I first saw this on FB back right before the big 2016 election, and there have been copies posted since then but this is the one I’ll use here since it is linked to FB and from October ’16. Can’t we all use this to keep a little perspective, please? Oh yeah, and in the past couple years how many of those blowhards actually DID leave the U.S.?
“Dear Hollywood celebrities,
Some of you I really like, some of you I admire. But make no mistake, the only reason you exist is for my entertainment. Some of you are great eye candy. Some of you can deliver a line with such conviction that you bring tears to my eyes. Some of you can scare the crap out of me. Others make me laugh. Some of you sing the most heartfelt and emotionally moving songs. But you all have one thing in common, you only have a place in my world to entertain me. That’s it. You make your living pretending to be someone else. Playing dress up like a 6 year old. Singing and dancing on stage. You live in a make believe world in front of a camera or microphone. And often when you are away from one too. Your entire existence depends on my patronage. I’ll crank the organ grinder; you dance. I don’t really care where you stand on issues. Honestly, your stance matters far less to me than that of my neighbor. You see, you aren’t real. I turn off my TV, change the radio station, or shut down my computer and you cease to exist in my world. Once I am done with you, I can put you back in your little box until I want you to entertain me again. I don’t care that you think the BP executives deserve the death penalty. But I bet you looked cute saying it. Seriously? I’m supposed to care what the director of fluffy tripe made for gullible people thinks about global warming or gun control ? You ask me to donate my hard earned money to your causes while you make millions and buy things that I could only dream of affording ? Seriously ? Get back into your bubble. I’ll let you know when I’m in the mood for something blue and shiny. And I’m also supposed to care that you will leave this great country if Trump becomes president ? Well, please don’t forget to close the door behind you. We’d like to reserve your seat for someone who loves this country and really wants to be here. Somebody who’s willing to help their neighbor, which you could easily afford to do yet choose not to. Make me laugh or cry. Give me a song to dance to. But realize that the only words of yours that matter are scripted. I might agree with some of you from time to time, but it doesn’t matter. In my world, you exist solely for my entertainment So, shut your pie hole and dance, cry, sing, make me laugh, and entertain me. That is, and always will be the ONLY thing you’re good for in my life. Remember this, because once enough people realize this, we can easily utterly destroy your careers. Your movies, music, TV shows, clothing, and everything else you do can be boycotted. Your projects can be pirated to the point where everyone you’ve ever worked with will blacklist you because anything you do will hemorrhage money.
PS
The only, and I mean ONLY, way I’d ever consider actually listening to your opinions and views is if you refused to take part in any project that goes against them.”