[RockAgainsttheLeft04]

RE: "I have cable, and tune in to movies that seem interesting to me. If I find one of the actors repugnant, I MAY choose not to watch it, because it takes away from the enjoyment of watching said film. Explain to me, if you will, why that makes me less artistically savvy than you."


That's an easy one. It makes you a little less than "artistically savvy"(as you put it) because it means that you lack the mature ability to discern reality from fiction. If you cannot accept an actor in a non-political film role because of his or her personal political beliefs, you will have a severe problem trying to enjoy the best of what the cinema has to offer.

[LauraleeBraswell]

I also can't stand hearing

"Drug and Alcohol abuse"- as if they were both the same thing.

Drugs- ARE ILLEGAL

Alcohol- IS LEGAL

[rcocean]

"...because it means that you lack the mature ability to discern reality from fiction. If you cannot accept an actor in a non-political film role because of his or her personal political beliefs, you will have a severe problem trying to enjoy the best of what the cinema has to offer."

Acting depends on the ability of the audience to suspend disbelief. Many movies/TV shows are built on the premise that an actor is a "good guy" or the "hero". If we know that in real life Alec Baldwin is a left-wing jerk, or to use a hypothetical was a child molester, its difficult to put that aside and root for him.

Hollywood in the old days, knew this, that's why they guarded the image of their stars. It's also why Michel Jackson won't ever be big star again, people can't forget what they know and just enjoy the music.