Editing Meryl Streep (section)

==Activism and advocacy==
[[File:President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to actress Meryl Streep during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Streep receiving the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from [[Barack Obama]] in 2014]]

Politically, Streep has described herself as part of the [[American Left]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Alexandra | last=Topping|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/dec/27/meryl-streep-admires-thatcher-iron-lady | title=Meryl Streep develops admiration for Margaret Thatcher after starring role | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=New York City|date=December 27, 2011 | access-date=November 15, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116022959/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/dec/27/meryl-streep-admires-thatcher-iron-lady | archive-date=November 16, 2016 }}</ref> She gave a speech at the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]] in support of presidential nominee [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Kevin|last=Fallon |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/27/meryl-streep-s-ecstatic-hillary-speech-at-the-dnc-it-takes-grit-and-it-takes-grace.html |title=Meryl Streep's Ecstatic Hillary Speech at the DNC: 'It Takes Grit, and It Takes Grace' |newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]] |publisher=[[IAC (company)|IAC]]|location=New York City|date=July 27, 2016 |access-date=July 27, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728164108/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/27/meryl-streep-s-ecstatic-hillary-speech-at-the-dnc-it-takes-grit-and-it-takes-grace.html |archive-date=July 28, 2016}}</ref> In January 2017, Streep was honored with the [[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award|Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement]] at the [[74th Golden Globe Awards]], during which she delivered a predominantly political speech that implicitly criticized President-elect [[Donald Trump]]. She argued that Trump had a very strong platform and used it inappropriately to mock a disabled reporter, [[Serge F. Kovaleski]], whom, in her words, Trump "outranked in privilege, power, and the capacity to fight back".<ref>{{cite news|first=Ashley|last=Lee|title=Golden Globes: Meryl Streep Talks Immigration, Takes Aim at Donald Trump in Passionate Speech|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/watch-meryl-streep-accept-cecil-b-demille-award-golden-globes-2017-961510|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=January 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109191310/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/watch-meryl-streep-accept-cecil-b-demille-award-golden-globes-2017-961510|archive-date=January 9, 2017}}<br />- {{Cite news|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|author-link=Owen Gleiberman|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/columns/academy-awards-meryl-streep-asghar-farhadi-donald-trump-politics-1201973551/|title=Why It's Okay for the Oscars to Get Political|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2017 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208133115/http://variety.com/2017/film/columns/academy-awards-meryl-streep-asghar-farhadi-donald-trump-politics-1201973551/|archive-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref> Trump responded by calling Streep "one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood", and "a Hillary flunky who lost big".<ref>{{cite news|first1=Leo|last1=Barraclough|title=Donald Trump Lashes Back at Meryl Streep, Calls Her an 'Overrated' Actress|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/donald-trump-calls-meryl-streep-overrated-actress-1201955800/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=January 9, 2017|quote=Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a Hillary flunky who lost big.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013021451/http://variety.com/2017/film/awards/donald-trump-calls-meryl-streep-overrated-actress-1201955800/|archive-date=October 13, 2017}}</ref>

While promoting ''Suffragette'' in 2015, Streep accused the review-aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] of disproportionately representing the opinions of male film critics, resulting in a skewed ratio that adversely affected the commercial performances of female-driven films.<ref>{{cite news|first=Catherine|last=Shoard|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/15/oceans-8-dominance-men-film-reviews|title=Ocean's 8 stars blame dominance of male critics for film's mixed reviews|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England|date=June 15, 2018|access-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref> In June 2023, Streep was reported as one of many A-List members of the [[SAG-AFTRA]] who signed a letter threatening to strike.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anonymous Strike Diary: The 'Eastside Warrior' Cheers Meryl Streep and the A-Lister Outcry |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/wga-writers-strike-diary-meryl-streep-sag-aftra-actor-outcry-1235525660/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 28, 2023 |access-date=June 29, 2023}}</ref>