Crowe also sent a message about Climate Change


We need everyone to speak out

it is our lives at stake

Ordinary people resent being lectured by vacuous people who read lines for a living. DU seems to hang on their every word, but I rarely hear anyone take note of them IRL except in a negative fashion. Trump considers it a plus that Hollywood hates him, because the people he wants to appeal to hate Hollywood.

that the most well-known celebrities in his corner are people like Meatloaf, Ted Nugent, and Scott "Chachi" Baio?

Seriously, I didn't know him at all. Nut Gone Flake.

Whacko John Voight who likes to tag along and watch while dead soldiers come home in caskets. And then there's good old Lester Diamond.

The nimrods who do support that clown are signifantly more vacuous than Patricia Arquette. By default.

In other news, I read that Meghan and Harry sent “thoughts and prayers” to Australia.

the right-wing harpies will jump.

Hollywood criticizing is a plus for Trump people.

But every celebrity out there has tons of fans who listen. All it takes is a few who sat out the last election to weigh in this time, and we will change history.

Celebrities have opinions too, and they are just as valid as mine, or yours. I believe MOST of them are on our side, "which is a good thing" (love me some Martha!).

EVERYONE needs to help GOTV.

aren't going to vote for Democrats anyway! The people who they're addressing are those who don't vote and in some cases think both parties are the same. I think it does a lot of good and I appreciate those who speak out. Also, I know some people don't realize it, BUT BEING A SUCCESSFUL ACTOR/ACTRESS INVOLVES A LOT MORE THAN "reading lines" - You don't know what you're talking about.

Oh - except for the conservative ones, of course.

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and the like. Especially if there are revealing photos, too.

I'm pretty sick of both Dems and Repugs bashing the creative classes. This country needs every town and city to invest in beauty and creativity. It's a total dump without good artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, architects, and educators who raise up hearts and minds.

Anyone supporting Trump is going to despise the likes of Patricia Arquette while hanging on Kid Rock's every word. They don't despise Hollywood, they despise the people in Hollywood they are told to despise. Never underestimate their capacity for blind bias. In 24 hours they won't remember what she said. Or much care.

Many stars, whether in the movies or music world are very intelligent
and influential people. I consider myself as an ordinary person and have
learned much from celebrities from Dylan and Zappa to Steven King and movie
stars.

The world would be better off if those Hollywood types would sit down and shut up. Then I start naming all the actors and "Hollywood" people they have elected to office. I usually start with Fred Grandy and Sonny Bono and end with Ronald Reagan and Trump. They usually shut the heck up.

For half his career, Leonardo DeCaprio has been advocating changes on dealing with the environment and climate.

What is happening in Australia is only the first step of what might happen here.

it's only the majority of people who vote democratic who appreciate things like intelligence.

caught dead being seen actually touching a MAGAT, much less shaking their hands or making the selfie rounds.

Shoot flies with an extended rubber band?

Search for ticks in the hair of their next of kin?

Torture grasshoppers?

Play peek-a-boo around outhouses?

"Pickin' off birds on the telephone line"?

Oh, the days never end.

Very strong statement and plea for voting.
Thanks Michelle.

I hate it when actors use the awards platform for political statements.

I happen to believe that every raised voice helps.

Yea, he Sogo, hates people using platforms to speak. Ya know what, I personally hate when athletes, and award winners use the platform to thank GOD for the win. There are much more important issue down here than helping an athlete win a game. Not sure how much of a sports fan he is. He should not have enough time to be watching football, and making his favorite win or set a record. Why does he make others loose? In my generation, a very loud voice of musicians stopped a war and the draft. So, there's that. Every raised voice to counter lies. Fox sure screeches enough, and claim to be entertainment, not news. Is that using a platform?

I hate it when these "Hollywood Elites" try to encourage folks to be thoughtful (and I don't need to hear from you about him being a bad person for what happened with Jennifer Aniston). Unfortunately these things happen all over the country and not just in Hollywood.

And I appreciate any platform that gets the message out.

Why bash the creative classes? Try bashing the anti-art Republicans who watch Game of Thrones without realizing that opinionated, Democrat-leaning artists made the damn thing.

As I said above, this country needs every town and city to invest in beauty and creativity. It's a total dump without good artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, architects, and educators who raise up hearts and minds.

Your negativity is weird.

I'm highly suspicious of people who criticize those who have a platform. And, as I said, those that speak aren't addressing the Trump voters anyway. What they say may have an impact on those who don't vote and actually motivate them to vote...

I want to see who will piss in the champagne of self-delusion that Hollywood millionaires build for themselves.
Making a living saying and doing things they don't have to be held accountable for makes them the perfect foil for the shit-tweeting "fictitious president" (to borrow a phrase from Michael Moore), who only thinks he doesn't have to take any blame for his actions.

FCK
DJT

Speak at an awards platform and millions will see it.

They even had to play the “get off the stage” music.

the beginning of the end of award shows?

I had the tv on, bu I was surfing du lol. Must have missed it. I did see the Ellen tribute and also the Tom Hanks tribute. Enjoyed both of those.

see Judy, but my sister loved it. The whole thing was weird..like when someone won, the audience seemed like they didn't agree or hated the winner or were extremely bored.

Seems not as Hollywood as some. I would like to see the movie, but so far have not.

and she's always had that sort of squinting issue in the spotlight. I think she just sounded southern and drawly.

Looked up... Katy, TX. She has an amazing career of acting achievement. Just got this feeling Hollywood doesn't like her. May be a good thing!

One of the thing that most enrages me about his crap is that he effectively stalled or ended the careers of actresses I really like, Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino being the two that come to mind. I don't know if that's the case with Renee Zellwegger, but there are a lot of women of about that age who seem to have been "disappeared" about that time.

To be clear, everything about Harvey Weinstein's antics disgusts me, but the blackballing just adds one more layer. I've only seen Zellwegger in a few movies, but I really liked her performances.

Anyone now speaking against Weinstein was a heroine.

And was boring, i think everyone there was like a work party for their jobs.

Maybe its just me but i feel like Trump has put a big pile of doom on all our lives and we are just pretending to try for happiness.

and just do whatever, thinking Obama is still president!

I want my 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren and nieces and nephews and young cousins to have a better world, hell, to have a world they can live in.

Drat.

I tuned in late and missed it. He cracks me up. What advice did he ignore? Not to pick on them?

Edit: I meant what demands did he make?

"...If you do win an award tonight don't use it as a platform to make a political speech, right? You're in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg, right? So, if you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent and your god and (censored out 'get the fuck off the stage')..."

Nothing like someone from another country telling Americans what they're not allowed to say in public. The RW crowd can't stop praising this guy on Twitter.

as long as they think it's against liberals. (It's not)

It's all an act and conservatives are too stupid to realize they got trolled. Ricky Gervais has endorsed lefty politicians in the UK and has long supported animal welfare charities and gay rights and is an atheist and humanist.

Right at the beginning he said he wanted to roast as many people as possible and it's all a joke. Conservatives missed that because their reptile brains got excited by hearing what they want to hear and ignoring the rest. He did call out a lot of hypocrisy on racism, sexual abuse, human rights abuses overseas, etc. Conservatives love those things.

But it was kind of funny when he told them to thank their agent and their god and get off the stage.

Arquette and Williams were awesome. Ricky Gervais was absolutely great. He made me snort and guffaw!

statement to women. I’m a 70 year old man with a daughter and granddaughter - I appreciated every word she spoke.

I thought the women were awesome, the ones who had the courage to speak out on politics. Patricia Arquette also made some great points.

"Make no mistake. The tragedy unfolding in Australia is climate change-based. We need to act based on science, move our global workforce to renewable energy and respect our planet for the unique and amazing place it is. That way we all have a future, thank you."

Are human beings who come from a variety of backgrounds. They have life experiences just as do the rest of us. Some of them use their experiences to inform their work. Some of them use their experiences to make political statements and raise social consciousness.

George Takei knows what it is like to be unlawfully imprisoned for being a member of a minority group. He speaks out. Different actresses know what it is like to have their careers threatened for refusing sexual advances. They are speaking out.

Speaking out helps--no matter who is doing it or in which public arena. What matters is the content of the message and the motivation for sharing it.