Posted on 02/24/2017 8:00:32 PM PST by simpson96
Industry pros, entertainers and civilians assembled by the hundreds today for United Talent Agency’s “United Voices” rally outside the company’s Beverly Hills headquarters.
Among the featured speakers at the event protesting Trump administration immigration policies was Oscar-winner Jodie Foster, who told the crowd that “it’s time to engage.”
“As the very, very dead Frederick Douglass one said, ‘Anytime is a good time for illumination,'” Foster said. “And this is the time for illumination. I believe this time is filled with light.” UTA canceled its annual Oscars bash and organized the event after Donald Trump issued an executive order temporarily banning immigration from several majority-Muslim nations. The ban was repeatedly halted by Federal courts and the administration eventually abandoned it. Trump is expected to unveil another executive order on immigration some time next week.
UTA Oscar Protest Among those present were Rodrigo Moran and Meron Semedar from the advocacy group Refugee Nation. The duo were invited to attend by UTA, and carried with them a large orange flag designed by a Syrian refugee named Yara Said. Said, said Moran, based the flag on the life vest she wore while escaping from the war-torn Middle Eastern nation.
“I’m here to hopefully lend some credence to the notion that Donald Trump doesn’t represent all of America,” said commercial photographer August Gering. “Hopefully, the majority of this country strongly disagrees with the things he’s trying to do, and we won’t stand for it.”
“Outlander” star Sam Heughan was also on hand, telling TheWrap. “We’re just here, not to bash anyone.” Europe, he said, wants “the best for this glorious country. America’s such a great country, we look up to you guys and we know you’ll do the right thing.”
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I keep meaning to look up what the tenets of this new cult ‘woke’ are.
I keep meaning to look up what the tenets of this new cult ‘woke’ are.
It’s ok if you’re rich, famous, and lib. She probably loves woody Allen and Polanski too.
If we’re not careful Hollywood parasite will send their butlers and maids to rough us up...
Why? Because the movie industry fears that a blatantly political statement by the host, presenters or Oscar winners could result in a massive backlash that could kill the highly profitable 'blockbuster' movie season between the beginning of May to Labor Day. Remember the backlash after Michael Moore's speech at the 2003 Oscar ceremonies? AMPAS don't want a repeat of that debacle, especially now after a very contentious Presidential election cycle.
She probably won’t say. Corey feldman said he was going to say who a bunch of them were, and then never did. I guess having jobs in hollywood is more important than sending psychopaths to prison and stopping them from doing it to someone else.
Foster and Hinckley should be locked in a room together.
A room filled with pro-Trump posters and signs.
Whatever
“Hopefully, the majority of this country strongly disagrees with the things he’s trying to do...”
Well, that’s just how out of touch you are with real America, August.
There has to be some of Hollywood who actually understands the President...it’s high time they spoke out, too.
Obviously F*cking CRAZY. But we let him out so he can go see his mommy.
People seem to be paying a lot more attention to Frederick Douglass these days.
Yes it is. Lock and load.
Fags and hags. Nice. Let’s do it!
And that’s WITH the best plastic surgery money can buy...
And that’s WITH the best plastic surgery money can buy...
And Frederick Douglass said the Republican party is the party of freedom for the black man.
Texan
I couldn’t care less whether she’s attractive, ugly, rich, poor, stuck up, or nice. All I know is her politics are Hollyweird left.
As for her atheism, I hope and pray she wises up in the time alloted to her. She appears to believe in science—not understanding that God is so vast, so powerful, and the Creator—NOT the creation—that we cannot even conceive. Science—observation and measurement of the Creation—doesn’t prove or disprove God. How could it? We are on the inside, and so are all our measurement tools.
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