Again, this problem with reading comprehension crops up. That's not what I said. I said people didn't care as much. Celebrities are entitled to be as opinionated as they want, but I shouldn't care about a celebrity's opinion any more or less than I care about my plumber's.
Again, this problem with not understanding basic history, or being able to acknowledge being wrong crops up. Seriously. It’s ok to not know something, learn, and admit when you spoke without understanding.
People did care very much.
When Bette Davis challenged the contract system in Hollywood, society as a whole cared. Politicians took note as her plan to undo it and what she proposed to fix it had wide—ranging impact on unions in the US.
When Miriam Hopkins pushed for a white role be rewritten for a black person and that person was to get equal pay as other day players, it galvanized people on both sides.
The proliferation of UK-based movies that featured the war and the outspoken pleas from actors and actresses helped push the needle from “it’s not our war” to “maybe it is.”
When Joan Crawford adopted children, there was a spike in adoptions including applications by single women, leading to a nationwide discussion about single parenting. Before Murphy Brown was Joan Crawford, who said it was ok to be a single mother.
That is without discussing the politics espoused by Gregory Peck while promoting “To Kill a Mockingbird” or Sidney Portier and his being an effective bridge over racial divisions, or Katherine Hepburn and women’s rights… Look at the influence Audrey Hepburn had on women’s voting percentages and prepare to be amazed.
Maybe you don’t care, but you aren’t everybody. Especially against female and minority voters. Seeing somebody of influence in their demographic making a stand… Political, social, or both… Has been galvanizing since before the birth of our nation. When people are underrepresented, they gravitate towards those who show them what representation looks like and what they too can do.