Mainstreaming Of Anti-Semitism, Hollywood Edition
We tend to do a lot of futile screaming about the blase acceptance of genocidal anti-Semitism as just another point on the political spectrum. People tend to do a lot of eye-rolling at us. While we hesitate to extrapolate from a single data point, here's a Hollywood writer equating those who would ostracize anti-Semites (rightly or wrongly) with those who would ostracize anti-McCarthy activists. The context is Mel Gibson's Academy Award possibilities, and the Jewish voters who influence same:
Is the questions "should they" or "will they"? If the question is "should they" then the answer is, "of course". Hollywood of all industries should recall the perils of blackballing someone because of suspected ideologies that person may hold. "Will they" remember? I doubt it. (writer)
Charming. This isn't dispositive, of course. Merely symptomatic.
Further reading: Elie Wiesel Isn't Really That Naive - Mainstreaming of Genocidal Anti-Semitism Edition, The Real Problem With Gibson's The Passion, Blog Roundup - 2006-08-24
