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HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
25. And yet again.
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 12:46 PM
Jan 2013

I answered.
I enjoy art for art's sake. No, an artist's view does not cause me to reject their work.

I like John Wayne movies CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #1
A very honest answer! Orrex Jan 2013 #2
The typical reaction on DU when a prominent person is outed as conservative is as follows: Dreamer Tatum Jan 2013 #3
It is very silly indeed Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #10
I don't like Dennis Miller Mz Pip Jan 2013 #36
I remember Franken saying Dennis was always that way sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #57
Dennis Miller stopped being funny long before he "came out" as a right wing goober. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #54
Nearly half the population voted for... What's his name again? bluedigger Jan 2013 #4
Not saying you have to blacklist anyone; that's not the question Orrex Jan 2013 #7
I guess it varies with the artist, the medium, and the subject matter. bluedigger Jan 2013 #26
Yeah--for me, it likewise varies depending on artist, medium, etc. Orrex Jan 2013 #29
Politics isn't the be all HappyMe Jan 2013 #5
So you choose not to address the issue? Orrex Jan 2013 #8
Just to irritate you, apparently. HappyMe Jan 2013 #12
You're welcome to keep trying. Orrex Jan 2013 #24
And yet again. HappyMe Jan 2013 #25
You're still not answering the question Orrex Jan 2013 #31
Good grief, and what reason do you HappyMe Jan 2013 #50
Just to irritate you, apparently Orrex Jan 2013 #58
But, you didn't answer my question. HappyMe Jan 2013 #59
Doh! Orrex Jan 2013 #60
Enjoy the day. HappyMe Jan 2013 #61
Of those you mention, only Mel Gibson is worth it siligut Jan 2013 #6
I think Gary Sinese is a great actor liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #9
Patricia Heaton was a dissapointment for me. I used ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2013 #16
I can still watch Everybody Loves Raymond liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #17
I never did like her even in that show and apparently neither did Romano CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #49
Thank goodness someone asked this valuable question el_bryanto Jan 2013 #11
As soon as I find out someone, a family member, artist, actor, singer, whatever... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2013 #13
I like Tom Cruise quinnox Jan 2013 #14
Same way with Beck for me sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #37
Tolstoy was very conservative Recursion Jan 2013 #15
Agreed sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #28
Carl Orff wasn't much of a Nazi RZM Jan 2013 #42
I always thought it was more guilt by association sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #46
I find it amusing that Alice Cooper is a conservative given how he use to tick liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #51
He found Jesus in recovery sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #53
I'm of two minds.... sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #18
Ted Nugent is a brilliant guitarist. A raging loonatic, but a great guitarist. liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #20
Terrific answer Orrex Jan 2013 #27
Burning your house down and getting you fired are the same as a political opinion? The2ndWheel Jan 2013 #19
well... Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #21
I agree with everything you just wrote RockaFowler Jan 2013 #48
Thanks. Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #62
For the most part yes, no biggie what they think, but there are exceptions to every rule--- snooper2 Jan 2013 #22
Performance Art. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #40
I can assure you that she is dead on serious..... Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #63
I like Clint Eastwood. I think his chair sucks. But I will see his movies. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #23
Mel's beliefs bleed into his work sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #35
I, too, have not seen Apocalypto... Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #52
I wonder if repukes have the exact same issue with Lethal Weapon and Danny Glover? n/t hughee99 Jan 2013 #30
Good point Orrex Jan 2013 #34
Jeanene is an example on the left where politics negatively affected my views sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #38
Whoa--wasn't aware of all that Orrex Jan 2013 #41
I don't remember the exact details sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #44
Good post, I agree with you. I think Robert Duvall is one of those rare Zorra Jan 2013 #32
oh, he is a great actor liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #33
Is he actually outspoken about it though? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #43
As long as they aren't using their works as propoganda, it really doesn't bother me. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #39
I'll get back to you when Mel Gibson burns my house down. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #45
Well, you'd be the only one Orrex Jan 2013 #47
+1 sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #55
I still enjoy many of Robert Duvall's performances as much as I did when i first watched them. I Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #56
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