{"id":1516762,"date":"2022-06-15T08:35:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T12:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1516762"},"modified":"2022-06-15T08:35:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T12:35:53","slug":"hollywood-celebs-admit-film-tv-must-stop-irresponsible-gun-portrayals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-celebs-admit-film-tv-must-stop-irresponsible-gun-portrayals\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood Celebs Admit Film &#038; TV Must Stop Irresponsible Gun Portrayals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhollywood-celebs-admit-film-tv-must-stop-irresponsible-gun-portrayals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1516762&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extensive coverage<\/a> from Breitbart News calling out the hypocrisy of actors and producers who\u2019ve made fortunes from movies and TV shows with guns calling for more gun control, it seems that Hollywood elites finally agree. At least some of them.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous Hollywood power players are demanding the entertainment industry commit to \u201cresponsible\u201d portrayals of guns in movies and TV shows. In an online petition, they cited the recent Uvalde, Texas, school shooting as a call to action.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are not asking anyone to stop showing guns on screen. We are asking writers, directors and producers to be mindful of on-screen gun violence and model gun safety best practices,\u201d the petition states.<\/p>\n<p>However, they also distanced themselves from responsibility for recent gun violence.\u00a0\u201cWe didn\u2019t cause the problem, but we want to help fix it,\u201d the petition says.<\/p>\n<p>The petition demands Hollywood take the following steps regarding depictions of guns.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Use our creativity to model responsible gun ownership and show consequences for reckless gun use. We will make a conscious effort to show characters locking their guns safely and making them inaccessible to children.<\/li>\n<li>Have at least one conversation during pre-production regarding the way guns will be portrayed on screen and consider alternatives that could be employed without sacrificing narrative integrity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Limit scenes including children and guns, bearing in mind that guns are now the leading cause of death for children and adolescents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe are under no illusions that these actions are a substitute for common sense gun legislation,\u201d the petition says. \u201cHowever, these are small things that we can do as a community to try and end this national nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the petition signatories, there\u2019s\u00a0 Judd Apatow, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Shonda Rhimes, Eli Roth, Adam McKay, Damon Lindelof, and ABC\u2019s late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel. All of whom, with the exception of Kimmel, have made fortunes producing, directing, and starring in movies and TV shows that prominently feature guns.<\/p>\n<p>Breitbart was among the few pointing out that Matthew McConaughey was calling for more gun control \u2014 from the White House, one of the most gun-guarded places on the planet \u2014 while he\u2019s made millions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/06\/07\/matthew-mcconaughey-used-18-guns-in-11-movies-over-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">starring<\/a> in and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/06\/07\/matthew-mcconaughey-6-handguns-2-assault-weapons-2-submachine-guns-shotgun-grenade-used-in-hbos-true-detective-produced-by-starring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">producing<\/a> 11 film projects that featured nearly two dozen guns over a span of 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>Other organizations, such as Fox News, showered McConaughey with praise.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Watch below: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n[embedded content]\n<p>Breitbart\u2019s coverage highlighting McConaughey\u2019s hypocrisy triggered a response from <em>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em> director James Gunn and\u00a0<em>Star Trek\u00a0<\/em>actor George Takei.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think their point is, \u201cLook over there!! Hollywood!\u201d There are violent stories &#038; video games in most every country in the world. But only in the US is it harder to sell a donut than a gun. Stop conflating fictional guns in movies with common sense gun legislation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N3P1gsRVR9\">https:\/\/t.co\/N3P1gsRVR9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Gunn (@JamesGunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesGunn\/status\/1534566083331379201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In fact, the <em>New York Daily News <\/em>went out of its way to cover the\u00a0debate in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> titled \u201cLynda Carter, George Takei explain reality to right-wing media outlet following Matthew McConaughey tweet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, responding to a request for comment from the <em>Daily News, <\/em>had this to say.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf Mr. McConaughey is seriously concerned about gun violence, he\u2019ll stop glamorizing firearm usage with his movies,\u201d Marlow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/snyde\/ny-lynda-carter-george-takei-breitbart-matthew-mcconaughey-20220609-yo7uwdxvszeafosuskts6ao234-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement to the\u00a0<em>New York<\/em> <em>Daily News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, our preference would be he continue to make movies, with or without guns, and stop lecturing law-abiding citizens and trying to infringe on our Second Amendment rights. Also, we always love covering Mr. Takei, but \u2013 oh my! \u2013 what\u2019s his damn point \u2013 that Hollywood\u2019s love affair with guns and violence doesn\u2019t influence the culture?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marlow\u2019s comments were echoed by HBO host Bill Maher, who dedicated an entire monologue to Hollywood: \u201cthe wokest place on earth,\u201d its \u201cunbridled romanticization of gun violence,\u201d and how they\u2019ve so far ignored the obvious effect it has on society.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>When liberals scream, do something after a mass shooting. Why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18? And that according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment. It\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on earth, and in every other area of social responsibility, they have intimacy coordinators to assist with sex scenes, they hire sensitivity readers to edit scripts, Disney stood up to the \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019 law. Another studio spent $10 million to digitally edit Kevin Spacey from a movie.<\/p>\n<p>But when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence, crickets. Weird. the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Watch below:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>If Hollywood wants a gun free world, put up or shut up. Start by creating it in your movies and shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After extensive coverage from Breitbart News calling out the hypocrisy of actors and producers who\u2019ve made fortunes from movies and TV shows with guns calling for more gun control, it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1516762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1516762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1516762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1516762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1516762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1516762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1516762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}