{"id":147774,"date":"2024-09-03T19:48:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/?p=2041158"},"modified":"2024-09-03T19:48:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:48:18","slug":"how-hollywood-turned-against-free-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/03\/how-hollywood-turned-against-free-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"How Hollywood Turned Against Free Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin<\/a> did more than defend free speech in 1995’s “The American President.” Sorkin insisted it\u2019s baked into the Red, White and Blue cake.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s part of the film’s climax, a debate highlight from President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas):<\/p>\n

America isn’t easy. America is advanced citizenship. You’ve gotta want it bad, ’cause it’s gonna put up a fight. It’s gonna say, “You want free speech? Let’s see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who’s standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.”<\/em><\/p>\n

President Shepherd\u2019s dunk on his political rival is the film\u2019s slow-clap moment. Yet Sorkin, one of Hollywood\u2019s most prominent progressives, likely wouldn’t write that dialogue today. Nor would most filmmakers.<\/p>\n

And, if one did, someone would draw a fat red line through that page in the script.<\/p>\n

Hollywood has turned its back on free speech. It\u2019s triggering, White Supremacy-adjacent and brimming with \u201cHate.\u201d Even worse? Elon Musk is a fan, and Hollywood progressives loathe him almost as much as a certain ex-president.<\/p>\n

Sound harsh? The evidence is damning.<\/p>\n

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Consider how stars cheered when social media giants banned Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 melee in the Capitol. Emmy-winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus, speaking for many in the creative community, targeted former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey after the move.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the f*** took you so long, Jack?\u201d<\/p>\n

Stars collectively stood down as Cancel Culture ran roughshod through their community. Those caught in its web, like Scarlett Johansson and Halle Berry, made \u201chostage\u201d-style apologies<\/a> rather than defend accepting roles they were told not to take.<\/p>\n

They also agreed to censor their work to appease far-Left radicals. Recall how Tina Fey requested four episodes of \u201c30 Rock\u201d featuring \u201crace-changing makeup\u201d<\/a> be removed following the rise of the BLM movement.<\/p>\n

The same celebrities stayed mum as The Twitter Files<\/a> revealed rampant censorship of right-leaning voices on everything from the pandemic to government overreach. They similarly stayed mum following Mark Zuckerberg’s recent revelations about the Biden department forcing the platform to censor speech.<\/p>\n

Then again, Hollywood elites now actively censor their own, assuming they vote Republican. The new, unofficial Blacklist may not lock up dissidents, but its impact on speech is profound.<\/p>\n

For every outspoken conservative like Jon Voight there are countless more afraid to share their views for fear of retribution.<\/p>\n