Is Hollywood really "liberal"?

[darklordoftech]

People say it is, but the movie, "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" says otherwise. What do you think?

[Mr. Smith]

It's conservative or libertarian if anything.

[RINO Tom]

This thread is really begging for some hot takes!

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

It's conservative or libertarian if anything.

This doesn't seem based in reality. do you have examples of how Hollywood is conservative or Libertarian?

[Oldiesfreak1854]

I don't think it is; it's just that the liberals are more vocal than the conservatives.  I can give plenty of examples of entertainers who are registered Republicans but aren't very outspoken, but I can give many examples of outspoken left-wingers in the entertainment business.

[Mr. Smith]

It's conservative or libertarian if anything.

This doesn't seem based in reality. do you have examples of how Hollywood is conservative or Libertarian?

Forrest Gump, Michael Bay's career, Clint Eastwood, Con-Air, the general preference for small towns for stories as opposed to inner city neighborhoods...often there's a bit of a double standard going on with that, lots of 'Mighty Whitey', and of course all those jingoistic war movies that are inherently at odds with the left, especially post-Iraq.

Oh, and Zero Dark Thirty lurved it some torture. That's definitely not liberal by any means.

...Oh yeah, and it spat out at least three conservative politicians, two became two-term governors even.

[MarkD]

Yes, I think Hollywood is liberal. I have noticed that when a movie or TV show has any kind of political message within it the message is very often liberal.

[dead0man]

It's conservative or libertarian if anything.

This doesn't seem based in reality. do you have examples of how Hollywood is conservative or Libertarian?

Forrest Gump, Michael Bay's career, Clint Eastwood, Con-Air, the general preference for small towns for stories as opposed to inner city neighborhoods...often there's a bit of a double standard going on with that, lots of 'Mighty Whitey', and of course all those jingoistic war movies that are inherently at odds with the left, especially post-Iraq.

Oh, and Zero Dark Thirty lurved it some torture. That's definitely not liberal by any means.

...Oh yeah, and it spat out at least three conservative politicians, two became two-term governors even.

ya know, we could list a a lot of non-conservative movies too.  Probably way more.  What would that prove?  What do you think your post proves?


Hollywood is left leaning, how can you tell? Because everybody in Hollywood says it is.  It's weird how hard some lefties like to argue it's not, and obviously you don't have to be a lefty to make it big, but it's not going to help you get there.

[Unapologetic Chinaperson]

Some outspoken actors may be liberal, but the guys pulling the strings certaintly aren't. Why do you think Hollywood is so racist and misogynistic?

[Meclazine for Israel]

They just pretend to be liberal so the mujahadeen dont hunt and skin them.

[bagelman]

It's "woke" liberal, as it panders to wealthy sorts.

[kyc0705]

The actors, directors, and screenwriters are routinely liberal, since most creative types tend to be. That's why if a film or TV show has a political leaning, it'll probably be left-of-center. However, the executives who own the studios/networks/etc. are businessmen, and are far more likely to be pro-business conservatives. This has been true since the advent of Hollywood. They might be socially liberal, but if you think that the CEO of Disney is going to start advocating for trust-busting, well, you haven't been reading the trade papers or the business section lately.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Yes, the media, news go through NY and CA and Maria Shriver and Arnie Schwarzenegger and Andrew Cuomo who once married Kerry Kennedy control secular media.😀

[Oldiesfreak1854]

The actors, directors, and screenwriters are routinely liberal, since most creative types tend to be. That's why if a film or TV show has a political leaning, it'll probably be left-of-center. However, the executives who own the studios/networks/etc. are businessmen, and are far more likely to be pro-business conservatives. This has been true since the advent of Hollywood. They might be socially liberal, but if you think that the CEO of Disney is going to start advocating for trust-busting, well, you haven't been reading the trade papers or the business section lately.

Except that even most fiscally conservative/socially liberal voters today are Democrats and have been ever since the Clinton realignment in 1992.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Some outspoken actors may be liberal, but the guys pulling the strings certaintly aren't. Why do you think Hollywood is so racist and misogynistic?

So liberals can't be racist and misogynistic?  Because the evidence shows they can be.  Harvey Weinstein was a committed left-winger and longtime Democrat donor.

[kyc0705]

The actors, directors, and screenwriters are routinely liberal, since most creative types tend to be. That's why if a film or TV show has a political leaning, it'll probably be left-of-center. However, the executives who own the studios/networks/etc. are businessmen, and are far more likely to be pro-business conservatives. This has been true since the advent of Hollywood. They might be socially liberal, but if you think that the CEO of Disney is going to start advocating for trust-busting, well, you haven't been reading the trade papers or the business section lately.

Except that even most fiscally conservative/socially liberal voters today are Democrats and have been ever since the Clinton realignment in 1992.

Huh? I intentionally never mentioned party affiliation. We're talking about ideology, not party. You can register as a Republican and support liberal causes; you can register as a Democrat and support conservative causes. This does nothing to change my suspicion that the creative forces in the industry are liberal, while the business forces are substantially more conservative.

[Associate Justice PiT]

The actors, directors, and screenwriters are routinely liberal, since most creative types tend to be. That's why if a film or TV show has a political leaning, it'll probably be left-of-center. However, the executives who own the studios/networks/etc. are businessmen, and are far more likely to be pro-business conservatives. This has been true since the advent of Hollywood. They might be socially liberal, but if you think that the CEO of Disney is going to start advocating for trust-busting, well, you haven't been reading the trade papers or the business section lately.

     I would agree with this. People cite jingoistic action movies as proof of some conservative bent, but the reality is that there is an audience for those and the studio execs are only too happy to take advantage of that to make money. They are going to look like many business conservatives, in that they won't let politics get in the way of turning a profit.

     The actual actors do trend heavily liberal, with some prominent exceptions. These prominent exceptions end up getting disproportionate attention, largely because it is unusual for a Hollywood star to come out as an unapologetic conservative.

[Alabama_Indy10]

Yes

[RINO Tom]

The actors, directors, and screenwriters are routinely liberal, since most creative types tend to be. That's why if a film or TV show has a political leaning, it'll probably be left-of-center. However, the executives who own the studios/networks/etc. are businessmen, and are far more likely to be pro-business conservatives. This has been true since the advent of Hollywood. They might be socially liberal, but if you think that the CEO of Disney is going to start advocating for trust-busting, well, you haven't been reading the trade papers or the business section lately.

Except that even most fiscally conservative/socially liberal voters today are Democrats and have been ever since the Clinton realignment in 1992.

What poll are you basing this on, exactly?  LOL

[Santander]

The actors, directors, and screenwriters are routinely liberal, since most creative types tend to be. That's why if a film or TV show has a political leaning, it'll probably be left-of-center. However, the executives who own the studios/networks/etc. are businessmen, and are far more likely to be pro-business conservatives. This has been true since the advent of Hollywood. They might be socially liberal, but if you think that the CEO of Disney is going to start advocating for trust-busting, well, you haven't been reading the trade papers or the business section lately.

Except that even most fiscally conservative/socially liberal voters today are Democrats and have been ever since the Clinton realignment in 1992.

What poll are you basing this on, exactly?  LOL

Facts.

[RINO Tom]

The actors, directors, and screenwriters are routinely liberal, since most creative types tend to be. That's why if a film or TV show has a political leaning, it'll probably be left-of-center. However, the executives who own the studios/networks/etc. are businessmen, and are far more likely to be pro-business conservatives. This has been true since the advent of Hollywood. They might be socially liberal, but if you think that the CEO of Disney is going to start advocating for trust-busting, well, you haven't been reading the trade papers or the business section lately.

Except that even most fiscally conservative/socially liberal voters today are Democrats and have been ever since the Clinton realignment in 1992.

What poll are you basing this on, exactly?  LOL

Facts.

Ah, okay!

[Oldiesfreak1854]

The actors, directors, and screenwriters are routinely liberal, since most creative types tend to be. That's why if a film or TV show has a political leaning, it'll probably be left-of-center. However, the executives who own the studios/networks/etc. are businessmen, and are far more likely to be pro-business conservatives. This has been true since the advent of Hollywood. They might be socially liberal, but if you think that the CEO of Disney is going to start advocating for trust-busting, well, you haven't been reading the trade papers or the business section lately.

Except that even most fiscally conservative/socially liberal voters today are Democrats and have been ever since the Clinton realignment in 1992.

What poll are you basing this on, exactly?  LOL

The only poll that matters: election returns.

[RINO Tom]

The actors, directors, and screenwriters are routinely liberal, since most creative types tend to be. That's why if a film or TV show has a political leaning, it'll probably be left-of-center. However, the executives who own the studios/networks/etc. are businessmen, and are far more likely to be pro-business conservatives. This has been true since the advent of Hollywood. They might be socially liberal, but if you think that the CEO of Disney is going to start advocating for trust-busting, well, you haven't been reading the trade papers or the business section lately.

Except that even most fiscally conservative/socially liberal voters today are Democrats and have been ever since the Clinton realignment in 1992.

What poll are you basing this on, exactly?  LOL

The only poll that matters: election returns.

And where do they divide that part out?  Or is this just complete conjecture on your part?

[King of Kensington]

Liberal, but only "left-wing" by US standards. 

[Mr. Illini]

Yes, it is liberal. That doesn't mean that some liberals don't do racist/sexist/etc things, as is the case in many fields.