I've lost all respect for Jamie Foxx

[LikeLinus]

I think he can choose his roles - but I also don't see why it isn't acceptable to feel that he enjoys gambling for sports and doesn't mind advertising it regardless of his wealth.

You can't be the moral king for everyone and expect "no one that I respect" to do advertisements for Alcohol, Tobacco, Gambling, Aunt Jemima, etc.

I don't think the OP was being a moral king for everyone. That's just silly. He made an observation that he doesn't like he's promoting MGM. An opinion is a huge jump to being a moral king for everyone and telling everyone what they should think/do.

 

[zinfamous]

I don't get why you are so defensive about the acting profession in particular. Some in that line of work will take any work going, and will accept the judgement that follows, while others will draw a line about what work they will take.

Even 'cubicle nerds' have standards (I once turned down a job for an arms company - I went to the interview having rationalised that "well, the country needs defending", only to discover, after being offered the job, that the work was for a certain middle-eastern nation with a less-than-stallar human right record). Some actors and others of that ilk have standards about what they will do, and others don't. Those who don't get judged accordingly.

Edit - not that I care much about Jamie Foxx (any more than he does about me). Only thing I think I've seen him in is Collateral, which was notable mainly for the aforementioned Cruise, showing he's paritcularly good at playing an intense weirdo who is very good at his job but has trouble understanding how to be a normal human being.

I work in Video Production and I've had jobs ranging from camera work, editing, production and art director over the past 16 years. You've gone off-top because the OP's point is that he lost respect for Jamie Foxx choosing to work with MGM to promote online gambling. You simply seem to forget that Jamie Foxx is an A-List celebrity that could promote many, many more products than he currently does. He made the decision to accept that job and it doesn't sit well with some people due to his status and potentially more influence over people. This could lead to more gambling and gambling addictions. The commercials are on almost non-stop in my state as well. That and stupid Draft Kings.

Has nothing to with struggling actors or the fact that females may have a shorter career due to ageism in Hollywood. This was specific to Jamie Foxx, hence why you've gone off-topic. Jamie isn't in the "same boat" and all this other bullshit you're spewing. Jamie is worth in excess of $100M and isn't a struggling actor and doesn't necessarily have to choose his roles base strictly on pay. What you seem to not understand is that some people have opinions and he was voicing his. He doesn't like the fact that Jamie is doing it. It's a forum for christ sakes, he's just throwing something out there that he is thinking about.

Speaking of ignorance, you can now back to your struggling actor non-sense and talk yourself to death to prove a point that has nothing to do with the conversation. Enjoy!

I don't think the OP was being a moral king for everyone. That's just silly. He made an observation that he doesn't like he's promoting MGM. An opinion is a huge jump to being a moral king for everyone and telling everyone what they should think/do.

I remain baffled why we all seem to be on the same side of the OP and someone like Foxx's decision to promote what he wants, even if it disappoints people....and you guys don't understand the argument that I was making. --I was specifically referring to one argument, not the OP, when it came to "How actors should make their promotional/career decisions."

That train or argument wasn't, and didn't have to be in reference to the OP specifically. We can talk about all of these things at once. When someone asks why they think someone in their position, would make such a decision that seems baffling, is it not relevant to point out some typical trajectories of these careers, past histories, etc? I thought that's how conversations worked....you guys have participated in internet threads before, right?