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You can not like what he has to say, but Colbert has more talent in the tip of his left pinkie than any 25 people do collectively on this board.
Really? What, exactly, does he do? Exactly...
Does he sing?
No.
Does he dance?
No.
Does he paint portraits?
No.
Does he write riveting novels?
No.
Does he read jokes written by someone else?
Yes.
I think I just realized the answer to the OP's question. Answer: When they and the public started calling doing nothing a talent, Hollywood and their goofy, empty-headed opinions became important.
I think I just realized the answer to the OP's question. Answer: When they and the public started calling doing nothing a talent, Hollywood and their goofy, empty-headed opinions became important.
It's good that a conservative mindset doesn't dominate the entertainment industry.
Conservatives have been offended by many things. If their mindset dominated the entertainment industry, there'd be less variety of themes covered in film, television, music and other types of entertainment.
Does he sing?
No.
Does he dance?
No.
. Answer: When they and the public started calling doing nothing a talent, Hollywood and their goofy, empty-headed opinions became important.
You showed an amazing lack of knowledge - all in one post.
Although the entertainment industry has become too liberal, it's good that a conservative mindset doesn't dominate.
Conservatives can sometimes be prudish. They've been uncomfortable with many themes covered in film, television and music. If they were more dominant, there'd be less variety.
They are removed from the real world. These limousine liberals preach about what others should be doing yet live hypocritical, shallow lives making millions and millions at the same time. An example would be George Clooney. He is coming into a billion dollars for his tequila company. He is renovating some kind of castle in England now. He was all for taking in refugees to our country without taking the time for proper screening. Now his Lake Como, Italy, town has become a refugee haven for refugees looking to go north. Refugee camps are now set up throughout his town, perhaps in his own back yard. This should not bother him based on what he preached.
It's not about the money. Hollywood could make more money if they were more apolitical or moderate.
To answer the OP strictly, Hollywood began to become liberal after the Hays Code, which was a set of self-imposed standards for decency, were lifted in, you guessed it, 1968.
Barry Diller let on in a speech he gave some time back that Hollywood never made much money. As a business the margins are surprisingly small given public perceptions of Hollywood excess. Rather the studios saw themselves as guardians of the commanding heights of the culture. They set the norms. Maybe at some point in the past it was about money, but now it really is mostly about social engineering.
It will be interesting to see what happens to Hollywood agenda setting as ownership of the studios shifts from, to be perfectly honest, largely Jewish control to Chinese control. As an investment Hollywood is a bit stale in the Netflix age so maybe it doesn't even matter that much.
Although the entertainment industry has become too liberal, it's good that a conservative mindset doesn't dominate.
Conservatives can sometimes be prudish. They've been uncomfortable with many themes covered in film, television and music. If they were more dominant, there'd be less variety.
You just gave an excellent post of why being a Libertarian is the modern moderate. We are fiscally conservative, socially liberal, and don't give a crap what anyone does as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else or incite others to do so.
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Originally Posted by Avondalist
As an investment Hollywood is a bit stale in the Netflix age so maybe it doesn't even matter that much.
Did you see how much Wonder Woman made the first week?
Although the entertainment industry has become too liberal, it's good that a conservative mindset doesn't dominate.
Conservatives can sometimes be prudish. They've been uncomfortable with many themes covered in film, television and music. If they were more dominant, there'd be less variety.
uncomfortable with the content? LOL its not conservatives boycotting and trying to get people fired because of free speech with the PC police, those are the liberals.
Conservatives can handle any material and speech the liberals throw out in Hollywood. We just laugh and see it for what it is, an agenda.
but liberals would never allow conservative speech and ideology in Hollywood. Those directors and actors are not given jobs.
Nowadays, no one can deny that Hollywood is generally very left-wing. But my husband and I have been watching a bunch of classic movies lately, and they definitely seemed to paint more of a conservative ideal.
When do you think the change started happening?
Or do you think Hollywood has always been far more liberal relative to the average American during any given time period?
It's pathetic how politically correct Hollywood has become but I don't recall when it all started. The first thing I began to notice, however, was how negatively Christianity or rogue Christians were being portrayed in films. Then they tried normalizing gays and pushing gay agendas. Some reboots came out featuring blacks that were previously played by whites (Annie, Karate Kid, Smokey & the Bandit, etc.) If Nick Fury was replaced by a white actor the left would lose their minds. Apparently the Oscars were "too white" so Hollywood predictably bent over and for some blacks the next year. The latest is the feminist agenda Hollywood is trying to force down our throats. Unfortunately for them, people don't turn out in numbers to watch liberal Hollywood BS. The abortion of a film Ghostbusters is evidence of that and proved to be a huge box office bomb all but confirming there won't be a sequel. The cherry on top is the army of hypocrite movie stars posing as freedom fighters of the world. what a joke.
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