Far Right Celebrities (1 Viewer)

[Optimus Prime]

Meant to post this when the Scott Adams/Dilbert story broke

Who are far right celebrities that you are aware of?

I think Jon Voight is probably the granddaddy of them all with James Woods not far behind

There's Ted Nugent for sure

Hercules' Kevin Sorbo and Lois & Clark's Dean Cain

Scott Baio had his moment at the RNC, I haven't heard anything from him since

I'd add Kanye West but he more seems to be just losing his mind

I'm pretty sure that Drew Carey, Tim Allen and Kelsey Grammer are conservative Republicans (which is fine) but as far as I know none of them went off the deep end

Roseanne Barr seemed to go full far right

Growing Pains Kirk Cameron is super religious, but I've never heard him comment on anything other than religion (it would just be an assumption that someone that religious is far right)

The pandemic opened the doors to some anti-vax, conspiracy minded celebs which doesn't necessarily have anything to do with politics

Those would include:

Person of Interest's Jim Caviezel
Black Panther Letitia Wright
Lost's Evangeline Lilly

Think of anyone else?

 

[bird]

Yes, just look at how and why he developed FB to begin with. He was a wimpy college undergrad who wanted to objectify the girls around him and rate their looks. Toxic male energy.

This country is so screwed (no pun intended) up regarding sex it is a wonder we haven’t gone extinct. When slow emotional evolution is added in I am not surprised at anything. Disgusted, yes, but not surprised.

 

[Sendai]

TIL Mel Gibson won an Oscar. I’m having a hard time figuring that out, lol. He’s not exactly a great actor in my memory of his films.

Directed Braveheart.

 

[Rysilk]

TIL Mel Gibson won an Oscar. I’m having a hard time figuring that out, lol. He’s not exactly a great actor in my memory of his films.

Before he went crazy he actually was pretty good. You can be a racist dick and still be good at something. He's a pretty good director. Doesn't excuse anything to be sure, but doesn't erase either.

 

[MT15]

Completely forgot about Braveheart. I never saw it.

 

[Sendai]

Completely forgot about Braveheart. I never saw it.

Completely forgot about Braveheart. I never saw it.

Good Flick. Strong cast. Solid Patrick McGoohan performance as Edward 1. Also Brendan Gleason.

Best Movie Oscar. Which Gibson won as Producer.

 

[Saint Jack]

Good Flick. Strong cast. Solid Patrick McGoohan performance as Edward 1. Also Brendan Gleason.

Best Movie Oscar. Which Gibson won as Producer.

Oscar should have gone to Apollo 13.

 

[Sendai]

Oscar should have gone to Apollo 13.

I thought “Sense & Sensibility “.

But it was a legit win for “Braveheart”, it was Oscar worthy

 

[coldseat]

I used to like Gibson before it came out he was a raging anti-Semite, but I never cared much for Braveheart. I did enjoy Apocalypto though.

 

[Optimus Prime]

I used to like Gibson before it came it he was a raging anti-Semite, but I never cared much for Braveheart. I did enjoy Apocalypto though.

I really liked Apocalypto too

I've seen Braveheart once when it came out and wasn't blown away by it

 

[LA 2 L.A.]

I used to like Gibson before it came it he was a raging anti-Semite, but I never cared much for Braveheart. I did enjoy Apocalypto though.

I really liked Apocalypto too

I've seen Braveheart once when it came out and wasn't blown away by it

I liked Apocalypto more too. What's funny is that the rumors circulating through the industry were that Gibson thought the movie portrayed the Mayans as "the savages they were" and the arriving Conquistadors as "the saviors bringing civilization." Fortunately, that's not the impression a lot of people took away from the film. A lot of people saw it as the Mayans had issues, but the Conquistadors said hold our beer.

 

[coldseat]

I liked Apocalypto more too. What's funny is that the rumors circulating through the industry were that Gibson thought the movie portrayed the Mayans as "the savages they were" and the arriving Conquistadors as "the saviors bringing civilization." Fortunately, that's not the impression a lot of people took away from the film. A lot of people saw it as the Mayans had issues, but the Conquistadors said hold our beer.

That's interesting because the Conquistadors were such a small part of the movie at the end. The only impression I had of them was the look of utter fear and bewilderment on the face of the indigenous Mayan's, to which I thought "you have no idea what awaits."

The things I like most about the movie was that it really did transport me to that created environment with use of language and the cinematography. I also connected with Tiger Paw's drive and ingenuity to save his family at any cost and the way Mayan rulers used religion and fear to control populations. Both of which I feel are universal. If anything it made Indengenous society much more relatable, sans the human sacrifices. Lol.

 

[bird]

I liked Apocalypto more too. What's funny is that the rumors circulating through the industry were that Gibson thought the movie portrayed the Mayans as "the savages they were" and the arriving Conquistadors as "the saviors bringing civilization." Fortunately, that's not the impression a lot of people took away from the film. A lot of people saw it as the Mayans had issues, but the Conquistadors said hold our beer.

Actually, that is unsurprising considering the Papal document that basically created the slave trade. Savages, barbarians, pagans are perjoratives that are used to demonstrate claimed supremacy whether socio-religious.

 

[Booker]

Braveheart is a crowd pleaser, but it may be the single most historically inaccurate movie ever made, comically so.

 

[LA 2 L.A.]

That's interesting because the Conquistadors were such a small part of the movie at the end. The only impression of them I had of them was the look of utter fear and bewilderment on the face of the indigenous Mayan's, to which I thought "you have no idea what awaits."

The things I like most about the movie was that it really did transport me to that created environment with use of language and the cinematography. I also connected with Tiger Paw's drive and ingenuity to save his family at any cost and the way Mayan rulers used religion and fear to control populations. Both of which I feel are universal. If anything it made Indengenous society much more relatable, sans the human sacrifices. Lol.

I like that the movie focused on the micro and intimate story of Tiger Paw too. Gibson's co-writer did most of the writing and he's the one that made it character driven and authentic. What I liked is the story promoted empathy for the individuals sacrificed for the alleged greater good.

That's a universal message. It was also the fundamental message of Christ, Bhudda and others at that time, empathy for the other. It's harder to treat people inhumanely if you have empathy for them. Christ, Bhudda and others marked the beginning of the human species evolving a much more inclusive and deeper sense of empathy for others. We're still evolving and still experiencing backlash to it.

The fairly recent growth of the idea of animal rights shows we continue to develop a more inclusive and deeper since of empathy. There will be backlash and setbacks, but empathy will prevail. It's a more powerful motivating force than fear and it keeps growing stronger within our species. That's why those who are unable to have empathy or who are too afraid to embrace their empathy are barking scared, shirtting their pants and wreaking havoc right now.