Reply #36: They emply the same double standards for entertainers [View All]

[nxylas]

Wonder if Ted Nugent, Pete Townsend or other right-wing musicians have ever been told to "shut up and sing". Likewise RW actors such as Ah-nuld, Charlton Heston or Joan Collins. This applies to both sides of the political spectrum. The right turns a blind eye when it comes to their own side, while I don't see progressives calling for boycotts of the entertainers I just mentioned based on their opinions, the way Coulter Republicans boycott movies starring Johnny Depp or George Clooney, and burn Dixie Chicks albums. I despise Heston's position on gun control, but Planet of the Apes (the original, not the "re-imagining" that saw the once-great Tim Burton jump the shark) is still a great movie. Regressives don't seem to be able to make that distinction.