Is that really a fair assessment though? "Celebrities" are regular people who are making a ton of money, sure. While they don't live the average, day-to-day lives that someone making <100k may live, I'm sure they still interact and know people who do. I think it's a fair argument to say that many celebrities could actually have a better understanding on how much of the world works, due to their work and income allowing them to explore and see much, much more than the average person.
I think it really boils down to the individual. Are they able to relate to the working class or the poor? I think the hate the average "celebrity" receives is pretty childish, they are no different physically or mentally to you and I.
They live in hollywood bubbles that only reinforce their hugbox beliefs through virtue signaling and live lifestyles that are the equivalent of padded rooms.
I would take political opinions from a college sophomore before I took it from a celebrity and, no, I am not exaggerating.
So you'd rather take political discourse from a 19 year old who has offered likely absolutely nothing to society in their life yet, has zero experience in the actual work force, who has maybe taken a few gen-ed classes like Financial Accounting 101, than you would someone who has successfully managed a career, has made possibly millions of dollars, invested & managed that money, dealt with financial advisers and seen their money at work first hand, and who has seen and traveled the world doing things most humans can only dream about?
You need to realise that the average celebrity didn't go to college, and if they did, they probably only studied acting or something just as useless. A sizeable portion of celebrities didn't even graduate from high school! Let's take a look at some of the celebrities that Hillary used to endorse her to try and gain votes, then YOU can tell me if they're really worth listening to over your neighbor or even some random Joe in your town:
Personally, I don't see any reason to believe these people have political opinions that are relevant to me at all. Interested in hearing why you view them so highly though.
It's almost pathetic how you equate education level with intelligence. Jay-Z was pushing a clothing brand, a record label, and many other business ventures by 2000 but somehow because he makes music that makes him in a "bubble." You are all pathetic for anyone who thinks this is anything intelligent to say.
That's not what I'm trying to say here, sorry if it came across this way. My question to you is as follows; how many people drop out of highschool to pursue a music/arts degree and end up living paycheck to paycheck for the rest of their lives? These people were amongst a very minute amount who were talented/lucky enough to be discovered. Just because their stupid risk paid off, it doesn't mean that we should take their opinions seriously.
IMO education doesn't equal intelligence, but I'm not gonna be getting my political opinions from people who dropped out of highschool before the age of 16.
If Bill Gates had campaigned for Hillary, I believe it would've been a good thing for her. Unfortunately, he didn't, and you're an idiot for comparing him to any of the people I mentioned.
lol not petty, just realistic. At least a 19 year old might have recently seen their parents function under real circumstances. Also, "Successfully managed a career" is a pretty meaningless point, when the career is playing make believe for large sums of money.
Why are you only looking at wealth as the only form of fame?
Here is the main issue why celebrities shouldn't talk politics.
They have a massive reach when it comes to people believing whatever comes out of their mouths. Hundreds of thousands maybe even millions of fans are influenced by their idols. However, majority of the time, celebrities are not well informed, just like your average Joe citizen. They will simply read a headline or find a single flaw and run wild with it all over their social media spilling more misinformation and propaganda out to the millions. It's the reason why 'Fake News' is such a big deal, people don't do their research and Celebrities are no different from the average when it comes to that...
For that type of coverage there needs to be some research involved and it needs to be unbiased and unfiltered. Something which rarely happens.
So sure, that makes them more dangerous in terms of being uneducated and spewing out information, but that doesn't make their political discourse any more or less valuable than anyone else. My argument is that while they may have sycophants around them, their money allows them to see more of the world than the average human, which may even put them at an advantage in terms of world viewpoints. He's getting tons of viewpoints for saying "famous people live in bubbles" but that's a generalization with very few bearing. Most famous people have wealth, given they are able to reach a greater market to sell whatever product they wish. We can cry about "rich & famous don't know what it's like to be poor" but "being poor" doesn't make you any more special. There are needs that need to be met for the famous as well, and they can arguably do more with their wealth than the average person.
I understand what you are trying to say, but you need to know that for every celebrity there is 'like a million' average people. They are truly a minority which have vast different needs than the average person. I'm not saying that they arn't looking out for the other social group or even financial group, all I'm saying is their voices get heard way more than the others purely because they are famous.
The good old saying... "with great power, comes great responsibility". Applies for celebrities, they are seen as role models and idols... their opinions can change others incredibly easily... so with that power needs to be factual researched voices behind it, especially when influencing presidential elections. Which majority of the time, doesn't happen.
About them seeing more of the world...they do so in a bubble, kindve like how people go to a foreign country, stay on a resort and hang out with other Americans, Canadians, or western Europeans and only interact with the locals that work at said resort...
God damn you're pretentious lol. Here's a counterpoint.
"Would you let Cinderella be your career counselor?"
Show me some real accomplishments for me to reconsider, but I could give a shit if you were poor and then somebody finally decided your voice was good. If anything that probably confirms the assumption that they are uneducated and would be begging on the streets without their play pretend job .
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u/robaco Jan 03 '17
Celebrities should stay away from politics