In Reply to: Re: His comment had NOTHING to do with the actor in question, ... posted by Victor Khomenko on February 1, 2002 at 11:49:17:
>>> "You often bring political issues into discussions of films." <<<Not out of context; if you can find any, post them for rebuttal; I'll be glad to oblige.
As I stated before, political discussion IN THE CONTEXT of film(s) is fine, even desirable. My problem was the cheap use of an actor's public statements in an interview as a personal soapbox to disrespect the actor and the political viewpoint he expressed; THAT doesn't belong here, IMO.
>>> "So I really don't understand what makes you so sensitive all of a sudden." <<<
It isn't a matter of my being sensitive. To the contrary, it's a matter of the post's author appearing insensitive to the personally held political viewpoint of anyone sharing similar views to those of actor Alan Alda. What do such polarizing personal insertions have to do with politics expressed through film and/or television scripts? Do we want to start using this forum as a political dump by simply inserting a reference to actor ______________ (fill in the blank) who's personal views happen to be a grist for discussion? We already have a great place for that, don't we?
If you want to discuss politics & acting from the standpoint of comparing the political subtext of various films an actor or actress works on with aspects of an actor's lifestyle, that's fine; it fits the criteria! What doesn't fit the criteria is the open dissing of an actor and his/her political views just because certain remarks were made in an interview that didn't mesh with the author's. Is that clear enough?
AuPh
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- Good grief man, can't you see the difference? - Audiophilander 12:49:17 02/01/02 (5)
- Re: Good grief man, can't you see the difference? - mikenyc 15:58:07 02/01/02 (4)
- Re: Good grief man, can't you see the difference? - AuPh 05:57:51 02/03/02 (3)
- Re: Good grief man, can't you see the difference? - mikenyc 06:46:34 02/03/02 (2)
- I see that you've chosen the dark side of the force. - AuPh 10:06:46 02/04/02 (1)
- Re: I see that you've chosen the dark side of the force. - mikenyc 14:34:30 02/04/02 (0)