The List of <3, rev. 7
(Update: There are a few more links, including a couple for the Emma Thompson thing. Thanks! CMM)
(Note: This list is cross-posted to both LJ and Dreamwidth, but the comments are all different--if you want to read the other comments, hit the other link. Probably shouldn't have cross-posted, huh?)
So, the blogosphere is aflame with rage about the various artists that we all love that think Roman Polanski should be off the hook. And rightly so--it's fucked up and very discouraging and disheartening.
But there are a few artists who've come out to say WTF with the rest of us, and I was thinking it would be cool to compile a list of them, just to counter the discouragement of the petition fighting Polanski's extradition. (Is that even a word? Discouragement, I mean.)
(Note: There's a petition supporting the extradition and arrest now. Also, if you want and are on Twitter, there's a hashtag and whatnot: '#artdoesnotexcuserape. Polanski needs 2 b prosecuted. http://tiny.cc/EeMKc. Please RT' Also, there's a Facebook cause, to counter the Facebook account in support of Polanski.)
(Note2: Another petition, over at the Big Hollywood site, specifically aimed at people who work in or are associated with the entertainment industry. There are some awesome names on that petition, if you want to peruse it. ETA: The folks at the New Agenda have a petition, too.)
So, here's who I know of (links tidied up and some of my parentheticals removed--obviously not all--I do so love my parentheticals). These are from all over the place, and they're in the order I came across them or was told about them. As someone noted below, not all the Twitter accounts are verified. I feel highly confident that Jay Smooth's is him, since the link is from his blog site, and I feel very confident that Michael Cudlitz is him, based on all his on-set photos from Southland. There's also confirmation from a poster on the DW version of this that says Lexa Doig is really Lexa. I can't speak to the others that aren't verified, though my general sense from looking at their tweets and links, etc., is that they all seem legit to me. I'll indicate which ones are verified.
(A note about being verified on Twitter--not very many people are verified because it's still in beta and Twitter hasn't released it for general use. They're only using it for people who've had impersonators, so just because these folks are not verified doesn't mean it's not them.)
Kevin Smith (verified Twitter)
Michael Cudlitz (Twitter)
Jay Smooth (Twitter) (ETA: Jay Smooth has an excellent new video blog entry about this mess over at Ill Doctrine.)
Greg Grunberg (verified Twitter)
Luc Besson(Most of the way down the first page of the article)
Bill Maher (Twitter)
Lexa Doig (one more here) (Twitter)
Kirstie Alley (verified Twitter--not a single tweet here, just her Twitter page, because she is on FIRE and has been posting all day; her starting tweet is here. :D She made me cry a little bit.)
Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Twitter)
Noel Clarke (Twitter)
George Stromboulopoulos (Twitter; also see ide_cyan's comment for transcript of a talk show dealie)
Jewel (verified Twitter)
Jake Tapper (Twitter)
Toure (Twitter)
Andy Borowitz (Twitter)
Carrie Brownstein (her blog on NPR's site)
John Legend (verified Twitter)
Steven Page (Twitter)
Neil Gaiman (verified Twitter) (YAY!!! OMG, whew.)
Jeaniene Frost (Twitter)
Coe Booth (Twitter--there's a lot more tweets--there's a whole conversation between several YA writers)
Maureen Johnson (Twitter--ditto)
Justine Larbalestier (Twitter--also ditto)
Lizz Winstead (Twitter--she's a co-creator of the Daily Show)
Marie Brennan (LJ)
Jim Hines (LJ)
Jack Cafferty (CNN blog)
Sherri Shepherd (Twitter--more tweets, I just picked two)
Hart Hanson (Twitter--creator of Bones [the TV show]) (Also, I love this quote.)
Alison Arngrim (article, she's about half way down the page)
Sasha Frere- http://twitter.com/sashafrerejones/status/4477234168Jones (Twitter)
Alison Sweeney, Jillian Michaels, Lisa Kudrow, Tom Morello and Patricia Arquette (CNN Video, in the order that I listed them--all good, except that Patricia Arquette uses the "it's a complicated blahblah," which I'm pretty tired of hearing because no, it's not.)
Eve Ensler (Huffington Post)
Martin Gero (Twitter)
Paul Cornell (Twitter)
Andrew Vachss (Twitter) (ETA: video on YouTube)
Kristin Cashore (blog post)
Jimmy Kimmel (Link added--YouTube video)
Mo Rocca (verified Twitter)
Peter Sagal (Twitter)
Melissa Gilbert (Twitter--link is to TwitLonger)
Dennis Miller (Fox News interview: o_0 [heh])
Alison Winn Scotch (Twitter)
Eugene Robinson (Washington Post OpEd)
Bo Zenga (LA Times article--he's in the last two paragraphs and the first part is nothing you haven't read before, if you've kept up on this at all)
Chris Daughtry's wife, Deanna (Twitter)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (CNN--also folks have quoted Arnold as saying he won't pardon Polanski, if they can get him over here, but I can't find a link for that.) (ETA: People magazine article)
Allison Anders (blog post)
Geraldine Ferraro and others (NY Time blog with multiple posts by different people--I didn't have time to read the whole thing, but I did see that some of them are on the side of "hey, not a big deal" so if that's triggery for you, you might pass on this one. Ferraro supports extradition.)
Chris Gorham (verified Twitter)
Katha Politt (blog on The Nation)
Abby McDonald (blog post)
Darren Ewing (Twitter)
Dennis McGrath (Twitter)
Michael Seitzman (Huffington Post--awesome articles, he kicks ass, but triggery as hell, since he posts her testimony verbatim in one, and is pretty graphic in the other)
Robert Llewellyn (verified Twitter)
Josh Malina (Twitter--in context of that stupid badge she wore, apparently)
Jesse Eisenberg (Interview--see the comment here for the relevant excerpt)
Roseanne Barr (blog entry)
Montel Williams (audio)
Jon Stewart (video from the Daily Show) (And Joy Behar--I was on the fence about adding her name to this because she waffles a little, but I've been talked into it.)
Jody Watley (Twitter)
Xeni Jardin (BoingBoing)
Karen Miller (Author blog on LJ)
Rex Murphy (CBC News)
Slavoj Zizek (Twitter)
Chris Rock (Video and article on Jezebel--this has been much-awaited, and he is AWESOME, so the wait was totally worth it :D )
Roland S Martin (CNN)
Liz Burns, YA reviewer (blog entry)
Jessa Crispin (Twitter)
Not The LA Times (short satire article)
Ed Bernero (BigHollywood post--he's a producer, Third Watch and Criminal Minds--and his bit here is excellent)
Salma Hayek (Access Hollywood, no link yet)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Huffington Post; :DDD )
Jimmy Fallon (on his show--no link yet)
Drew Carey (Twitter)
Emma Bull (LJ)
Elizabeth Bear (LJ)
Ashley Miller (Twitter--screenwriter)
Cokie Roberts (Huffington Post)
Kurt Sutter (Twitter--director/screenwriter)
Elisabeth Fies (Twitter--producer/screenwriter)
Adam Barken (Twitter--screenwriter)
Howard Stern (YouTube; also: o_0 I'm sorry but you know you're completely fucked up when Howard Stern calls you out for messed up morals and ethics)
Zach Stentz (Comment on a Jezebel article)
Joel McHale (no link--on this week's ep if The Soup)
Wanda Sykes (Huffington Post)
Elon James White (This Week in Blackness video blog--the Polanski bit is at the end, about 4:55, but you should totally watch the whole thing, because he's awesome.)
Jamie Foxx (CBS/AP article)
Ze Frank (Twitter)
Emma Thompson (News blogs--At least in theory--she was on the petition, and someone talked to her, went over it with her, she says she's taking her name off the petition now.)
Valerie Meachum has a list over on her blog, too. I've grabbed the names I didn't have, but hers is more entertainment-industry-focused, which might be useful if my list is getting confusing. :D
Related, but not by identifiable people: A good article in the Washington Post. And this is a point by point refutation of the arguments on Polanski's behalf.
Others, anyone? I'm happy to add names. :D
Also, damn, kudos to the folks who did the links-collection for racefail and other issues we've struggled with in the past year, because even this one post is a lot of work. I can't even imagine, if there were zillions of links every day for weeks on end. (Not that I'm complaining, just sort of marveling. Don't let this stop you from sending me more links, OK?)
And you guys are all awesome and make me cry and damn.
(Note: This list is cross-posted to both LJ and Dreamwidth, but the comments are all different--if you want to read the other comments, hit the other link. Probably shouldn't have cross-posted, huh?)
So, the blogosphere is aflame with rage about the various artists that we all love that think Roman Polanski should be off the hook. And rightly so--it's fucked up and very discouraging and disheartening.
But there are a few artists who've come out to say WTF with the rest of us, and I was thinking it would be cool to compile a list of them, just to counter the discouragement of the petition fighting Polanski's extradition. (Is that even a word? Discouragement, I mean.)
(Note: There's a petition supporting the extradition and arrest now. Also, if you want and are on Twitter, there's a hashtag and whatnot: '#artdoesnotexcuserape. Polanski needs 2 b prosecuted. http://tiny.cc/EeMKc. Please RT' Also, there's a Facebook cause, to counter the Facebook account in support of Polanski.)
(Note2: Another petition, over at the Big Hollywood site, specifically aimed at people who work in or are associated with the entertainment industry. There are some awesome names on that petition, if you want to peruse it. ETA: The folks at the New Agenda have a petition, too.)
So, here's who I know of (links tidied up and some of my parentheticals removed--obviously not all--I do so love my parentheticals). These are from all over the place, and they're in the order I came across them or was told about them. As someone noted below, not all the Twitter accounts are verified. I feel highly confident that Jay Smooth's is him, since the link is from his blog site, and I feel very confident that Michael Cudlitz is him, based on all his on-set photos from Southland. There's also confirmation from a poster on the DW version of this that says Lexa Doig is really Lexa. I can't speak to the others that aren't verified, though my general sense from looking at their tweets and links, etc., is that they all seem legit to me. I'll indicate which ones are verified.
(A note about being verified on Twitter--not very many people are verified because it's still in beta and Twitter hasn't released it for general use. They're only using it for people who've had impersonators, so just because these folks are not verified doesn't mean it's not them.)
Kevin Smith (verified Twitter)
Michael Cudlitz (Twitter)
Jay Smooth (Twitter) (ETA: Jay Smooth has an excellent new video blog entry about this mess over at Ill Doctrine.)
Greg Grunberg (verified Twitter)
Luc Besson(Most of the way down the first page of the article)
Bill Maher (Twitter)
Lexa Doig (one more here) (Twitter)
Kirstie Alley (verified Twitter--not a single tweet here, just her Twitter page, because she is on FIRE and has been posting all day; her starting tweet is here. :D She made me cry a little bit.)
Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Twitter)
Noel Clarke (Twitter)
George Stromboulopoulos (Twitter; also see ide_cyan's comment for transcript of a talk show dealie)
Jewel (verified Twitter)
Jake Tapper (Twitter)
Toure (Twitter)
Andy Borowitz (Twitter)
Carrie Brownstein (her blog on NPR's site)
John Legend (verified Twitter)
Steven Page (Twitter)
Neil Gaiman (verified Twitter) (YAY!!! OMG, whew.)
Jeaniene Frost (Twitter)
Coe Booth (Twitter--there's a lot more tweets--there's a whole conversation between several YA writers)
Maureen Johnson (Twitter--ditto)
Justine Larbalestier (Twitter--also ditto)
Lizz Winstead (Twitter--she's a co-creator of the Daily Show)
Marie Brennan (LJ)
Jim Hines (LJ)
Jack Cafferty (CNN blog)
Sherri Shepherd (Twitter--more tweets, I just picked two)
Hart Hanson (Twitter--creator of Bones [the TV show]) (Also, I love this quote.)
Alison Arngrim (article, she's about half way down the page)
Sasha Frere- http://twitter.com/sashafrerejones/status/4477234168Jones (Twitter)
Alison Sweeney, Jillian Michaels, Lisa Kudrow, Tom Morello and Patricia Arquette (CNN Video, in the order that I listed them--all good, except that Patricia Arquette uses the "it's a complicated blahblah," which I'm pretty tired of hearing because no, it's not.)
Eve Ensler (Huffington Post)
Martin Gero (Twitter)
Paul Cornell (Twitter)
Andrew Vachss (Twitter) (ETA: video on YouTube)
Kristin Cashore (blog post)
Jimmy Kimmel (Link added--YouTube video)
Mo Rocca (verified Twitter)
Peter Sagal (Twitter)
Melissa Gilbert (Twitter--link is to TwitLonger)
Dennis Miller (Fox News interview: o_0 [heh])
Alison Winn Scotch (Twitter)
Eugene Robinson (Washington Post OpEd)
Bo Zenga (LA Times article--he's in the last two paragraphs and the first part is nothing you haven't read before, if you've kept up on this at all)
Chris Daughtry's wife, Deanna (Twitter)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (CNN--also folks have quoted Arnold as saying he won't pardon Polanski, if they can get him over here, but I can't find a link for that.) (ETA: People magazine article)
Allison Anders (blog post)
Geraldine Ferraro and others (NY Time blog with multiple posts by different people--I didn't have time to read the whole thing, but I did see that some of them are on the side of "hey, not a big deal" so if that's triggery for you, you might pass on this one. Ferraro supports extradition.)
Chris Gorham (verified Twitter)
Katha Politt (blog on The Nation)
Abby McDonald (blog post)
Darren Ewing (Twitter)
Dennis McGrath (Twitter)
Michael Seitzman (Huffington Post--awesome articles, he kicks ass, but triggery as hell, since he posts her testimony verbatim in one, and is pretty graphic in the other)
Robert Llewellyn (verified Twitter)
Josh Malina (Twitter--in context of that stupid badge she wore, apparently)
Jesse Eisenberg (Interview--see the comment here for the relevant excerpt)
Roseanne Barr (blog entry)
Montel Williams (audio)
Jon Stewart (video from the Daily Show) (And Joy Behar--I was on the fence about adding her name to this because she waffles a little, but I've been talked into it.)
Jody Watley (Twitter)
Xeni Jardin (BoingBoing)
Karen Miller (Author blog on LJ)
Rex Murphy (CBC News)
Slavoj Zizek (Twitter)
Chris Rock (Video and article on Jezebel--this has been much-awaited, and he is AWESOME, so the wait was totally worth it :D )
Roland S Martin (CNN)
Liz Burns, YA reviewer (blog entry)
Jessa Crispin (Twitter)
Not The LA Times (short satire article)
Ed Bernero (BigHollywood post--he's a producer, Third Watch and Criminal Minds--and his bit here is excellent)
Salma Hayek (Access Hollywood, no link yet)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Huffington Post; :DDD )
Jimmy Fallon (on his show--no link yet)
Drew Carey (Twitter)
Emma Bull (LJ)
Elizabeth Bear (LJ)
Ashley Miller (Twitter--screenwriter)
Cokie Roberts (Huffington Post)
Kurt Sutter (Twitter--director/screenwriter)
Elisabeth Fies (Twitter--producer/screenwriter)
Adam Barken (Twitter--screenwriter)
Howard Stern (YouTube; also: o_0 I'm sorry but you know you're completely fucked up when Howard Stern calls you out for messed up morals and ethics)
Zach Stentz (Comment on a Jezebel article)
Joel McHale (no link--on this week's ep if The Soup)
Wanda Sykes (Huffington Post)
Elon James White (This Week in Blackness video blog--the Polanski bit is at the end, about 4:55, but you should totally watch the whole thing, because he's awesome.)
Jamie Foxx (CBS/AP article)
Ze Frank (Twitter)
Emma Thompson (News blogs--At least in theory--she was on the petition, and someone talked to her, went over it with her, she says she's taking her name off the petition now.)
Valerie Meachum has a list over on her blog, too. I've grabbed the names I didn't have, but hers is more entertainment-industry-focused, which might be useful if my list is getting confusing. :D
Related, but not by identifiable people: A good article in the Washington Post. And this is a point by point refutation of the arguments on Polanski's behalf.
Others, anyone? I'm happy to add names. :D
Also, damn, kudos to the folks who did the links-collection for racefail and other issues we've struggled with in the past year, because even this one post is a lot of work. I can't even imagine, if there were zillions of links every day for weeks on end. (Not that I'm complaining, just sort of marveling. Don't let this stop you from sending me more links, OK?)
And you guys are all awesome and make me cry and damn.