Bonnie And Clyde - Drury Lane/Arts Theatre/Garrick/Tour

100% this.

People are doing exactly that though. There were several comments about her being a Republican voter before any of this happened.

This is all a storm in a teacup. Either they'll recast or cancel the show if they feel she's crucial.

Let's all put politics aside, eh? She is entitled to her beliefs. Everyone is.

If the producers don't agree with her stance, it's up to them to decide how to proceed. I don't see what the problem is here.

Her stance is selfish on a moral level as well though. She is willingly putting others at risk as well as disrespecting the people she works with by not giving them warning. She has no moral high ground here and I'm astonished anyone is defending her.

Inclusivity is not infinite, people are entitled to hold others to standards and they should. No double standards here, just some people who care about others and one who has failed to educate herself. That is her choice but she must also then face the repercussions.

This is also true in the US. Employers have been insisting that employees be vaccinated, including the US government as an employer.  But as far as I know, no government has said all citizens/residents must be vaccinated "or else".

I think those who were saying "she's a Republican" weren't suggesting she's not allowed to be a conservative, but were suggesting that her anti-vax beliefs aren't a surprise given her apparent political leaning.

I actually wish vaccination wasn't being considered the end-all-be-all to prevent transmission, since as mentioned earlier, those who are vaccinated can still pass along the virus (presumably less often, but still). I think countries should be urging vaccinations, but enforcing testing and masks to participate in activities. Especially in the UK, where folks have access to free at-home test kits.

I'm quite happy to put things like this aside, it's her personal choice. I don't agree with her choice but I'm not going to let that stop me going to see something I want to see at the theatre. It's also pretty different to not have the vaccine for medical reasons, however ridiculous they may seem, than because you don't believe in Covid in the first place or think the vaccine is some kind of chip or tracking device. The latter and I might draw the line.

Also, how many people have served you a coffee or food or at the supermarket who haven't had a vaccine? Very many I imagine. Are you going to boycott those businesses or call for them to be closed because some of the staff haven't had a vaccine? Come on now. How far does this then go? Are we going to then be having a go at Jeremy and all the cast that agreed to work with her? All her friends? Boycott the show just for hiring her?  I mean it just gets absurd.

I mean the thing is, the people serving me coffee or at the supermarket don’t have massive platforms that they are now using to spread dangerous conspiracy theories about a topic as scary and fragile to many women as fertility… People looked up to her, young and impressionable girls looked up to her and spewing inaccurate information that the vaccine affects fertility is dangerous and irresponsible.

This is a public health crisis that has taken over 4 million lives globally. It's EVERYONE'S business. And it isn't "unnecessary drama" for folks to want to feel safe in their workplace. 

Interesting that Broadway stars like Judy Kuhn and Patti Murin have been posting that people with a large following should not spread misinformation about the vaccine's effect on fertility. This is not going to just disappear.

It's all smelling at bit cancel-y.

But this is my problem. Before any of this antivax stuff came out, people were put off by her being a "Christian conservative" in the first place. Not everybody who buys tickets gives a stuff about people's political beliefs. What we have here is a tiny but extremely vocal minority of people. They are complaining on social media that a star they liked turned out to not share their political/religious/social beliefs. They've had their feelings hurt that "one of their own" doesn't share their opinions.

The same thing happened with Ellen DeGeneres when she was "outed" as being friends with President Bush. Full cancellation attempt from the Twitter mafia.

Social justice warriors are very dangerous people to be and to know, because if you have just one belief that goes against the herd mentality, you are the new target. They turn on each other in a flash.

Then of course there is the question as to whether her beliefs are demonstrably wrong in the first place. She believes them to be true, and she is basing her belief on that of a trusted healthcare provider. In her mind, she has taken medical advice she believes is best for her. We may feel it's misguided, but it's her body and choice.

Personally, for transparency, I've double vaccinated and trust in the government/big pharma that the vaccination works as prescribed. IF any of the anti-vax claims are proven true, it will be 20-30 years from now, as is always the case with medical studies. Not that I believe they will.
Previously of course, governments have outright lied about dangerous side-effects and there have been dozens of documented conspiracies and cover-ups from big pharma and governments.

Just a few examples;

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Syphilis_Study - a 40 year study of black men with syphilis. They were told they were being treated with penicillin, when in fact they were given a placebo and doctors studied their deterioration and death from the disease.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unethical_human_experimentation

A whole page full of them here.

Also worth watching the movie "Dark Waters" and reading about the real life controversy it is based on. You'll be throwing away the Teflon pans quicker than lightning ⚡