liberal N proud (56,015 posts)
This Facebook right wing attack on Meryl Streep needs some DU love
This description is misleading, unsurprising for a DU-member. The question is open-ended: "Describe Meryl Streep in one word" (or something like that). One could could respond with "Goddess" as easily as with "Bitch". What
lNp actually dislikes is the responses. Personally, I thought the ones I saw quite apt, but then
lNp and I probably wouldn't even agree about liking bacon.
Meryl Streep showed negative class, hijacking a supposed movie industry award show to preach her political views. Hollyweird being Hollyweird, its denizens cheered; there was zero courage or risk in her preachment. In Hollyweird such acts and preachments are orthodoxy. Her "consequences" will be further worship from other Hollyweirders.
By way of contrast, the
Ditzy Tricks' Hate-Bush rant may have been "safe" in the venue where they spoke it (London, IIRC), but they probably knew there was a risk of some backlash, though the degree of backlash may have surprised them. 11+years on, the CMA seems to be OK with them but it seems like Country music listeners much less so.