Harvey Weinstein
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And it should be remembered, there are genuine artists involved in the movie industry, such as writers, actors, special effects, etc, but the likes of Weinstein and Bannon, and other bugs that crawled out from under their rocks were and are mostly on the business end of Hollywood. Sure, no money, no movies, but who really brings movies to life?
And in closing, this attack on Hollywood has more to do with an attack on California, and indeed the who West Coast for valuing liberalism, than for any real moral outrage.
Personally I think Hollywood needs a good bashing. Entertainment has become highly sexualized and I think this is out of touch with the desire of many viewers and consumers in the country. There is still a market for wholesome entertainment. And personally I'm happy to see conservatives standing up for moral values again.
Trouble is, a great deal of of morally uplifting movies are unwatchable, sacrine crap in my humble opinion.
Again, it's the business side of Hollywood that's mostly responsible for churning out overly salacious movies, as they are more interested in making money off of markets known to bring in money rather than having a concern for artistry.
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People in the arts and entertainment have often been more liberal than much of the rest of the country, and have had a larger proportion of gays, racial minorities, as well as Jewish people, all of whom had not always been accepted in more conservative circles. It makes sense that those who work in Hollywood would try to gain the support of liberal politicians who would more likely support their values.
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The revolution began in 1952 with Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson, wherein the Supreme Court decided movies were protected by the First Amendment. It continued through the 60's and 70's with counter-culture movies surging in popularity, and with the demise of old school directors like John Ford.
I think it just shows how evil Hollywood is and how most celebs are scum. They gave convicted child rapist Roman Polanski an Oscar and they gave him a standing ovation, these actors still have jobs after brazenly supporting a paedophile. A society that tolerates child rape will tolerate anything.
It has nothing to do with Hollywood. A large percentage of people are bad in this world. It just seems more prevalent in Hollywood because others put celebs on a pedestal. They're just like us...some bad and some good.
It's tricky when the person is a rapist because we really shouldn't be letting them succeed in society but I feel like maybe some of those actors weren't supporting him they were supporting his art. Can that enable him? Possibly but people in the entertainment industry are often dreamers/emotional people and they hope that the art that he makes and the praise he gets for it will rehabilitate him. So I don't think that makes them scum. I think it possibly makes them gullible or too forgiving. Such is the case with Woody Allen. What he did was sick but people love his movies for some reason (I don't get the appeal of even his movies myself but for whatever reason people like them)
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According to the FEC, Clinton received exactly $1,492,673.45 from Weinstein since 1999. Start writing that check!
For a woman who sold herself as one of the most qualified and intelligent people ever to run for President, Hillary Clinton can certainly play dumb when she wants to.
In a Wednesday night interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, Clinton claimed that her longtime pal Weinstein was leading a secret life as a sexual predator, and that she knew nothing about his extracurricular activities. That might be fair - after all, Weinstein seemed to hide his behavior from people in political power, the Obamas and Clintons included.
But Clinton also claimed that she would be unable to return the money Weinstein gave to and bundled for her Presidential campaign because there was no way to give the money back. She'd "re-donate" some of the money she received personally when she makes her regular 10% tithe at the end of the year, instead.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/22207/hil ... ly-zanotti
And your point is what? Would you prefer she write this scumbag a refund check? She should probably donate all of the money he gave to an organization who helps sexual assault victims and keep none of it in my opinion, but she is kind of a scumbag so not going to happen. I am sure right wing politicians he's interacted with/associated with also weren't aware of his criminal activity at the time.
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The $1.5M figure includes bundling, which are contributions from others collected at events. The host of the event gets credit for bundling the other contributions under some arcane loophole in our election laws.
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Sounds like a magnificent piece of work, I'm just wondering - if it took this long, why now?
The other part - I'm not even sure how relevant it is that this guy was a big-time democrat. On one hand both parties can point to major scandals and idiots and if we decide to emblemize each other on our perverts our system is pretty much toast.
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It has nothing to do with Hollywood. A large percentage of people are bad in this world. It just seems more prevalent in Hollywood because others put celebs on a pedestal. They're just like us...some bad and some good.
It's tricky when the person is a rapist because we really shouldn't be letting them succeed in society but I feel like maybe some of those actors weren't supporting him they were supporting his art. Can that enable him? Possibly but people in the entertainment industry are often dreamers/emotional people and they hope that the art that he makes and the praise he gets for it will rehabilitate him. So I don't think that makes them scum. I think it possibly makes them gullible or too forgiving. Such is the case with Woody Allen. What he did was sick but people love his movies for some reason (I don't get the appeal of even his movies myself but for whatever reason people like them)
I agree. Having been around other writers, I can tell you that's a point where artists and Aspies overlap. It's no accident that many people involved in the arts are on the autistic spectrum.
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Democrats also need to reject authoritarianism on their side. Rape under color of authority happens often.
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Our own Courtney Love on the topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g70XbYd0bZ8
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I wonder if she was ignored because she's a drug addict.
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I wonder if she was ignored because she's a drug addict.
I think so. If she was a person that people took seriously, Weinstein would have had his lawyers after her.
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