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Originally Posted by greywar
I do not understand peoples fascination with the politics of actors. They have a opinion, so what. So do my ferrets.
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Me neither. I mean I do feel a bit uneasy about Dean Cain being a Trump voter but I'm certainly not obsessing about it in the way that OP is doing and the thing that gets me is these are the same people that says "no one cares about celebrities". Well why are you bringing it up over and over again if you don't care?
It always gets me when people bash celebrities in this way. You'd think Meryl was the one that got elected president so what difference does it make?
I dislike Taylor Swift a lot and even I don't talk about her this much. Heck even Chris Brown who is a clearly awful person doesn't get this much of my attention. Then again I am a huge music lover so I try to respect the musicians I don't like...but still. I ignored Trump when he wasn't running for president.
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Originally Posted by TheMoreYouKnow
I meant exactly what I said, Donald Trump was elected President because the American people are tired of the Hollywood elite and the media trying to tell them how they should feel while trying to shame us into destroying the Constitution by accepting things like illegal immigration as the new norm. Did you hear the BS that Streep said about sending all foreigners home? How ignorant and disingenuous could she be? Never once has Donald Trump ever said anything about sending all foreigners home, she's just trying to equate all immigrants with illegal immigrants like the the rest of the left wing idiots in this country who are willing to sell our sovereignty for a couple new democrat voters.
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So you voted for the most elite guy ever because?
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Originally Posted by WMak70
Yeah, I bet next year she only wins 10 Oscars instead of the usual 11 ! 
When Meryl Streep comes out and says someone is not right for the country, you know things are bad.  She usually is very reserved in her opinions and stays pretty low key. Just goes to show you how much distrust and dislike there is toward Trump. Someone like Streep, who is not only an American icon, but loved and respected, will make a lot of people stop and think.
I liked her before, and like her even more now for having the courage and integrity to do this.  |
Well put and I think it's also telling that someone who plays a dragon lady in movies doesn't like Trump. He must be bad when even Miranda Priestley calls him out
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Originally Posted by FinsterRufus
Puleeze.
I am so sick of hearing this BS about "entertainers". There are some exceptionally talented human beings in the arts. Art is important. I don't care if you don't think so, plenty of people do, and plenty of people's lives are well enriched because of it.
And then you have people who are just famous for being famous. People who have nothing to offer but vulgar self-promotion and egotistical vanity. And sometimes, you elect one of those entertainers President Of The United States.
So quit this stupid lecturing about how celebrities have no power or influence over people.
One certainly had power over a bunch of you.
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The person you're replying to I guess doesn't get it because they've never been enlightened by art..seems sad when you think about it but I feel this way too. Musicians I put on a higher importance than actors but actors are important too. Actors allow you to escape into a world and forget your troubles or they allow you to feel less alone when you see a relatable character. When that relatable character triumphs it can give you hope..even if just for a moment.
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Originally Posted by FinsterRufus
Well yeah, that and making boatloads of money for doing something children do. Instead of working for a living. It's not Hollywood's fault that you didn't do something more satisfying with your life.
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Right I would never blame the fact I don't have a job on actors or musicians. They had nothing to do with it. They're just doing what they love to do and they can easily struggle doing so. The entertainment world is wonderful but at the same time it's not all glamour. Sometimes they have to make a lot of money to pay the rest of their team.
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Originally Posted by bentlebee
Many are saying that Meryl didn't even thank her fans
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I'll give you that but she did just suffer a loss with Carrie Fisher apparently so maybe she was too upset.
Maybe she thanked them in the past. She should thank them everytime but it's not the worst thing in the world.
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Originally Posted by Magritte25
No, I won't sit down nor will I shut up.
Its funny to see Obama haters cry. He wasn't divisive. He recognized that America is filled with more than white Christians and sought to unify the nation that includes all colors, religions, etc. Too bad you people see that as taking away your rights. Says a lot about you and where your head is at. |
Me neither. I'm going to keep talking until things change for the better.
I do know that most of the time you can't change ignorant people's minds but that doesn't mean I can't try. If nothing else, it tells the universe what I want and the universe will show them the light.
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Originally Posted by Enigma777
How extremely ironic that the Trump cult is calling Streep narcissistic and a liar.
They apparently feel that Donald J. Trump is the only person allowed to possess those traits. And he possesses them 'tremendously' better than anyone.
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Well of course like I've said many times before: it's about the $$$$
Of course Meryl Streep is rich but Trump is richer as well as have a history of always being so and now he's president so apparently he has a double excuse. We can also throw in he's a businessman so that makes it okay (I've actually witnessed people using the excuse that he is a businessman)
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Originally Posted by thefragile
Lol, oh the poor cons & their thin skinned man child they idolize. It cracks me up because every time, every time, cons claim they don't give a crap what celebrities have to say & then turn around & whine about it. They claim awards shows are narcissistic yet here they are watching them. Cons do nothing but think about what they can cry about on this forum. They literally have no other life. How sad for them. In the meantime, in between being hypocritical, these same people throw money at the very institution they claim to loathe. It would be hilarious if it weren't so sad.
Streep was awesome & the fact that the man child cry baby just had to tweet about it confirms how awesome she was. Well done Meryl!!!!! |
They are the ones who got exactly what they wanted and they're still going on about it. When Obama was president and people were insulting him, I didn't give a damn. I might have expressed my opinion that it was wrong to bash him sometimes but I didn't go on and on about it. I didn't even make a thread about it. I just replied to other people. Yet these Trumpettes make threads about it over and over again. The funniest part is they tell us to get over it. Better yet this is a thread with 74 pages..many of these posts coming from Trump supporters.
Yeah you really don't care huh?
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Originally Posted by lilyflower3191981
I am a fine artist and I am also a former college athlete (waterpolo). I think all sports are some kind of art.
Anyway, I think her comment about MMA is extremely arrogant. But that is just my opinion.
I have no problems with her speech about Trump, I feel the same way. I think it is kind of low to make fun of a disabled reporter, he should own up to his mistakes. But the arrogance Streep shows is kind of shocking too. Everybody has a different definition of what "art" is. Someone view movie watching as a type of entertainment; someone (like me) enjoy art museum and sports. (I perhaps won't be watching MMA because I know nothing about it and that is the only reason) If All the film makers decided to leave, nothing will change in my life. I still have my sports and my art. So she thinks too highly of herself and her fellow "artists."
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I have no problem with people enjoying sports. If that's what some people enjoy good for them so it'd be one thing if she said something like "people are stupid for liking sports" but I find sports to be a lower form of entertainment because it doesn't really have meaning. To me most sports is just kicking a ball around. It doesn't create emotion like real art forms would.
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Originally Posted by TigerLily24
Y'all must feel awfully threatened by Ms Streep to start recycling "stuff" from 14 years ago.
Of course, anyone jumping on this bandwagon will conveniently forget that they support the man who publicly bragged about forcing himself on women.
Awful lot of people might want to see about removing the logs from their own eyes.
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Yup, years ago I used to be a homophobe. Does that mean that's what I am? Sometimes I even feel bad about my past judgement about gay people. It's possible that Streep is the same way about her praise of Roman Polanski.
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Originally Posted by BeerGeek40
What do you think would have happened if the situation were reversed?
Hillary wins election
Clint Eastwood gets to the podium and bashes Hillary?
Do tell.
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Hilary and Trump are two different people so your argument is moot.
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Originally Posted by Magritte25
Some people think standing up for what they think is right is more important than money and trying to make everyone happy.
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Yeah and there is no pleasing people. They say the actors/musicians care too much about money and then when they do something that might make them lose money, they say they need to shut up.
Which is it?
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Originally Posted by InformedConsent
Obama mocking the disabled is right? Who stood up for the disabled then? Meryl Streep? Not that I've ever seen. Can you post a link of her doing so? Or is she just yet another liberal Hollywood hack?  |
Someone already explained this but I'll put it underlined so you pay attention: It is called
self deprecation. He also apologized.
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Originally Posted by jeffbase40
I agree especially after hearing more and more stories about child abuse. They probably turned a blind eye to Bill Cosby as well.
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Maybe so but I never really liked the Cosby show that much particularly the main character. I didn't know why but now I do.
You can't fault people for not knowing though. Some people are rather bad at reading people.
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Originally Posted by Tyster
Streep and her Hollywood lemmings are major hypocrites. Hollywood has been mocking and belittling people in their films and television productions for years.
Dumb and Dumber... mocks the mentally challenged.
White Men Can't Jump ... Mocks white males
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Those are movies meaning fiction. You're not seriously this dense are you?
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Originally Posted by latimeria
Yeah. Even if he somehow wasn't specifically talking about his disability (which I doubt, since this wasn't the first time he had met him), is it acceptable to make these sorts of gestures? I worry about having such a bully in charge of the nation as it will encourage more, as it has already done. Sigh.
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I agree. The nature of that gesture is mean spirited.
I'm all for a good joke or roast (after all in this very post I deliver snark) but that wasn't funny or warranted.
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