I've waited a while to comment on Robert DeNiro and his outburst at the Tony Awards. If you don't know what happened, it was this. DeNiro came out to introduce some non-entity or another but before he did that he announced, "F... Trump!" The show biz audience then gave him a standing ovation. It was extraordinary, and it give rise to just two comments on my part.
1. DeNiro really must not be that bright. He's a great actor, but when someone isn't giving him lines to speak, he was reduced to this, the lowest of the low. And then the Broadway crowd cheered him. For what? It certainly wasn't for his wit or his insight. It seems as if they cheered him for his anger. It was strange. At an event giving awards for excellence on stage, the crowd cheered an expletive. Maybe next year, they could run a show on Broadway called "Vulgarity!" Actors and even members of the audience could come on stage, go to the microphone and scream curse words at the audience. It ought to be a major hit if DeNiro's work is any indicator.
2. Imagine if you will what would happen if some second tier Republican got up at a major event in 2016 and screamed "F.... Hillary Clinton." Think of the reaction from the media and the Democrats. And if you think that an actor like DeNiro is in a different place than a politician, then imagine that someone like David Koch or the head of the NRA had done that. Again, think of the reaction and compare it to the non-reaction about DeNiro.
It is unacceptable to have this type of discourse no matter on which side of the political divide one sits. We have to be able to have rational and civil discussion or the whole basis for our democracy is destroyed.
1. DeNiro really must not be that bright. He's a great actor, but when someone isn't giving him lines to speak, he was reduced to this, the lowest of the low. And then the Broadway crowd cheered him. For what? It certainly wasn't for his wit or his insight. It seems as if they cheered him for his anger. It was strange. At an event giving awards for excellence on stage, the crowd cheered an expletive. Maybe next year, they could run a show on Broadway called "Vulgarity!" Actors and even members of the audience could come on stage, go to the microphone and scream curse words at the audience. It ought to be a major hit if DeNiro's work is any indicator.
2. Imagine if you will what would happen if some second tier Republican got up at a major event in 2016 and screamed "F.... Hillary Clinton." Think of the reaction from the media and the Democrats. And if you think that an actor like DeNiro is in a different place than a politician, then imagine that someone like David Koch or the head of the NRA had done that. Again, think of the reaction and compare it to the non-reaction about DeNiro.
It is unacceptable to have this type of discourse no matter on which side of the political divide one sits. We have to be able to have rational and civil discussion or the whole basis for our democracy is destroyed.
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