Why does IMDb refer to Blue Öyster Cult as an actor?
It's a fucking band.
It's like the synapse was written by a bot.
They also call Kamala Harris an actor, but that's whole different debate. At least she's not a band.
Zero need to bring politics into this conversation. Absolutely none.
shareYou know about OCD, my friend. OP is a case study in it. Keep calling them out.
sharehe was pointing out that she's referred to as an actress
https://moviechat.org/nm3668431/Kamala-Harris
Oh jeezis christ lol. This has nothing to do with politics. It's about IMDb calling bands and people actors when they are not.
This is about Blue Oyster Cult. They're a band made up of several musicians. They are not an actor.
I merely referred to Harris because IMDb makes the same error on many of these entries.
You're the one trying to make this about politics.
Well then why didn't you use another example like The Offspring?
The answer to your question as to why the band is considered an actor on imbd is that if they appear as a band and are credited as the band and not the separate musicians in the band then the band is credited with the appearance.
I used Harris because her board is current and I noticed they miscast her as an actor as well. I'm not saying anything about Harris pro or con. I'm saying IMDb is mislabeling people.
IMDb is publishing info as if they have a limited vocabulary. That's my point. I've never seen any other journalistic source refer to a band as an actor. That's all. This is not some conspiracy on my part. I'm not sure why I'm being personally attacked on this thread.
I didn't 'attack' you. I said there was zero reason to bring politics into this. You said that you weren't saying anything pro or con, which is true, but you had made the comment
but that's whole different debateafter saying imdb also calls Kamala an actor. That's an invite for every political troll to start bring politics into this conversation.
Newscasters get credited as actors for having a clip of theirs used, as well as playing themselves. Politicians seem to be credited as actors when they are appearing on podcast series. It could very well just be the way Imdb's algorithms sort podcasts. share
Well a politician's appearance as themselves in a news show or documentary is not acting.
And a band like Blue Oyster Cult is not a singular person. It reminds me of the old joke of ignorant people referring to a band like Led Zeppelin as a "he".
It's a whole different debate with Harris because she could be an actor, if she actually played the role of a character in a movie. But she hasn't.
You didn't attack me, but you said I was doing something which I am not. I made no political statement. I just used an example from the "Trending" section, Harris. And one fool claimed I'm OCD. Lol. Yeah, fuck you too, Big Daddy Kane.
Kamala's acting credit is for a podcast series. I looked at other politicians to compare, and if they appeared on the podcast series Just Headlines, its listed as an acting credit and not a self credit.
If you didn't intend to make a political statement, great, but please understand that when you mention a highly divisive US politician, and then make a comment about a whole other debate, you are inviting that conversation to be about politics.
Yes, it seems to be a general mistake which IMDb makes. I'm not sure if they're trying to be cute. But the labels are inaccurate, especially in regards to a band, and especially when a band is made up of several musicians, not one actor.
shareI don't have an issue with it. A lot of the credits are for music videos, or where they are performing as the band.
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