Do Political Views Effect Which Entertainers You Like?

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12/22/2008 02:04:07 PM EST Google Technorati del.icio.us digg reddit

As you know TYT has been attending Red Carpet movie premieres in L.A.

First Ana talked to the cast of Seven Pounds (featuring Will Smith and Rosario Dawson) and then she talked to the cast of Bedtime Stories (including Adam Sandler) regarding politics.

The Seven Pounds cast seemed to be squarely behind Obama (even Barry Pepper with his strange answer) which of course is typical Liberal Hollywood. ;)  But the cast of Bedtime Stories was more complicated.

Or maybe not (Guy Pearce excepted). It seemed like the cast was comprised of Republicans, or at the very least it was clearly not made up of Obama fans.

So the question is, does an entertainer's political views change how you view him/her? Would you stop watching Frasier because he's a Republican? If you liked Hank Williams Jr what did you think of his terrible McCain-Palin MNF song?


Ken/Bobo/Fill In The Blank Con/Repub/Obama hater, if you lusted after Scarlett Johansson before, did her support of Obama kill your desire?

PS---Do you think liberals and conservatives answer this question differently generally speaking? Obviously it depends on the individual, but can we read into what happened with the Dixie Chicks?


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What happened to the Dixie Chicks (none / 0)
They became more popular than ever

in a word no..  I like Bruce Willis  turn your brain off and watch things explode movies but I know he is a rabid conservative.

What actors do in their private life doesn't interest me. I don't care what cereal they eat or who they vote for.

by Chinese Democracy on 12/22/2008 04:32:48 PM EST

I basically agree (none / 0)
Although I *am* disappointed when I find out an actor I like is an idiot when it comes to politics.

Sort of like Tom Cruise with Scientology (and yes, I know that's not political).

by ihavenobias on 12/22/2008 04:44:44 PM EST

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And I should add (none / 0)
The Dixie Chicks went through some brutal stuff before they became more popular than ever.

Even though I'm not a fan of their music I do recommend watching the document Shut Up And Sing.

by ihavenobias on 12/22/2008 04:46:19 PM EST

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Their last album was good. (none / 0)
The rest of their work is obnoxious to me, but I liked Taking the Long Way.

by Spencer on 12/22/2008 04:49:27 PM EST

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agreed (none / 0)
The Dixie Chicks where treated like Dixie shit by the country music radio stations.

I will check out shut up and sing

by Chinese Democracy on 12/22/2008 08:08:46 PM EST

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A Very Good Movie (none / 0)
While not being a country music fan, I saw the movie Shut Up and Sing and found it a very good movie. I too would recommend viewing the movie to anyone interested in how the country music world tried to put a real hurt on the Dixie Chicks, and how they stuck together and somewhat prevailed.

by suprk on 12/23/2008 12:13:37 AM EST

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Exactly (none / 0)
I'm not at all (at all) a country music fan but I still enjoyed the movie.

by ihavenobias on 12/23/2008 12:17:08 AM EST

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I like Bruce also. (none / 0)
Bruce Springsteen that is. And he is a very committed liberal Democrat.

By contrast, I don't like Linda Ronstadt anymore, because she's not just a Democrat fan. She's an open Republican Hater.

It's totally cool to support Democrats. It's not cool to hate on Republicans.

by KenTX on 12/22/2008 08:44:21 PM EST

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Conservatives would almost have to say (none / 0)

that it doesn't affect them, because if it did, they would watch/listen to pretty much nothing.  Damn liberal Hollywood!

I would like to say that it doesn't bother me, but it's always kind of floating in the back of my head.  I won't purposefully avoid watching anything because it features conservatives though.

I think it's interesting that most shows that are specifically tailored to conservatives generally suck, while shows that are very liberal tend to be well received.  I'm not just talking about The Daily Show vs. Half Hour News Hour either.  It works with dramas and pretty much all kinds of media.

All of that said, the reason I didn't watch Frasier is because it wasn't funny.  Standard shitty sitcom jokes peppered with the occasional literary reference (or something similarly "intellectual").

by Spencer on 12/22/2008 04:47:49 PM EST

I think exactly the same thing (none / 0)
If cons said no to liberal entertainers they'd only be able to watch like 20% of movies and TV shows out there.

Then again they still get to listen to 90% of country music. But that absurd reaction to the Dixie Chicks was pretty crazy.

by ihavenobias on 12/22/2008 04:55:37 PM EST

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Petty or influential? (none / 0)
I have to wonder if, when a person changes their opinions or their opinion of a celebrity because of their politics if it is because the celebrity is an informed person who therefore should be influential, or if it is a problem of small-mindedness.

The only time I remember being influenced at all was when Gen Clark endorsed Hillary, it didn't make me a supporter but it made me more comfortable in the possibility that she would be the candidate.

But I wouldn't like or dislike an actor or musician based on their political opinions. That's petty and childish. If I would only like people who agreed with everything I did, I'd be darn lonely. Someone who won't watch Sunday night football because they don't like Olbermann's politics, even though he's talking sports, needs to grow up. It's the same for anyone who likes Frasier but refuses to watch because the star is a republican.

by diguardi on 12/22/2008 05:21:39 PM EST

I agree but then again (none / 0)
Let's say that you're gay (and or a big supporter of equal rights or gay rights if you prefer) and a friend turned you on to old records from Pat Boone.

You fall in love with his music but then one day you find out that he's an enormous, outspoken homophobe.

I don't know how I'd react in this situation but I'd have to think it would taint the music to some extent. It's one thing to be generically Republican and quite another to be a hard-core bigot/racist/homphobe.  ; Or maybe you disagree.

by ihavenobias on 12/22/2008 05:29:16 PM EST

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Or a better example (none / 0)
Reggae  music.  Rastafarian are rabid homophobes.

I have to say I wont listen to some reggae music because of the homophobic lyrics.

by Chinese Democracy on 12/22/2008 08:12:05 PM EST

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Rastafarians (none / 0)
Are also comb-ophobes!

by desertpear on 12/22/2008 08:50:54 PM EST

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lol comb-ophobes (none / 0)

by Chinese Democracy on 12/23/2008 10:36:53 PM EST

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Yeah (none / 0)
That was pretty good.

:)

by ihavenobias on 12/24/2008 12:39:49 AM EST

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occasionally a neuron fires! (none / 0)

by desertpear on 12/24/2008 07:35:45 PM EST

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Doesn't change my opinion of their work. (none / 0)

I wouldn't say no to a celebrity's work because of his/her viewpoints, unless somehow the content of his/her work actually incorporates his/her viewpoints.

That said, I'm sitting here thinking of celebrities I know of that are on-the-record conservatives: Kelsey Grammer, Robert Duvall, John Voigt, Curt Schilling, Ted Nugent, Elizabeth Hasselback (Drill baby, drill!). Who else?

Other than the derrick-worthy Hasselback, does anyone notice a trend? Older rich white guys.  

No doubt ya'll out there can add some names to the list. I'm genuinely giving this my liberal best and trying to think of a non-honky who belongs on that list.

by Badass4Peace on 12/22/2008 07:18:42 PM EST

Honestly (none / 0)
I think Elisabeth Hasselbeck is physically overrated. I *used* to think she was cute way back when, but now she's TOO tan and TOO skinny.

And her hair is TOO blond (in the context of her over-tan and dark eyebrows).

by ihavenobias on 12/22/2008 10:52:10 PM EST

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True, but... (none / 0)

... you know you'd wreck that shit.

Spit it, hit it and quit it.  

by Badass4Peace on 12/23/2008 02:12:27 AM EST

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I guess (none / 0)
If I was single on an island, etc. ;)

But I will say she looked good yesterday for whatever that's worth.

by ihavenobias on 12/23/2008 08:42:35 AM EST

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if she acts like she is pure....... (none / 0)
She gives me bartender relapse, and I will leave it at that.

by sisco66 on 12/23/2008 07:20:07 PM EST

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Chuck Noris (none / 0)
I saw him on CNN and he drank way to much kool aid.

Tom Seleck, not sure if he even acts any more.

John Wayne, but I like almost all of his movies.

by Chinese Democracy on 12/23/2008 01:03:20 AM EST

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Only one I can think of (none / 0)
Dennis Miller.
I thought he was entertaining when he was on SNL and even enjoyed his HBO show, but when he became a raving Right Wing Harpie, he lost me.

Not because he's a Wing Nut, it's because he just isn't funny.

I'm the most politically incorrect person on the planet when it comes to humor but I think he became way to preachy and just not funny.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative." John Stuart Mill

by Hubble on 12/22/2008 09:59:38 PM EST

Excellent example. (none / 0)
I completely agree. Unlike Jon Stewart, Miller goes for politics first and humor later.

by ihavenobias on 12/22/2008 10:02:17 PM EST

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I'd Prefer not to know sometimes (none / 0)

LIke the other day I was like "Awww, nah, Dennis Hopper....really? Really, you like that? Tell me you ain't like that"

 

It doesn't usually affect me any more than the "awww, nah" response, whilst shaking my head

by Perry on 12/23/2008 09:55:53 AM EST

Dennis Hopper is all kinds of crazy (none / 0)
I forgive him because of that

For some reason being reminded of Dennis Hopper reminded me that William Shatner is also a conservative. I view him as a little wacky too.

by Chinese Democracy on 12/23/2008 10:53:31 AM EST

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What's A Republican? (none / 0)
I think it depends on the honesty of their position. The minute anyone starts using term likes libs and far left, I pretty much loose all respect for them, celebrity or not.  If they tell me they are a conservative but support Bush, I know, that they know, that I know, that they really don’t know…anything.

I won’t go to home Depot, Dennis Miller is dead to me, and I have lost all respect for Kurt Schilling & Ed Snyder.  That, said I agree with Cenk 110% on Mrs. Hasselbeck.  Yes I can.

by sisco66 on 12/23/2008 06:33:48 PM EST

Did you see my Hasselbeck comment above (none / 0)
in the thread?

I not, read it to see the facts on why she's overrated.

by ihavenobias on 12/23/2008 07:06:27 PM EST

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facts schmacts (none / 0)

the fact that she's been bamboozled and is, herself, a bamboozler makes me want to drill baby, drill even more. I fully understand what Cenk means when he talks about women you hate but want to get with. It's reptilian!

 

by Badass4Peace on 12/23/2008 07:47:34 PM EST

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Yeah, I understand that too (none / 0)
I just think that she's physically overrated.

by ihavenobias on 12/23/2008 07:53:10 PM EST

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wow (none / 0)
that's sounds like a bit of jealousy to me...

by dozerking on 12/23/2008 08:23:35 PM EST

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spite is like alcohol (none / 0)
To tell you the truth, I have never went out of my way to check her out. If she was not getting shoved down our throat by the media all the time, I would never have known she even existed.

But what the media gives us of her just strikes at that last medieval nerve. Of cours if I had to listen to her talk too long, I would probably shoot myself.

Now that I think about it, I am going to have to denounce and reject myself just for wasting this much time on the subject.  

by sisco66 on 12/23/2008 09:23:05 PM EST

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If (none / 0)
If she looked like this all the time, then yes I'd agree.

Unfortunately she looks like this (way too damn skinny/toned). Mark my words, if she keeps this up she'll turn into an overly tan Madonna eventually.

Now THIS is more like it.

by ihavenobias on 12/23/2008 10:28:06 PM EST

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Irish........ (none / 0)
Ok you win

by sisco66 on 12/24/2008 11:03:47 PM EST

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Speaking of primitive thinking... (none / 0)

Maybe add Charleton Heston to that list.

All old or aging or dead white guys. (And one snottie hottie).

 

by Badass4Peace on 12/23/2008 07:49:59 PM EST

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