From ABC News:
Steven Spielberg, under pressure from Darfur activists, may quit his post as artistic adviser to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, unless China takes a harder line against Sudan, a representative of the film director told ABC News.
Reading further, I was surprised to see that Spielberg isn’t being paid for his work for China’s ’08 Games. Not that he needs the money, but still.
So what we’ve got is a 60 year old mogul, probably at an age where he’s starting to think about his legacy in the industry when he passes on, and he’s getting grief about the Genocide Olympics. And what’s more, he’s gotta realize that people like Mia Farrow DO have some kind of a point.
I think he quits. The Chinese aren’t the only ones for whom "Face" is important.
Looking forward to the editorial from Taiwan’s China Post. The one lambasting Spielberg for mixing politics and sport. From the same folks who never criticize China for preventing Taiwan’s national anthem from being played during Olympic ceremonies.
Mixing politics and sport? That’s just WRONG.
Unless of course, it’s China that does it.