Fans
of
Selena
Gomez
have
called
out
the
comedy
show
The
Good
Fight
after
an
insensitive
joke
on
the
singer's
kidney
transplant.
According
to
reports,
in
episode
four
of
season
five,
the
joke
was
made
by
the
character
Jim
played
by
Ifadansi
Rashad.
During
a
discussion
between
Marissa
(Sarah
Steele),
Jay
(Nyambi
Nyambi),
and
Jim
(Ifadansi
Rashad),
Jay
talked
about
cancel
culture
and
insensitive
jokes,
and
said
it
feels
like
they
"need
a
permission
slip
to
tell
a
joke." So,
Jim
prints
some
joke
permits
as
they
discuss
any
topics
that
are
off-limits.
"Um,
necrophilia?" Jim
asks,
to
which
Marrisaa
adds,
"No,
that
could
be
funny,".
Jay
adds,
"Autism,"
and
Jim
said,
"Selena
Gomez's
kidney
transplant."
After
the
episode
aired,
fans
took
to
Twitter
with
the
hashtag,
"Respect
Selena
Gomez."
One
user
wrote,
"When
will
people
stop
doing
this!!
RESPECT
SELENA
GOMEZ." While
another
wrote,
"So
we're
using
Selena's
kidney
transplant
as
a
trend?
Multiple
times
has
this
happened
in
media,
it
needs
to
stop.
#RespectSelenaGomez."
The
singer
also
took
to
her
Twitter
account
reacting
to
the
tasteless
joke,
she
wrote,
"I
am
not
sure
how
writing
jokes
about
organ
transplants
for
television
shows
has
become
a
thing
but
sadly
it
has
apparently.
I
hope
in
the
next
writer's
room
when
one
of
these
tasteless
jokes
are
presented
it's
called
out
immediately
and
doesn't
make
it
on
air."
"My
fans
always
have
my
back.
LOVE
YOU,"
she
added,
along
with
dropping
a
link
to
sign
up
to
be
an
organ
donor.
My
fans
always
have
my
back.
LOVE
YOU.
If
you
are
able
to
please
sign
up
to
be
an
organ
donor
https://t.co/4GSEiHEfEf
Notably,
Selena
received
a
kidney
transplant
in
2017
amid
her
battle
with
lupus,
an
autoimmune
disorder
that
she
was
diagnosed
with
in
2011.
The
kidney
was
donated
by
the
singer's
friend
Francia
Raisa.
This
is
not
the
first
time
joke
about
the
transplant
have
been
made
on
popular
shows.
In
November
2020,
the
'Saved
by
the
Bell' reboot
came
under
fire
for
scenes
showing
students
gossiping
over
who
donated
the
kidney
and
graffiti
that
read
"Does
Selena
Gomez
Even
Have
A
Kidney."
However,
after
receiving
backlash,
Peacock,
UTV,
and
executive
producers
issued
an
apology
and
removed
the
scenes.
"We
apologize.
It
was
never
our
intention
to
make
light
of
Selena's
health,
we
have
been
in
touch
with
her
team
and
will
be
making
a
donation
to
her
charity,
The
Selena
Gomez
Fund
for
Lupus
Research
at
USC,"
the
statement
read.