This week's contest is devoted to actors/actresses, past and present, who are/were politically active in a public setting--publicly supporting a candidate, participating in protests, publicly supporting a particular cause, working in the political arena, etc. For ex: Michael B. Jordan, Jane Fonda, George Clooney, Clint Eastwood, etc. For the purposes of this contest, their primary job should be/have been as an actor, so Cheeto Voldemort doesn't count. Standard av rules apply: 200 x 200 pixels max, 1 MB max. Please keep it work/Google-safe. You may enter up to three avatars. The voting thread will go up on the 23rd. Here's mine: Audrey Hepburn. Champion of children's right to healthcare, and UNICEF Ambassador. Martin Sheen Actively protested for peace and against nuclear power, nuclear weapons testing, dangerous arms buildup, abuse of farmworkers, and against the fur trade. Sidney Poitier Appointed ambassador from the Bahamas to Japan, and ambassador of the Bahamas to UNESCO, active in the civil rights movement. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom.
#1 Susan Sarandon UNICEF Goodwill ambassador, activist on environmental issues, Occuppy Wall Street, anti-war, civil rights, feminist and pro-LGBTQ+, anti-mass incarceration, anti-death penalty, pro-Palestina, etc.
Ronald Reagan, actor who ran for CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor who ran for CA Gov. Clint Eastwood, Actor who ran for Mayor of Carmel, CA
#2 Eddie Izzard Supporter of European Integration, British Republicanism, dedicated activist for the Labour Party, has expressed interest in running for Mayor of London. #3 George Takei Alternate delegate at the 1972 DNC, ran for LA City Council 1973, served on the Board of Directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District from 1973 to 1984, ran for California State Assemblyman (District 46) in 1980, and has generally been an activist against racism and for LGBTQ+ rights.
Elizabeth Montgomery - Women's right, LGBTQ rights, Advocate for AIDs research, critict of the Vietnam War. Ben Affleck - Union supporter, Pro-Choice, Democratic Supporter, LGBTQ rights supporter Betty White- Animal Rights, Racial Equality, LGBTQ supporter