Celebrity Activism in US Politics
The word celebrity we often associate with the renowned people from the world of art and culture. It is now being observed that celebrities and especially those from Hollywood are commenting more and more on the political affairs of USA. Also many of the cine stars have an open and active political inclination.
This might seem odd to feel the overwhelming presence of Hollywood actors in politics but the trend is not new. From the earliest times politics has a closely interknitted bond with the cine stars. In many cases we have seen Hollywood stars commenting on the political situation of the country though their cinematic works. From Charlie Chaplin to Michael Moore many celebrity personalities have made political comments through their works.
Not only this, the politics of USA had also affected the entertainment industry mostly during the post world war period – the peak period of Cold War. The most infamous effect of politics on celebrities can be traced in the 50s when the Communist witch-hunt initiated by US Senator Joseph McCarthy led to the entertainment industry blacklist most commonly known as Hollywood Blacklist. This notorious list led to the unemployment of many entertainment professionals of Hollywood and Broadway just because of their alleged sympathy with the American Communist Party. Most of these allegations were biased and found to be untrue, but the basic thing is that the existence of celebrities in politics is not a new age thing.
What this new trend of celebrities’ association with politics remains to be seen but this has definitely has brought about a new colour in the political scenario of USA.
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