{"id":7245,"date":"2011-07-08T17:14:10","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T17:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorlines.madeostudio.com\/article\/rosario-dawson-opens-about-activism-and-hollywood\/"},"modified":"2011-07-08T17:14:10","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T17:14:10","slug":"rosario-dawson-opens-about-activism-and-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorlines.com\/article\/rosario-dawson-opens-about-activism-and-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosario Dawson Opens Up About Activism and Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rosario Dawson Opens Up About Activism and Hollywood<\/h3>\n

The actress talks fame, activism, and her addiction to Twitter.<\/p>

\n By Jorge Rivas<\/span> Jul 08, 2011<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Rosario Dawson has been working in the entertainment industry for sixteen years. She was only 15 when the director of Kids, <\/em>Larry Clark, spotted her sitting on her stoop and gave her a role in the film about young teenagers exploring sex, drugs and getting in to trouble in a post-HIV New York City. <\/p>\n

Since her big break, Dawson has remained politically active and unafraid to voice her opinions. Alongside analyst and frequent MSNBC commentator Maria Teresa Kumar, she founded VotoLatino.org<\/a>, an organization to get young Latinos registered to vote and remain politically engaged. She recently chatted with Mother Jones<\/a>‘ Elizabeth Gettelman and talked activism, telenovelas and her addiction to Twitter.<\/p>\n

Below are some excerpts and visit MotherJones.com<\/a> for the full interview:<\/p>\n

On Hollywood and activism:<\/p>\n

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MJ<\/strong>: Why do you suppose that actors work so hard to remain apolitical?<\/p>\n

RD<\/strong>: From Marilyn Monroe and beyond, that’s a huge part of Hollywood, creating a persona that’s mysterious and fairly simple, though it’s interesting how that’s changing: Now, you have fans who are like, \"Um, yeah, I just emailed with Barack Obama and tweeted with Lady Gaga, so I’m kinda right there with you; give it to me.\" I get that people are a little allergic to celebrities using their voices, but I grew up a squatter on the Lower East Side, so it’s kind of a given that I’d have very strong opinions on everything from cyclical violence to teenage pregnancy to environmental justice.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On Twitter changing the world:<\/p>\n

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MJ<\/strong>: Any hashtag you wish would take the Twitterverse by storm?<\/p>\n

RD<\/strong>: Maybe #acceptance. I feel like we pay a lot of attention to the word \"tolerance,\" and I don’t really like it. I get it, but I don’t need you to tolerate this. It is. When you accept something, it’s much deeper.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Go ahead and read the whole thing over at Mother Jones.<\/a> It’s always good to support entertainers who know how to use their celebrity in a responsible way. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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