Although the American entertainment and sports industry has never lacked stars and big names who actively express their political views, in the Trump era, the storm that political topics can set off in the American literary and sports circles is unprecedented, and it is likely to be unprecedented.
This conflict has been particularly strong during the election, and in recent months, the American literary and sports circles have been besieged by the Internet because of political views, some have shouted to fans to "wash the powder" with political positions, and some have chosen to send lawyer letters because their works appear on the scene of unsupported politicians' campaigns.
As public figures, celebrities' political opinions have never been a completely private matter, especially in this year's election: polls by various institutions show that Trump's re-election hopes are on the front line, and perhaps only a small number of voter groups swing and change will be needed to rewrite the entire election results, and during the epidemic, traditional election mobilization and rallies have been impacted, and the active participation of these celebrity stars with their own fan base influence is even more important.
And to what extent have the stars invested? No less than a super blockbuster that swept celebrities from all walks of life in the United States.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Hollywood</h1>
Hollywood liberals dominate the mainstream, the overall position is leftist is not news, and opposing Trump is even more nothing new - many Hollywood film stars, directors and producers have publicly attacked Trump during the 2016 election, when the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign rally was more crowded with cultural and entertainment celebrities to the point that many people could not get the opportunity to take office, at the same time Trump's campaign rally was snubbed, the actors and singers who appeared had no visibility, which was called a collective "boycott" by the entertainment industry.
Four years on, after taking office as president, Trump's treatment in the entertainment industry has improved slightly, and well-known stars and artists have begun to openly support him, but at the same time, the volume of the opposition to him has also increased, and the scale is even higher than that of four years ago.
Screenshot of an online fundraiser organized by the "Avengers" for Biden's assistant Harris
On October 21, ten Marvel movie stars, including Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., and Chris Evans, joined forces to cheer for Biden's assistant and future vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris's birthday fundraiser, all of whom indicated in a video link that they would vote for Biden, some of whom had not given up attacking Trump through various channels, such as Chris Evans, who had insisted on this campaign for several years.
The Avengers regrouped in this way are just a splash in Hollywood's wave of anti-Trump, and there are many, many more prominent people who can join the list: Olivia Wilde and Elizabeth Banks are probably the two most active of them, and hollywood figures who have publicly attacked Trump in the past four years include George Clooney, Richard Keele, Robert De Niro, Will Smith, Jack Black, Kerry Washington, Christine Bell, Jennifer Lawrence, John Depp...
Just on October 15, Hollywood just launched a joint open letter campaign again, asking NBC To cancel the Trump live TV event scheduled for the evening, and although NBC TV did not budge in the end, the open letter collected the signatures of 105 Hollywood celebrities, including well-known actors, producers and industry executives.
Christie Ellie / Network, who recently caused an uproar in support of Trump's "not a politician" remarks
Of course, Hollywood also has loyal fans of Trump, who has starred in the second part of "Star Trek", "Happy Hotel", "David's Mother" and many other classic film and television drama works, and actress Christie Ellie, who holds two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, has just recently been besieged on the Internet for a pro-Trump tweet, because she announced that she voted for Trump because he is not a politician - praising the current president of the United States is not a politician, does not sound a bit like a powder black.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > pop scene</h1>
Probably the most politically active pop singer at the moment is "moldy" Taylor Swift, who recently publicly solicited votes for Biden on her social platform, calling on fans to vote for the Democratic Party, and she has 140 million followers on Instagram. In addition to her, several other heavyweights could also be included in the long list against Trump, such as Madonna, Rihanna, and Lady Gaga, who spoke out for the LGBT community's right to join the military, and Beyoncé, who expressed support for the Democratic candidate in the midterm elections.
Taylor Swift posted photos/web screenshots of supporting Biden on social networks
Musicians are not content to scold Trump on social media, they have another killer - actors refuse to attend Trump's campaign at most, but musicians can legally prohibit Trump from using his own works as background music on the campaign.
The first of these boycotts was rock singer Neil Young, a Canadian singer-songwriter who protested back in 2015 against Trump's use of his work "Rockin' in the Free World" at the rally, while Trump himself was a big fan of Neil Young, who had already paid for the right to use the song at that rally to honor Neil Young's opinion.
This did not translate into an idol settlement, and Trump's supporters' rallies have since used Neil Young's work several more times, leading the latter to issue another harshly worded open letter in 2018 saying that the practice, while legally problematic, runs counter to his own values and political stance.
Neil Young, who has filed a lawsuit for the misuse of the song / network
When Neil Young became a dual citizen by naturalization in the United States in 2020, he immediately said that the president was a "disgrace to our country", and in August this year, Neil Young had filed a copyright lawsuit to seek "statutory damages" to prevent intentional copyright infringement.
After Neil Young, numerous singers and bands have taken similar measures to protest, and the current list includes R.E.M., Twisted Sister, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Adele, Rihanna, Pavarotti and George Harrison's executors, etc. According to some media statistics, there have been more than twenty protests in the pop music scene due to the use of works by the Trump team.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > talk show</h1>
Some people mobilize fans to support Biden, and some people directly use their hands to intimidate fans and ask Trump supporters to hurry up. This practice is more popular in the talk show circle where the content and politics of the entertainment industry are most closely linked: set up some bridges directed at Trump in the program to cause discomfort to supporters, or even directly shout at the audience in the program, And Trump supporters can take the pass.
Seth Meyers quoted eminem's statement video on the show, asking fans to choose only one/web screenshot between their show and Trump
Almost all well-known talk show hosts have a clear critical stance on Trump, and the unobtrusive and contradictory statements of the Twitter president have also provided an endless stream of daily material for various talk shows. Both Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel said on their shows that they didn't want Trump supporters to watch their shows, inspired by a 2017 social network statement from singer Eminem, in which Seth Meyers mentioned the statement on the show and told his audience, "It's time for viewers who are both fans of the show and trump supporters to make a decision." ”
"Conan Show" host Conan O'Brien arranged a joke on his show about Nazi prison guards hiding in a rally of Trump supporters, and another show, "Saturday Night Live," went further, creating a fake Trump campaign ad directly on the show with Nazi logos and KKK flags, and both teams said they didn't care if they offended a part of the audience.
Screenshots of fake Trump campaign ads/web pages produced by "Saturday Night Live"
Stephen Colbert, the host of "The Late Show," also recently mocked Trump supporters who demanded abandoning the epidemic measures to reopen stores, and Trevor Noah, the host of "The Daily Show," commented that Trump's performance in the new crown crisis was really surprising.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > other than that</h1>
Two NBA stars may be the farthest Trump opponents in sports, Stephen Curry and LeBron James have clearly sided with Trump, and in addition to them, ice sports world champion Kwan Ying shan is also known for her enthusiastic support for Biden, a traditionally more conservative sports world that seems to be not immune to the left in the Trump era.
In the world of popular culture, Stephen King has also become a clear opponent of Trump, and another writer who has attracted similar attention is J.K. Rowling, although she is British.
To what extent can the support of these celebrities and celebrities sway the voting situation? After all, over the past few years, there have been both Obama, who has been jokingly put on the presidential throne by the "Oprah effect"— whose support for oprah Winfrey, a stand-up hostess, has pulled about 1 million votes, to Hillary Clinton, who lost the election despite the star-studded supporter camp. Some speculate that this one-sided "side" for voters may instead be counterproductive, but others believe the skepticism ignores the appeal and influence of celebrities on young fan groups — pop singer Ariana Grande had called on her supporters a few days earlier to remember to register in her native Florida, and a few hours later the registration site collapsed due to a surge in traffic.
At present, the polls of various institutions are inclined to Biden, and the celebrity stars listed in this article are only the tip of the iceberg. In the era of social media, will these opponents of their own traffic become a fatal blow to Trump?
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