Poppy Liu Says Being Blacklisted for Pro-Palestine Views Is Preferable to Silencing Her Politics
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Glenn Garner
4d ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary
Poppy Liu, star of I Love Boosters, discusses her refusal to separate her politics from her art despite fears of being blacklisted in Hollywood for her vocal support of Free Palestine. She states that being silent would be "the death of me as an artist" and welcomes being blacklisted from "cheesy, bigoted, genocide apologists," while expressing desire to work with like-minded artists. The article highlights the tension between free speech and political activism in the entertainment industry.
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· 3 pulledHonestly, if it's cheesy, bigoted, genocide apologists who I'm blacklisted from—Alhamdulillah, amazing. Thank you.
But there are so many artists I do want to work with.
would be the death of me as an artist
With free speech under threat in Hollywood, Poppy Liu refuses to separate her politics from her art.
