I'm an Artist...
...So why the hell am I not more "socially sensitive"?
In other words.
Why am I not a Liberal?
For serious.
I'm watching the news this morning, and there's Robert Redford. In town for the Chicago Film Festival. And he makes a comment about how he loves this town and our mayor. What? Why?
"Because I really like his ideas regarding 'greening up' this city. He's really considering the environment'". Or some other such Liberal drooling nonsense.
And THERE. RIGHT THERE. What I JUST said. Why did I say that? What the hell is my problem?
Why am I not right there on the "Let's make a difference" bandwagon?
Historically, in American Theatre, at least, Actors were the purveyors of change. They set out to tell stories that would AFFECT people. Make 'em think. Have them leaving the theatre somehow changed, altered, touched.
I had a little bit of that spark, once upon a time.
But, not so much anymore.
But why?
Why do I not care about the world around me more?
Is it because I, myself, struggle to get by every day?
That my survival outweighs any social indignation I might feel on any given day?
I had a thought on the bus that the above was created by my upbringing. That the ever-changingness of my environment caused me to insulate and internalize and ignore the world around me to focus on what I needed to do to survive.
But then I thought, that can't be it. I know plenty of people who feel the same way I do about a lot of issues and their homelives were fine.
So,
What is it?
Or do I just hate people?
In other words.
Why am I not a Liberal?
For serious.
I'm watching the news this morning, and there's Robert Redford. In town for the Chicago Film Festival. And he makes a comment about how he loves this town and our mayor. What? Why?
"Because I really like his ideas regarding 'greening up' this city. He's really considering the environment'". Or some other such Liberal drooling nonsense.
And THERE. RIGHT THERE. What I JUST said. Why did I say that? What the hell is my problem?
Why am I not right there on the "Let's make a difference" bandwagon?
Historically, in American Theatre, at least, Actors were the purveyors of change. They set out to tell stories that would AFFECT people. Make 'em think. Have them leaving the theatre somehow changed, altered, touched.
I had a little bit of that spark, once upon a time.
But, not so much anymore.
But why?
Why do I not care about the world around me more?
Is it because I, myself, struggle to get by every day?
That my survival outweighs any social indignation I might feel on any given day?
I had a thought on the bus that the above was created by my upbringing. That the ever-changingness of my environment caused me to insulate and internalize and ignore the world around me to focus on what I needed to do to survive.
But then I thought, that can't be it. I know plenty of people who feel the same way I do about a lot of issues and their homelives were fine.
So,
What is it?
Or do I just hate people?
posted by LC Greenwood at 10:06 AM
3 Comments:
You realize, since Robert is my other daddy, that I may have to kill you, right?
Babe, you've never been a liberal and you never will be.
And that's okay. The idea that Al Gore is the frontrunner for the Nobel Peace Prize because he made a propaganda film (which is not just conservative data, but liberal as well) is pretty disgusting. I'm kinda disgusted with just about all of the "greening up" that's going on. It's just such an "in" thing to do. But you can still believe that the arts can change things. It's true. Well... sort of.
I've never been to a New Millennium show... but I'll always imagine you as sort of their resident Fred Thompson.
There just aren't enough other right-leaning actors to choose from. : )
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