I think it's entirely counterproductive as was Meryl Streep's speech at the Golden Globes. They only play well with those already converted to the cause. It's fairly well known that at the moment much of the electorate are fed up by being lectured by wealthy elites who are totally detached from the lives of ordinary people and frequently have little in depth knowledge of politics either. Bear in mind that many of Madonna's pronouncements during the election campaign were very damaging, such as offering a blow job to anybody who voted Clinton. Which also rather makes you wonder what she's doing at a 'women's rights' event when she seems to think that the most important contribution she could make to the campaign as a woman was offering men sexual acts.
Nor do I think it was brave. She voiced views which are utterly conformist in terms of the attitudes of her peers who will heartily approve. She's taken no risk, she won't lose work or be shunned by her peers. She's done a safe, risk free conformist thing.
Bear in mind the McCarthyist era when left wingers were black balled in Hollywood, were unable to work and were shunned by their peers. It's a very similar situation now and most of the arts community are absolute hypocrites as they will recoil from that but are perfectly happy to behave in exactly the same way to those whose politics they disagree with.
I'm not personally a Trump supporter, but I have far more respect for those like Jon Voight, Michael Flatley and other performers who've spoken out in support of him or performed at the inauguration. Not because I particularly agree with what they have to say, but because they genuinely have been brace in standing up to threats and intimidation and risking loss of work and status to stand up for something they believe in.
I never support those who seek to silence and censor those whose views differ from their own. I respect those who have the bravery to speak out in the face of intimidation.
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