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I'm not going to choose what I do or do not watch, listen to, or buy according to the political views of those involved in its creation.

Why not? If they feel like making a statement with which I disagree, then I can choose not to support them with my money. Seems quite reasonable (not that I'd insist you do it, of course).

We live in a democracy, and our right to protest is crucial to that.

Yup! They can protest what they want, and I can protest them. Nobody's suggesting they be suppressed, just that they not be supported.

Think about it....do you really only want entertainment from politically correct people?

I was tempted to say that those on the list are the politically correct types, but your question is still worth considering. If the politically correct are suppressed, then it's just as reasonable to be concerned that only the politically correct would not be suppressed.

None of that is relevant to the issue at hand. What I'd prefer is to be entertained by those who provide the entertainment I pay for, not those who use my money to undermine the country. If they'd stay silent on political issues, I'd be happy to see good movies regardless of their private political views. But as soon as they go public, their publicity becomes support for their message, and I won't contribute to that.

There's all the difference in the world between declining to support someone with my money, and actively working to suppress someone. All these lists provide is data that can help you decide whom you want to actively support with your money.

Of course, you can make whatever choice you want with your money - at least as long as those guys don't get their way.

If someone wants to stand up a la Alec Baldwin and loudly announce that they're an idiot, I say 'Go Ahead'. Personally, it helps me to separate the sheep from the goats. All are entitled to their opion, but those who use their celebrity status as a bully pulpit to advance their own personal agenda, are quick to earn my contempt. A celebrity status does not confer any more or less knowledge on a person. Barbara Striesand's opinion is no more or less valuable than Joe Six-Pack's.

Furthermore, I think that celebrities that go to great lengths to alienate their constituencies ultimately pay the price. Remember Julia Roberts' cutsie statement 'I found Republican in the dictionary. Right between repugnant and reptile'. Well, check out her last two movies since that remark. Bombs. Both of them. And supposedly, the 'Oceans 11' remake was pretty good. Tick-tock Julia. You're at 14:45 and counting.