TV Executives Admit in Taped Interviews That Hollywood Pushes a Liberal Agenda

[Zero Sum 305]

I remember some stats on political party membership breakdowns from members of SAG, from last year.

It did not name names, but gave percentages and total counts.

You fellas see that ? It was actually in a SAG newsletter, uhm, September 2010, maybe??

Not really but I do remember Team America World Police and their version of SAG a whole lot better.

[Danno 1,228]

If you think about it, Libs need a Hollywood... a place where liberal ideas actually work, where single mothers are a picture of success and their kids, simply go though the normal teen troubles but typically turn out swell.

HollyWood has it's own reality, where VD such as A.I.D.S and other "inconveniences" rarely work their way into the script.

It's a place where the wealthy and business owners are selfish and the poor are the victims of society.

It's rather necessary... if you think about it, that Liberals have a means to present their views and ideas....unchallenged and safe.

Libs claim diversity is our greatest strength but we can't help but notice who they consistantly vote for at awards time.

Libs are all for big gov controlling everyones life, setting up whole depts and agencies to monitor bike helmet use and hamburgers eaten... even down to the lightbulb we buy but... where are the gov. agencies providing oversight in Hollywood? I'd like to know how active Osha is on the sets and locations, where is, Eric "My people" Holder at ensuring

Blacks and females are reflected, in proportion to their population, in staring rolls of films as well as management and ownership of studies?

No, no, no... my friends, the Left needs Hollywood to be controlled by the Left, why just imagine if Hollywood were "diverse" in creeds and philosophy, why we would actually have had blockbuster movies made based on real events,.. without fear of toes being stepped on such as "When Bill met Monica" ...how did that never NOT get made?...(Tell me agains there is no liberal syndicate)

Instead we get boring plastic docu-type moves about Evil Reagan.... which no one wants to see.

INstead of The Roman Polanski exploits we get the Nixon history recycled again and again on the big screen.

IN Hollywood the Police are often the bad-guy and the guy on death-row is the -redeemable Character.

IN hollywood reality, even when Gov't is corrupt.... the answer is "more gov't".

Who would keep these notions alive in youth and soft minded adults if not Hollywood?

And how could the left possibly stand a few studios making movies without Gays playing the predictable "reasonable" roll (with a flare) and religious folk as the far-out roll if not evil roll?

IMagine a sitcom where the family goes to church or a movies where a scene depicts an unplanned pregnancy with abortion being rejected.

Image a TV series where joe average-guy carries a gun or has daughters who don't act like sluts (to Hollywood that is just not a "realistic portrayal").

SO you see, the Left has a hammer-lock on Hollywood for a darn good reason..... could it be broken..... so that Hollywood values and views match the diversity of their audience?

Nope, at best a new conservative or traditional veiw could emerge via the Change in technology.

From what little I know of the industry, there are certain gate keepers both for TV and to even get a movie out to a market in theaters, It takes huge money to make and distribute movies, you can't just send DVDs out to theaters.

Even with all that considered, the "arts" is an area where Libs gravitate and dominate and have for centuries, no need to ever think their presence will ever not dominate.... short of society imposing restraint on them as we once pressured them to to do. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_code

....It's highly unlikely they will allow diversity in their midst as this new book documents.

NO, Hollywood would crumble under competition of thought and ideas, why just watch sweet Sally Fields go mind numb with he Lib rant at the Cathedral of Progressives... imagine if half the audience did not share her view the pressure she would be under.

Hollywood is the Liberal Fortress.... don't ever think they will allow others to breech their walls.

[Zero Sum 305]

If you think about it, Libs need a Hollywood... a place where liberal ideas actually work, where single mothers are a picture of success and their kids, simply go though the normal teen troubles but typically turn out swell.

HollyWood has it's own reality, where VD such as A.I.D.S and other "inconveniences" rarely work their way into the script.

It's a place where the wealthy and business owners are selfish and the poor are the victims of society.

It's rather necessary... if you think about it, that Liberals have a means to present their views and ideas....unchallenged and safe.

Libs claim diversity is our greatest strength but we can't help but notice who they consistantly vote for at awards time.

Libs are all for big gov controlling everyones life, setting up whole depts and agencies to monitor bike helmet use and hamburgers eaten... even down to the lightbulb we buy but... where are the gov. agencies providing oversight in Hollywood? I'd like to know how active Osha is on the sets and locations, where is, Eric "My people" Holder at ensuring

Blacks and females are reflected, in proportion to their population, in staring rolls of films as well as management and ownership of studies?

No, no, no... my friends, the Left needs Hollywood to be controlled by the Left, why just imagine if Hollywood were "diverse" in creeds and philosophy, why we would actually have had blockbuster movies made based on real events,.. without fear of toes being stepped on such as "When Bill met Monica" ...how did that never NOT get made?...(Tell me agains there is no liberal syndicate)

Instead we get boring plastic docu-type moves about Evil Reagan.... which no one wants to see.

INstead of The Roman Polanski exploits we get the Nixon history recycled again and again on the big screen.

IN Hollywood the Police are often the bad-guy and the guy on death-row is the -redeemable Character.

IN hollywood reality, even when Gov't is corrupt.... the answer is "more gov't".

Who would keep these notions alive in youth and soft minded adults if not Hollywood?

And how could the left possibly stand a few studios making movies without Gays playing the predictable "reasonable" roll (with a flare) and religious folk as the far-out roll if not evil roll?

IMagine a sitcom where the family goes to church or a movies where a scene depicts an unplanned pregnancy with abortion being rejected.

Image a TV series where joe average-guy carries a gun or has daughters who don't act like sluts (to Hollywood that is just not a "realistic portrayal").

SO you see, the Left has a hammer-lock on Hollywood for a darn good reason..... could it be broken..... so that Hollywood values and views match the diversity of their audience?

Nope, at best a new conservative or traditional veiw could emerge via the Change in technology.

From what little I know of the industry, there are certain gate keepers both for TV and to even get a movie out to a market in theaters, It takes huge money to make and distribute movies, you can't just send DVDs out to theaters.

Even with all that considered, the "arts" is an area where Libs gravitate and dominate and have for centuries, no need to ever think their presence will ever not dominate.... short of society imposing restraint on them as we once pressured them to to do. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_code

....It's highly unlikely they will allow diversity in their midst as this new book documents.

NO, Hollywood would crumble under competition of thought and ideas, why just watch sweet Sally Fields go mind numb with he Lib rant at the Cathedral of Progressives... imagine if half the audience did not share her view the pressure she would be under.

Hollywood is the Liberal Fortress.... don't ever think they will allow others to breech their walls.

Thanks for sharing your [insane] opinion of liberals in Hollywood.

My opinion of your opinion is what I've previously thought of you.

But I will ask your perspective of what should be done with these evil liberals with their pro-diversity agenda that doesn't fit the attitudes of viewers like you.

I wonder if you've blabbed all that out at once or if all those potential 'examples' you speak of can be quantified in some way to make a coherent discussion work? Of course not... its how you roll isn't it?

[Danno 1,228]

But I will ask your perspective of what should be done with these evil liberals with their pro-diversity agenda that doesn't fit the attitudes of viewers like you.

Not to waste too much time with your endless silly posting but-

They should be made to live by them.,, starting in Hollywood.

Edited June 2, 2011 by Danno

[Zero Sum 305]

Not to waste too much time with your endless silly posting but-

They should be made to live by them.,, starting in Hollywood.

Excellent. They should be made to live by legal standards. For that, you need 'victims' to come forwards and take them to court. Then we could see harping about liberal activist judges.

But you did post some information. Now you don't want to substantiate that? That seems like a bit of endless silly posting then, doesn't it? Try holding yourself to responsible posting standards (for once).

[B_J 2,752]

But I will ask your perspective of what should be done with these evil liberals with their pro-diversity agenda that doesn't fit the attitudes of viewers like you.

But I think the issue is that Hollywood is not actually pro-diversity. Diversity of opinion is not allowed.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

How do we know this?

[Zero Sum 305]

But I think the issue is that Hollywood is not actually pro-diversity. Diversity of opinion is not allowed.

Can this be substantiated? Is this political non-diversity really all that surprising? How can it be remedied? Granted, I do not care either way- Hollywood's purpose is making movies and making money, no matter the political leanings of the staff making the movies. This will not change if they are liberal or conservative, and as has been mentioned before- some of the more successful moviemakers are quite the contrary to this conspiracy of a liberal dogma stiffling moviemaking. I sustain the likely contention that talent may have more to do with some 'conservatives' not securing staff positions- if we follow that silly road to creating a silly dialectic between liberals and conservatives.

This reminds me of racist attitudes, among others, I see around here. Bigots take offense (cowardly) when they are called what they are and then turn around the vocabulary against the accuser as being bigoted against 'a different' opinion. How ridiculous can we get with that? A bigot is a bigot- no matter how much of a coward they are.

[Danno 1,228]

But I think the issue is that Hollywood is not actually pro-diversity. Diversity of opinion is not allowed.

Clearly their form of bigotry is stunning as they are the first to point their finger at others.

bigotry |ˈbigətrē|

noun

bigoted attitudes; intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself.

[Zero Sum 305]

Clearly their form of bigotry is stunning as they are the first to point their finger at others.

bigotry |ˈbigətrē|

noun

bigoted attitudes; intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself.

Have the balls to admit your bigotry and you may earn some respect around here. At least then you'll be debated on the merits of your position instead of cowardly hiding behind a mantle of being somehow 'allowed' to have a different 'perspective' devoid of what that perspective actually is.

So you're not going to delve into substantiating that laundry list of 'examples' that would be a smoking gun?

Nothing changes.

[B_J 2,752]

Kauffman also acknowledges she "put together a staff of mostly liberal people," which is another major point of Shapiro's book: that conservatives aren't welcome in Hollywood.

But an additional video has Di Bona, who also created "America's Funniest Home Videos," becoming remarkably blunt about his approval of a lack of political diversity in Hollywood. When Shapiro asks what he thinks of conservative critics who say everyone in Hollywood is liberal, Di Bona responds: "I think it's probably accurate, and I'm happy about it."

Another video has Leonard Goldberg — who executive produces "Blue Bloods" for CBS and a few decades ago exec produced such hits as "Fantasy Island," "Charlie's Angels" and "Starsky and Hutch" — saying that liberalism in the TV industry is "100 percent dominant, and anyone who denies it is kidding, or not telling the truth."

Shapiro asks if politics are a barrier to entry. "Absolutely," Goldberg says.

When Shapiro tells Fred Pierce, the president of ABC in the 1980s who was instrumental in Disney's acquisition of ESPN, that "It's very difficult for people who are politically conservative to break in" to television, he responds: "I can't argue that point." Those who don't lean left, he says, "don't promote it. It stays underground."

Another video Shapiro will release shortly has producer-director Nicholas Meyer being asked point-blank whether conservatives are discriminated against in Hollywood. "Well, I hope so," he answers. Meyer also admits his political agenda for "The Day After," a TV movie he directed for ABC that was seen by 100 million people when it aired in 1983.

Shapiro released two videos Tuesday, one featuring "COPS" creator John Langley saying he's partial to segments where white people are the criminals, and the other has Fred Silverman, the former head of ABC and later NBC, saying "there's only one perspective, and it's a very progressive perspective" in TV comedy today.

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How do we know this?

Can this be substantiated? Is this political non-diversity really all that surprising? How can it be remedied? Granted, I do not care either way- Hollywood's purpose is making movies and making money, no matter the political leanings of the staff making the movies. This will not change if they are liberal or conservative, and as has been mentioned before- some of the more successful moviemakers are quite the contrary to this conspiracy of a liberal dogma stiffling moviemaking. I sustain the likely contention that talent may have more to do with some 'conservatives' not securing staff positions- if we follow that silly road to creating a silly dialectic between liberals and conservatives.

This reminds me of racist attitudes, among others, I see around here. Bigots take offense (cowardly) when they are called what they are and then turn around the vocabulary against the accuser as being bigoted against 'a different' opinion. How ridiculous can we get with that? A bigot is a bigot- no matter how much of a coward they are.

I read the article. That's how I know; these people admit their biases. Either you approve or you don't. I don't.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

At the end of the day, "Hollywood" is worth over $100 billion to the US economy (not including TV ad revenue) - whatever they are selling, people are buying it. Maybe that is what upsets the OP and others?

[Zero Sum 305]

I read the article. That's how I know; these people admit their biases. Either you approve or you don't. I don't.

I do not approve of their way of doing things either. That's why I stated they're douchebags way back on page 1.

[B_J 2,752]

I do not approve of their way of doing things either. That's why I stated they're douchebags way back on page 1.

Who can remember all the way to page one?

[Zero Sum 305]

Who can remember all the way to page one?

Actually not far far back, post 17 is on page 2.

At least you won't delve into a world of fantasy, denying what is already stated.