Being conservative in Hollywood

In an article that only FoxNews and a couple of bloggers seemed to care about, there is some discussion that celebrities in Hollywood, who have been reluctant to be open about their opinions because of the overwhelming majority of leftists there, are beginning to open up. Many are still reluctant. After all, there is an impression (perhaps well founded) that to be conservative in Hollywood, one must first establish themselves or else opening up about that reality would be a death knell to their career. In reality, the story on Fox is about the opening of a website (blog) where conservatives in Hollywood can espouse their opinions. It is really just another indication of the thawing that is taking place. New film festivals that highlight conservative themes have recently been started in addition to more celebrities recently being truthful about their opinions. To list a few: Jon Voight, Gary Sinise, Charlton Heston, Patricia Heaton, Stephen Baldwin and Kelsey Grammer.

So, here's the link to the new website for Hollywood conservatives. It should make for interesting reading, if nothing else. However, I have to ask how people (leftists in Hollywood) can get away with claiming the mantle of tolerance when they are openly hostile and discriminatory towards an entire political spectrum that makes up at least 40 percent of the country and certainly could alienate from time to time if not often the center which is another 20 percent? How do they continue to get away with this. In addition, most of them talk a lot, but few actually put their money where their mouth is. I may not agree all the time with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but at least they put up their own money to support the causes they are passionate about, so I can at least respect that. I don't see much of this from anywhere else in Hollywood. Sure, they'll let some cause use their name (for a price), but they don't actually give money to it themselves. Now, I've rambled enough. I say we should all consider personally whether we want to support loud mouthed actors who seem to think that they have been given a forum for spouting uneducated ideals at us simply because they've made a little money and have developed a certain amount of fame. I'm all for listening to stand up comics make political jokes, but I don't want my drama actors going around spouting their beliefs to me. Sure they are entitled to them, but I am to mine to and to hear them tell it, they are the disparaged group and I'm the intolerant one. They have missed the point that tolerance must go both ways or else it isn't really tolerance. They are the intolerant ones when it comes to politics.