BroadwayConcierge said: "Trump is not homophobic, misogynistic, xenophobic, or racist. And I stand by that. I reject the mainstream media's narrative of him.
Kad, I'm not going to dictate who "should" speak publicly about politics. That's not American. I've never once said that Streep *should not* have given her speech—I've simply questioned the merits of her words and her intent. I've also never said celebrities *should not* speak about their politics; I've just voiced the facts that a) I don't care about their political opinions, and b) that many, many other Americans clearly don't. There's clearly some barrier between the views held of elite Hollywood liberals and an overwhelming chunk of the American electorate, so why continue to shove such views down our throats after Hillary's embarrassing show in November?"
You're not saying they should or shouldn't do anything... but on the other hand, you're using loaded language to argue that there is no merit to sharing their views and that it's better if they didn't.
Maybe Meryl was preaching the choir and maybe some will take it as a call to action. Whatever. Since you don't care, the point is moot. I think "hijacking" a public event has a lot of merit. And since vast swaths of the population seem to loathe elitism only when it is coming from folks they dislike, the stigma of "elitism" is just a watch cry to me. It is just an epithet to throw around. F*CK it.
Frankly, I think declaring that one doesn't care is the refuge of the cowardly... particularly when one clearly does.. You want the art but not the people making it.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
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