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> They're big enough that I don't think Hollywood could shut them out, Most of us on this board are probably too young to remember the blackballing of (accused
by blahedo 15y ago
> They're big enough that I don't think Hollywood could shut them out,
Most of us on this board are probably too young to remember the blackballing of (accused) communists in the 50s and 60s, but that put a permanent end to the career of some fairly big stars of the time. The context is somewhat different, but I think if the (perceived) threat is big enough that there isn't really any actor that's too big to shut out.
- untog 15y agoI don't know about that. Being labelled a communist resulted in you being seen as a threat to national security. The obvious parallel today is a terrorist, but I'm pretty sure that any attempt to portray George Clooney as an extremist terrorist would fail.
- saraid216 15y agoBelief in one's own invincibility is probably one of the stupidest beliefs conceivable, straight past creationism without shedding any speed. Besides, you wouldn't portray him as a terrorist. You'd portray him as a Muslim.
- blahedo 15y ago> You'd portray him as a Muslim. Or a Muslim sympathizer. Better, and yet worse.
- rmc 15y agoany attempt to portray George Clooney as an extremist terrorist would fail. True that would probably fail. However you could say that $ACTOR is a film pirate, and is publicly supporting the pirates, they are publically critizing the anti-piracy campaigns that are affecting this industry, you don't want to hire a star who speaks out about the film industries like that do you? Why don't we all agree that $ACTOR's politicial beliefs make them unsuitable to be the face for $FILM_COMPANY.