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'''Hollywood values''' are characterized by decadence, narcissism, rampant [[drug|drug use]], extramarital sex, sexually-transmitted [[disease]], lawlessness and death.  A poll by MSNBC said that 60% of [[Americans]] agree that "Hollywood's values are not in line with the rest of America and that the quality of movies has diminished in recent years."<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11714540/</ref>
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'''Hollywood values''' are characterized by decadence, narcissism, rampant [[drug|drug use]], extramarital sex leading to the spread of sexually-transmitted [[disease]], lawlessness and death.  A poll by MSNBC said that 60% of [[Americans]] agree that "Hollywood's values are not in line with the rest of America and that the quality of movies has diminished in recent years."<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11714540/</ref>
    
The lack of [[morals]] and [[values]] in [[Hollywood]] culture has been destroying the fabric of American culture, particularly the family.
 
The lack of [[morals]] and [[values]] in [[Hollywood]] culture has been destroying the fabric of American culture, particularly the family.
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There have been, however, a handful of prominent people whose work in Hollywood opposed these values. [[Ronald Reagan]], [[James Stewart]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[Walt Disney]] and many others practiced conservative values while working in Hollywood and the productions of these and many others also reflect these values, irrespective of the star names associated with them: [[The Chronicles of Narnia]] and [[Independence Day]] being recent examples.
 
There have been, however, a handful of prominent people whose work in Hollywood opposed these values. [[Ronald Reagan]], [[James Stewart]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[Walt Disney]] and many others practiced conservative values while working in Hollywood and the productions of these and many others also reflect these values, irrespective of the star names associated with them: [[The Chronicles of Narnia]] and [[Independence Day]] being recent examples.
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Hollywood values can include a flagrant disrespect and disregard for:
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Hollywood values include a flagrant disrespect and disregard for:
    
* [[marriage]] and [[abstinence]]
 
* [[marriage]] and [[abstinence]]
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* family responsibilities, like childrearing<ref>[[Britney Spears]] "doesn't want [her] kids back." [http://www.nypost.com/seven/02132008/news/nationalnews/brit_doesnt_want_her_kids__1st_ex_97425.htm]</ref>
 
* family responsibilities, like childrearing<ref>[[Britney Spears]] "doesn't want [her] kids back." [http://www.nypost.com/seven/02132008/news/nationalnews/brit_doesnt_want_her_kids__1st_ex_97425.htm]</ref>
 
* laws that apply to everyone else
 
* laws that apply to everyone else
* normal behavioural boundaries and values of human decency
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* Commonly accepted behavioural boundaries and values of human decency
    
==Deaths ==
 
==Deaths ==
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==Sexually Transmitted Diseases==
 
==Sexually Transmitted Diseases==
The loose sexual mores characteristic of the lifestyle defined by Hollywood Values often lead to sexually transmitted diseases.  Example include,
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The loose sexual morals characteristic of the lifestyle defined by Hollywood Values often lead to sexually transmitted diseases.  Examples include,
    
* [[Rock Hudson]] died of AIDS-related complications after contracting the disease through homosexual intercourse.
 
* [[Rock Hudson]] died of AIDS-related complications after contracting the disease through homosexual intercourse.
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