re: Do you avoid any particular actors/actresses movies because of politics

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See...this is the point I think you may be missing here. In nearly all of the cases of the various actors mentioned thus far, it would be EASY to go and find direct quotes from them personally demonizing those who hold political views opposite of their own. Not just national politicians...but every day folks who hold opposing views to their own.

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I get that. It's also easy to find millions of direct quotes from "everyday folks" who demonize them for their views. Kind-of a chicken or the egg thing. My point is that, as I pointed out to the person to whom my post was directed, I would judge their work equally and on its own merits--I said if the poster who demonized Penn for his views was the best at his job, I'd seek his services.

To use an example that was mentioned in this thread: "Milk" didn't appeal to me based on the movie it was, not just because Penn was in it. I judged it based on the trailers and writeups and decided not to see it.

I'll also seek out films or works that I know present a viewpoint different from my own because I might find it interesting if I feel that it is competently presented. I don't only seek out viewpoints that reaffirm my own. That's intellectually dishonest IMHO, but that's another discussion altogether.

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In addition, because the entertainment industry is completely dominated by those on the political left, it's is totally impossible short of being Amish to avoid each and every entertainer that simply happens to hold an opposing view. This is an issue that simply does not come up for those folks whose politics are on the left...I mean, what are they going to avoid because the actor/show is way too conservative?

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I'm the last person to keep tabs on celebrity politics since I frankly don't care and I don't watch cable news so I'm not the most qualified to answer but, off the top of my head: Mel Gibson is/has been a tremendous Hollywood force. Kelsey Grammer has done a lot and a couple of shows that I know targeted black female (presumably liberal) audiences: Girlfriends and The Game. I watch neither of those shows because they don't appeal to me or my interests.

Bottom line--I judge the work based on the work. I don't give two shits what the artist's personal views are on a political level. If Michael Moore played Michael Corleone as well as Al Pacino, I'd still love The Godfather.

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People who talked about principles and mentioned religion ran from this thread when the Disney Gay Days came into it.

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Actually I had school. Fwiw, Walt Disney was very antisemitic. Oh, and I'm 100% for homosexual rights, but nice try

Most actors/actresses are crazy in some way or fashion imo. If one has different views than me, I'm not gonna refuse to see a movie they are in just because of that.

My last post wasn't aimed at you.

Another poster said it was "obvious" that a poster who disagreed with him was "not religious" right after he tried infer the same poster didn't have "principles" like he did.

Sorry, but that is the same kind of stuff most of the Facebook people with Fox News logos on their profile pages all spit out.

I think a logical adult wouldn't be worried about what some actor says because only and idiot would put any credence in it anyway.

Why should any of us think an actor's perspective on politics should be taken seriously.

The only person that would get upset about this kind of stuff should be someone with the same flaw for paying attention to what "their" side is saying.

That's why I assume people that get upset over this stuff watch Fox News. They are the one's that tell everybody what celebrities say.

I don't like Penn, his politics or a lot of his movies. My mind just can't get around why people care what they say about these subjects.

This is a movie board. I don't like seeing someone questioning someone's principles or whether or not they are "religious".

Thats cool. I won't avoid those actors like the plague, but I also won't try to seek them out either. I gotta give Alec props, other than Harrison Ford, he was the best Jack Ryan

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If you're kosher with what Sean Penn said about imprisoning people because they call a dictator a dictator, thats cool. I'm not saying he is not allowed to say that, I'm saying that I'm allowed to pass individual judgement and decide on my own whether or not I want to see that individual's movies, and most of the time I don't.

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^ that.

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Another poster said it was "obvious" that a poster who disagreed with him was "not religious" right after he tried infer the same poster didn't have "principles" like he did.

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no no no no, that's not what i meant at all. Maybe i didn't make my point as well as i could have.

I'm not religious by any means, but i also would not knowingly patronize a satanic auto repair place.

The principles comment, i didn't mean to infer that he had none, just that obviously mine were different from his. Everyone has principles, i let mine determine things for me, he for him, i'm sure there is something that would cause him to not go to said auto repair place, whatever that may be, for me satanism would do it.

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