Love your show, Jay! Though sometimes it does piss me off

I broke my Dixie Chicks CD’s after they tread upon America and turn the rasdio channel everytime I hear their music. I have done the same with the one Sean Penn Video I possessed and will not be watching any of his future or past movies again.

As others have stated, I ahve the right to choose where I spend my time and money and I choose never to support someone who blatently steps on this country.

We actually all have a right to speak our minds, being Americans, but we also have to be prepared for the consequences if what we say annoys or even harms others. Someone mentioned earlier that those people tend to brings themselves down with their words or actions. I think the public’s backlash is meant to put them in their place. If they are smart, they will be humbled by their fellow human-beings’ reactions.

I think the Tom Cruise backlash episode was a good example of what can happen when you speak about topics you have no knowledge of—concerning the Brooke Shields incident. When a man is able to actually have the experience of postpartum depression, then and only then can he factually speak from experience.

As for boycotting—I think someone else mentioned “just don’t watch.” We do have the remote in hand. We can change the channel or keep watching. The same with our money for movies—we can spend it on their films or choose not to.

And I do make choices based on the expressed politics of the actors. Here is how:
1) I will wait for the cheapest opportunity to watch the film. This means I won’t go to the theater to see it. I won’t buy it on pay per view. I might pay $5.00 to the black market dealer who works my neighborhood. (I live in a medium size city in Connecticut.) If and only if I just have to watch it. There are not too many of those films. Last Sean Penn film I watched was “Something Happened”. But I’ve seen “The Game” (great film) and “Mystic River”, not so great. I have seen none of his more political films. Nor do I pay attention to what he says. To be honest, I lost all respect for him during Katrina and his boat outing. Sorry, Sean, if you and your crew don’t know how to handle a 14 foot run-about, why on earth should I listen to your political opinions?

2) Or, I won’t watch it at all based on the reviews that I’ve read. And lets face it, the bad guys in these films are almost universally white. They are any religion but Islam, unless the Muslim fanatic has been driven to his position by harsh and discriminatory treatment. . They may be a greedy corporation, or a greedy member of a church (Catholic, Mormon, Christian Right Wing, etc), or a greedy member of the Republican party and, also, a racist. Or just a moronic white trash american.

3) My entertainment dollar is not unlimited, nor is my leisure time. And why should I spend time and money watching a film made and publicized by some one who despises me? Any excuse that gets me off the couch is a good thing.

4) What bothers me most about Hollywood political posturing and the inherent contradiction in their positions. The Hollywood industry wants tax breaks in every state and country in which they work. Much of the industry is devoted to getting the most money they can. Sean Penn does not work for free……and I wonder how much money he has given to charity in comparison to the amount of money he gives his drug dealer.

Personally, I wish that Penn and other in Hollywood of his ilk would spend some time talking to Russian, North Korean, Iranian and Venezuelan actors to get their take on what working in those countries is like. And if Obama really wants to regulate salaries, maybe Hollywood is the place he should start.

By the way, it’s bad enough Penn sent flowery Mad Mullah PR dispatches from Tehran, the epicenter of today’s Auschwitz for Gays, back in 2005. Now he pals around with Hugo Chavez, even as the persecution of gays is on the rise in Venezuela. Some gay hero, huh?

Like the article on gay persecution in Venezuela correctly states, Sean Penn may not be a gay rights advocate, but he plays one on TV.

Is the Pope Catholic?
Is the Ayatollah Muslim?
Does a camel take a dump in the dessert?
Is the Chavez a commie rat?