"Is it not embarrassing? To have a voice and a platform and influence and refuse to use it for anything other than selling movie tickets and promoting your make-up/skincare/tequila brands?" So well said! I know people say to not expect moral/political stances from celebrities, but that never sits right with me because aren't they involved in the realities of global conflict just as much as us "regular people" are?
Also, it's just very ironic and sad to me that so many of these producers/writers/actors will be a part of stories that are about revolution (i.e., the hunger games), telling the revolutionaries' perspective, and then be on the complete wrong side in real life.
Fully support this and Johnathan Glazer. This myopic and blinkered support for one "side" over another means you demonise and dehumanise innocent people because it doesn't fit your pre-written narrative.
Thank you for your voice, your ongoing advocacy, your humanity, and thank you for calling attention to Jonathan Glazer’s bravery in the face of such deafening silence from Hollywood’s most powerful storytellers. I really appreciate your nuanced thoughts on his speech and what it means to speak when you have a stage.
I have seen nothing but negativity and hatred in reaction to Jonathan Glazer's Oscars speech, I'm so happy to read this and be reminded that it is important to speak truth to power, especially when you have a platform. Thanks for sharing your work with us!
You seem to believe the propaganda of Hamas ran Health Ministry. Why? Why do you believe a group proven to have lied many times over decades.
How do you think there is going to be a ceasefire when Hamas have never said they will abide by one, make the claim they want all Jews out of Isreal at least, and all dead if possible.
There was no miss quote either, he was the one who is using the Holocaust, just like many of the left who hate Jews and Israel.
There are so many problems around the world that the left ignore, they don't involve Jews or western governments.
Bigotry seems to come easy when it's against Jews, even praised it seems here...
Hope a talented director like Jonathan Glazer does not suffer the same fate as Vanessa Redgrave, an extremely talented and award winning actress who vocally supported Palestinian rights during the 1970s. She did continue acting, but her career never recovered after that.
Thank you Clara for being consistently vocal about Palestine. If you can, pitch this piece to a mainstream platform please do because it perfectly encapsulates the hollowness of Hollywood. More people need to hear your thoughtful takes.
Disappointed is too small a word for what I feel as a fan (so I apologize for the rant below).
Maybe it is the fact that I listen to "Louder Than Words" from Tick Tick Boom on loop. But I keep wondering what it will take to "wake up this generation" of artists to follow the footsteps of Sinead O Connor or at the very least support those speaking out.
I can’t comprehend how the letter against Glazer got more signatures within days than one calling for a ceasefire. I also found it disheartening that most celebs that signed the artists4ceasefire letter did not think it was worth it to use the award season to show solidarity like Mark Ruffalo, Ramy and a few others did.
Sometimes I wonder if I am expecting too much from entertainers? But so many of them have previously spoken up about humanitarian issues or collaborated with UN campaigns. So what is holding them back now? Is it racism, Islamophobia, or just their privilege that allows them to disconnect from an active genocide and continue "selling movie tickets and promoting make-up/skincare/tequila brands" ? Maybe it’s all of the above.
Whatever it is, they look like citizens from the Capitol *Hunger Games* while the rest of us protest in horror.
"Is it not embarrassing? To have a voice and a platform and influence and refuse to use it for anything other than selling movie tickets and promoting your make-up/skincare/tequila brands?" So well said! I know people say to not expect moral/political stances from celebrities, but that never sits right with me because aren't they involved in the realities of global conflict just as much as us "regular people" are?
Also, it's just very ironic and sad to me that so many of these producers/writers/actors will be a part of stories that are about revolution (i.e., the hunger games), telling the revolutionaries' perspective, and then be on the complete wrong side in real life.
Thank you for this, Clara. When I saw that people had denounced his speech I wondered if they had even heard/read it in its entirety?
Never in my life have I seen a more clear distinction between Judaism and zionism than the last 5 months.
You are also brave for continuing to support Palestine. All of the Emperors have lost their clothes and they strut in their nakedness.
Fully support this and Johnathan Glazer. This myopic and blinkered support for one "side" over another means you demonise and dehumanise innocent people because it doesn't fit your pre-written narrative.
Thank you so much for this beautiful and just articulation.
Thank you for your voice, your ongoing advocacy, your humanity, and thank you for calling attention to Jonathan Glazer’s bravery in the face of such deafening silence from Hollywood’s most powerful storytellers. I really appreciate your nuanced thoughts on his speech and what it means to speak when you have a stage.
I have seen nothing but negativity and hatred in reaction to Jonathan Glazer's Oscars speech, I'm so happy to read this and be reminded that it is important to speak truth to power, especially when you have a platform. Thanks for sharing your work with us!
Thank you for your continued moral stance in the face of so much wilful silence in these online spaces.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! The gaslighting and refusal to see Palestinians as people is unreal!
Glazer was brave indeed. Thanks for this great analysis.
You seem to believe the propaganda of Hamas ran Health Ministry. Why? Why do you believe a group proven to have lied many times over decades.
How do you think there is going to be a ceasefire when Hamas have never said they will abide by one, make the claim they want all Jews out of Isreal at least, and all dead if possible.
There was no miss quote either, he was the one who is using the Holocaust, just like many of the left who hate Jews and Israel.
There are so many problems around the world that the left ignore, they don't involve Jews or western governments.
Bigotry seems to come easy when it's against Jews, even praised it seems here...
Free the hostages.
Hope a talented director like Jonathan Glazer does not suffer the same fate as Vanessa Redgrave, an extremely talented and award winning actress who vocally supported Palestinian rights during the 1970s. She did continue acting, but her career never recovered after that.
Thank you Clara for being consistently vocal about Palestine. If you can, pitch this piece to a mainstream platform please do because it perfectly encapsulates the hollowness of Hollywood. More people need to hear your thoughtful takes.
Disappointed is too small a word for what I feel as a fan (so I apologize for the rant below).
Maybe it is the fact that I listen to "Louder Than Words" from Tick Tick Boom on loop. But I keep wondering what it will take to "wake up this generation" of artists to follow the footsteps of Sinead O Connor or at the very least support those speaking out.
I can’t comprehend how the letter against Glazer got more signatures within days than one calling for a ceasefire. I also found it disheartening that most celebs that signed the artists4ceasefire letter did not think it was worth it to use the award season to show solidarity like Mark Ruffalo, Ramy and a few others did.
Sometimes I wonder if I am expecting too much from entertainers? But so many of them have previously spoken up about humanitarian issues or collaborated with UN campaigns. So what is holding them back now? Is it racism, Islamophobia, or just their privilege that allows them to disconnect from an active genocide and continue "selling movie tickets and promoting make-up/skincare/tequila brands" ? Maybe it’s all of the above.
Whatever it is, they look like citizens from the Capitol *Hunger Games* while the rest of us protest in horror.
I’m not as articulate as the folks on this comment thread but thank you for your beautiful post.