[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

This brings up and interesting point. Does anyone else feel conflicted about certain artists because of their political leanings?

I think we can discuss this without it turning into a political thread.

What I am talking about is, say you are tend to be very conservative in your political views and there is an actor that you really enjoy. Then that actor becomes very involve politically supporting liberal causes and candidates. Or, vice versa. You happen to be very liberal, but a certain musician that you appreciate becomes very vocal supporting the conservative point of view.

Does this affect your ability to sit back and enjoy that person's work?

In my case, their are some actors that have been so vocal and so out front with their politics that even though I enjoy what they do on the screen or stage, the first thing that comes to mind when I see them is their political views.

Do you think that artists hurt themselves by being very outspoken on politics?