baker will be replaced or written off the series.
Squidbillies follows the exploits of a family of squids living life in a rural Appalachian community in Georgia. It has aired over 100 episodes and was recently renewed for a third season.
Dolly opened up about the ongoing protests against police brutality and systematic racism in the US during a talk with Billboard, saying: ‘People having to make themselves known and felt and seen.’
Axed: Squidbillies creators Jim Fortier and Dave Willis revealed Baker was canned on the show’s Twitter on Sunday
‘And of course black lives matter. Do we think our little white a**es are the only ones that matter? No!’ Parton went on.
She also discussed her decision to change the name of the Dixie Stampede dinner attraction at her Dollywood theme park.
‘As soon as you realize that [something] is a problem, you should fix it,’ Parton said. ‘Don’t be a dumba**. That’s where my heart is. I would never dream of hurting anybody on purpose.’
Spineless: Squidbillies follows the exploits of a family of squids living life in a rural Appalachian community in Georgia. It has aired over 100 episodes and was recently renewed for a third season