You’re absolutely right of course, and I guess that’s part of being human, we get to pick and choose.
That being said, when it comes to the things I choose to avoid it’s going to be subjective to me, in relation to the reason why. For example, I can research conflict free diamonds, or maybe my partner simply finds a diamond ring to be a foolish investment when it comes to our relationship…, and why would I boycott all those movies, was Harvey Weinstein attached to all of them, if so, I get your point, but when I watch those films Harvey isn’t at the forefront of my thought process during the viewing, that being said, anything Will Smith is in will inadvertently have the opposite effect, in that his performance will be diminished by my opinion of him, and in turn I will not enjoy the film.
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Breeze (111)
2 months ago
Nobody can tell you your feelings are wrong. . .so I hope you don't take that away from what I'm saying. BUT: when you say "people who matter," it's easy to forget that that's you, me, and everyone else that buys a product. Please Believe: if we collectively decide to exercise our ultimate veto, then conflict diamonds aren't mined, iPads aren't ubiquitous, Weinstein movies (yes, those are all his) don't get made, and Will Smith is forced to retire.
Period.
SO: the only question (really) is where you draw your personal line in the sand. And there's ALWAYS going to be some justification/mental gymnastics involved. I'm typing this on a Macbook; I'm *well aware* of the company's human rights abuses. I wouldn't watch a Weinstein movie if one were released, but I'll probably go see the next Bad Boys flick.
Shrug. These are all personal decisions, to a greater or lesser sense justifiable. I'm just pointing out the fact that these choices are often uninformed/unexamined.
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