Oh, No, You Don't: People Band Together, Rip to Shreds Garbage Media Take About Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris brought a lot of joy to people's lives.

I'd like to think that God so enjoyed him, he decided he needed a little more martial arts training going on in Heaven.

Norris, a martial arts and television/film legend, is being lauded by most people with great affection across social media.

I thought he might even escape any media criticism because, after all, he was Chuck Norris.

But Variety decided to step on the third rail, not even waiting an entire day, before offering up a steaming pile of garbage, rather than simply honoring a wonderful entertainer who brought all of us so much joy.

You knew it would be bad from just the headline.

Chuck Norris Was a Great Action Star -- but Politics May Overshadow His Legacy https://t.co/UK6kyjDREg
— Variety (@Variety) March 20, 2026

It was bad, talking about how "in nearly every Norris movie, he’s muscling into a foreign land or othered community." Othered community, really? The article also talked about how the "right-and-wrong simplicity of 'Walker' is cop-aganda.

But it gets worse.

Was Norris a brilliant athlete and top-shelf star? Yes. But there’s no denying that his roles were part of a body of work used to show American strength, might and the pernicious attraction of taking the law into one’s own hands — something that seems less fun in a year in which our country is funneling money into bombing Iran and ICE agents are acting like one-man militias. Given our nation’s divisions in morality, information literacy and overall sense of reality, it’s easier to see Norris’ characters as justification for a fringe conspiracy movement rather than a moral standing. When patriotism and laws shift away from the Constitution, what side does a gunslinger land on? [....]
When a star is the poster boy for American exceptionalism and might, at what point does his legacy transition from escapism to dangerous propaganda?

Oh, hell no. Don't you even. Talk about divisions in morality and reality. Iran has been committing terrorism against us for 47 years. ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is enforcing the law, whether the left likes it or not. That's just a bizarre, twisted take from Variety.

The real kicker is the last sentence, and that's why the article is trying to go after Chuck.

No, the characters Norris played were not about politics. But yes, America is exceptional. Chuck understood and believed it. Sorry, not sorry that some folks on the left don't get that. That's not propaganda, that's hard reality.

I've seen ratios on social media posts before, but I don't think I've ever seen people say so much with one voice to tell Variety to get bent. The commenters even banded together to get a Community Note on the Variety post, and they have succeeded.

Chuck Norris killed his shadow while shadow boxing. That's why you never see his shadow when he comes up behind you. Chuck Norris can never be "overshadowed".

Then I realized something important about that note - that it is all true.

Even in death, even with such a vile, bad take from liberal media outlets like Variety, they cannot overshadow who Norris was; just like they can't overshadow the greatness of America, no matter how much they try. His legacy is beyond them, his place secure.

Thank you, Chuck.

'Fear Not!' Says Chuck Norris To Calm Trembling Angels https://t.co/11xKJ4bgS2 pic.twitter.com/i8fwloytn6
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) March 20, 2026

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