It seems like no celebrity is immune to the phenomenon known as “cancel culture,” a phrase often associated with online campaigns to have celebrities and public figures fired from their jobs. From filmmaker James Gunn getting booted by Disney over years-old tweets to comedian Bill Cosby’s fall from grace, we’ve seen this happen to many famous folks over the past several years. As these two examples would suggest, this covers both ends of the spectrum, from those who’ve since been forgiven to others whose reputations have been permanently tarnished.
Full HousestarCandace Cameron Burewas up for her turn through the wringer last year based on comments she had made about the programming she was developing for Great American Family. Planning to produce a slew of holiday films for the network, Bure had said that there were no LGBTQ+ movies as a part of their slate, as her goal was to focus on “traditional marriage.” That prompted accusations of homophobia, whichBure denied in a statement, noting that many people from the LGBTQ+ community were working on these films.
In a new interview on theUnapologetic with Julia Jeffress Sadlerpodcast (viaTooFab), Bure reflected on that experience. She compared it to the persecution Christians face in other nations, going on to declare that “cancel culture is real,” and difficult for the people who experience it. She would advise anyone going through something similar to know that there are others who go through this and they can be relied upon at these times.
“I know there’s all the places in the world, all different countries, where people get severely persecuted for their faith. I feel like we’ve had this cushion here in North America where someone yells at us or someone says a mean, negative thing and our feelings get so hurt over it… Cancel culture is real, and it’s difficult, and it’s hard. But listen, I just want to encourage you that you are not the only one and there are lots of us, and we are always stronger together… It’s hard no matter what. Especially when you are a compassionate person and you have a heart for people. But it’s important that we speak truth in love, ’cause, listen, nobody’s gonna change, nobody’s gonna listen to you when it comes out angry, when it comes out in a harsh way… It’s important that we don’t back down.”
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Candace Cameron Bure Finds a New Home at Great American Family
Bure says her decision to leave Hallmark for Great American Family was that this would allow her the freedom to pursue faith-based projects. With the latter, she would be able to personally produce movies that would be more in line with her religious beliefs.
“If you know what your boundaries are, that’s the most important. Because if you don’t make them for yourself, the entertainment industry will make them for you. And that’s what you don’t want. That was where I could go and make a difference in the art of my work that I get to do and look at it through a new lens, and that was to share the Lord with people.”
It wasn’t just people on social media who’d criticized Bure’s “traditional marriage” comments. JoJo Siwa andHilarie Burton had also publicly spoken outagainst Bure at the time, even getting called a “bigot” by the latter. But Bure insists she has “great love and affection for all people” and suggests that she’s only trying to keep Christmas merry.
“It absolutely breaks my heart that anyone would ever think I intentionally would want to offend and hurt anyone. It saddens me that the media is often seeking to divide us, even around a subject as comforting and merry as Christmas movies. But, given the toxic climate in our culture right now, I shouldn’t be surprised. We need Christmas more than ever.”
Bure’s work on Christmas movies at Great American Family continues. It was just recently announced that her old co-star fromFull HouseandFuller House, Lori Loughlin, will star in anupcoming holiday moviefor the network.
