[utahagen]

I boycott Sean Penn movies not because I judge him to be a poor actor on account of his politics. (In fact, I think Penn is a superior actor.) Rather, I boycott Penn's movies because I think it was traitorous of him to fly to Iraq and denounce the U.S. on foreign soil. Therefore, I do not want to spend my money on a movie with Penn in it. Ask me if I think Sean Penn is a good actor, and I'll say, "Yes." Ask me if I want to pay for a Sean Penn movie and I say, "No." That's the risk actors assume when they use their celebrity to advance political causes. A good actor who loses parts because the audience will reject him on account of his politics is in the same position as a good actor who loses parts because audiences may reject him for being bald or fat. Both actors can whine that that's not "fair", but as our mothers always said, "Who ever said life was going to be fair?"

[liberallarry]

I have no argument with you either. In fact, you agree with me in my statement that, unfortunately, that's the way the world works.