Posted on 08/31/2018 6:54:56 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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A year and a half into the Trump presidency, entertainment companies are grappling with a fan base that is splintering into political factions as never before. Whether in regard to explicitly political entertainment or the rapidly multiplying number of entertainers who talk about politics, Americans appear to be increasingly figuring ideology into their Hollywood choices.
Some fans, to be sure, have long been drawn to or repelled by the occasional outspoken celebrity — Jane Fonda for her antiwar views, for example. But fans are now judging a much wider range of entertainment and entertainers for the way those people express their views in America’s increasingly polarized climate. These days, how fans feel about stars can be as much about ideology and outspokenness as it is about roles and personal style.
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Republican fans of Robert De Niro vowed to boycott the actor’s movies in June after he stood up at the Tony Awards and, to the surprise even of those closest to him, unleashed two expletives at the president on live television.
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For years, Jennifer Lawrence was the biggest movie star in the country, driving “The Hunger Games” to nearly $1.5 billion in U.S. box office receipts between 2012 and 2015.
Since the election of Trump, Lawrence has been more outspoken about the White House, saying in interviews that the administration has become “almost an obsession.” In an interview in December, she said she wanted to take a “martini to the face” of the president, prompting a retort from Donald Trump Jr. online. Since she began speaking out, Lawrence has had several box office disappointments — “Passengers,” “mother!” and “Red Sparrow.” While only the first was expected to be a broad hit, the latter two underperformed, even with their more modest expectations.
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“Exactly how would one do that?”
I think the rats set the precedent with Michael Flynn.
Because you think it arises from the grass roots, which it doesn't. It is a manufactured product of the influence of the globalists and international socialists. The program to take over all cultural institutions was developed a hundred years ago, including its strategy to "make haste slowly", and you are just witnessing the cumulative results of brainwashing, disinformation, staged events and negative conditioning. Now that A.I. and social media giants are in the game, we are really leaning over a chasm.
True, but that only explains how you do it to a Republican.
My question was how you do it to one of the 'protected species' ... i.e. a Democrat.
“My question was how you do it to one of the ‘protected species’ ... i.e. a Democrat.”
Same way it was done to the Republican, but take it further. Once the rats start whining, force the rats to agree to stopping the madness.
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