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How To Shut Down The Mouths Of Hollywood
No star in Hollywood is too big to be canceled. Recent affairs have led to two popular faces finding out that their voices are better left on the big screen.
Hollywood's elite little club of actors and actresses has stepped off the screen and into the public eye on subjects like racism, the economy, and the environment. Eventually, they started getting ever more involved in the politics of the world, and that’s where things are tenuous. When everything is politicized, there tends to be an aura of control.
Now, two stars have gone over the line in the public eye and shown support for an area that cost them a price.
Without turning the issue of Israel and Gaza into a religious debate or political debate, it’s simple to say that it’s a complex issue. However, Susan Sarandon made comments at a Pro-Palestinian rally that when you examine the wording, sounded antisemitic, and now finds herself ostracized by her talent agency.
The five-time Academy Award nominee and one-time winner was quoted as saying:
“There are a lot of people that are afraid, afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what…