Boycotting Celebrities Based on Their Beliefs

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There was an article posted on a friend's Facebook wall yesterday. It had a headline (worse than the "Holy Crap, Here's a .GIF Loop of Oprah Crying!" thing) about "Loretta Lynn Supports Donald Trump!!!!" Yeah? And????? This isn't anything all that new. In the mid-70s there was a boycott against Anita Bryant, who was a spokesperson for Florida orange juice and became a vocal opponent of gay rights. Bryant, much later in life, admitted (a) she didn't know what she was talking about and (b) she was sorry. But the thing that bothered me about the headline is that it seems to be skewered toward conservatives. I remember the Behind the Music on Ted Nugent, where VH-1 ran a disclaimer in big bold letters about Nugent's opinions not reflecting anyone at VH-1, Viacom, or in the United States. Y'know, I'd like to think that people would hate Ted Nugent for his crappy music, not for his political beliefs. But is this where we are now, in the Divided States of America? People writing articles that imply, "don't listen to this person, they're a Christian" or "they're Republican"? Do you think anyone really hears a song they like on the radio and says, "Oh, that's terrific, but I'd better check who they're voting for in the next election before I go to iTunes and buy it?" I think Loretta Lynn's new album, Full Circle, is fabulous.. Listening to it, you'd never dream that's an 84-year-old woman singing. I'm going to see her in September. And I don't care who she does or doesn't support. That's not why I listen to her. Here's my favorite song off Loretta's new album, featuring Elvis Costello on backing vocals!