While her content was substantive, meaningful, heart-felt, and important to broadcast, I don't believe she should have stated it at the Golden Globes. For the record, I thought it was a wonderful monologue and beautifully executed in a real and sincere manner. Notwithstanding my personal views on Meryl Streep's monologue, the Golden Globes is an event that recognizes talented work of actors, actresses, producers, directors, and writers -- it is not a political arena for the attendees nor the audience. If was an award-recipient at the event, I wouldn't want to be thinking about politics, sports, finances, or anything else except for the topic at hand, which is film, television, and plays.
An actor's mind on-set is focused, and people on-set do everything possible to make sure the actor can focus on delivering his scene. The actor tries to keep all personal stuff at the door the moment he walks on-set; he is focused on doing whatever preparation he needs to get into character. That's the reason he is surrounded by a production team to be at his beckon call to ensure he is comfortable and happy on-set; so, when the director calls the actor to his mark to deliver his character to the scene, the actor can execute without multiple takes, which can cost the studios extra money.
It would be inappropriate and job-threatening if a production assistant, handling an actor on-set, decides to spew off her political views and disdain about Donald J. Trump to the actor while on-set. While the actor might also disdain Donald J. Trump and share the same political views as the production assistant, his mind is not on that topic -- his mind is being in character and being prepared to deliver his character on his mark when the director calls, "action!"
If I saw Meryl Streep having dinner at Osso's Steakhouse in San Francisco with her family, and I immediately sit myself at her table, start taking selfies with them, and talk about the great work she did in her last film, that would be inappropriate; because, her mind-set is focused on time with her family, privacy, and her meal. While my enthusiasm and praise for her work might by well-intended, my use of the venue and timing would be inappropriate -- same thing with her monologue of Donald J. Trump at the Golden Globes Award -- as an audience member, my mind would be on the artistic performances of actors, actresses, directors, and writers -- not on politics and definitely not about Donald J. Trump.
So, in this case, I believe Meryl Streep should have used reason and prudence by not expressing her personal political views at a venue and time whereby the audiences' minds were not thinking about politics nor Donald J. Trump.
Stay reasonable and prudent.
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