...Are put on a pedestool because they are famous, despite being just normal people.

 

Why is it that Eminem's and Bono's political comments are more relevant then actual political commentators?

 

Johnny Depp angered a lot of hick patriotic Americans by referring to US as a "dumb puppy" in politics. His argument though was that he should be allowed to discuss his viewpoints, because hes just an actor and it shouldnt change anything.

I happen to agree with Johnny's discription lol I mean... not to a tee but I can see where he's coming from.. but perhaps the fact that they are famous and considered role models to some, is the reason they're opinions can strike cords amongst the rest...

Well in that Depp situation, he was just going for a meal or something when they asked him the question. It wasnt an official interview, so he spilled out some of his thoughts.

 

It's a different thing when a magazine pays for a photoshoot/interview and then you shoot your mouth off over something that lots of people will read. Sarah Michelle Gellar cleverly said in a magazine once "I dont really want to give opinions on my country's president because its not my place to stand".

Yeah I agree, I hate the fact that celebrities have the belief that they're some ''higher authority'' when it comes to global issues that should be regarded as important. Paul Mcartney in fact was just here in Canada going on about stuff that is really none of his business, the guy should just shut his yapper and go have a cup of tea or something.Bono can also be nauseating at times.

Well in that Depp situation, he was just going for a meal or something when they asked him the question. It wasnt an official interview, so he spilled out some of his thoughts.

 

It's a different thing when a magazine pays for a photoshoot/interview and then you shoot your mouth off over something that lots of people will read. Sarah Michelle Gellar cleverly said in a magazine once "I dont really want to give opinions on my country's president because its not my place to stand".

 

hehe I got Johnny's meal riiiiiight heeeere!!! :lol: :wink3:

Sexist. Next.

Well......for me they are not more relevant.......but I think for society they are more relevant because celebrities should always be idols in my opinion.....

and if a celebrity makes a statement about politics or anything else......people will say

"hey I like Bush's politic now because xy does it also and he is a cool guy!"

 

Sad somehow because there is no own opinion of those people anymore.....but i think it is like that!

Oh but I realised that you were talking about media and how they "sell" political opinions, right?

Why is it that Eminem's and Bono's political comments are more relevant then actual political commentators?

 

Maybe only in the famous magazines you read, lol.

if my opinion would matter I'd be famous... ;)

Celebrities opinions are put on a pedistal by the media, because they can't put the opinions of the masses up for all to see. Because there are too many. They're easy, accessable, and the people connected to the words are well known.

 

They shouldn't be taken as better, or higher, than ours. Because they're not. They just get to be heard. It's our own fault that we feel inferior to people who are really no better than us.

 

I know that if I had a soapbox, I would stand on it. If I had 20,000 people listening to my every word, I'd be shouting so loud your ears would bleed. It must be a really nice feeling. Unless the people you get to preach to aren't open minded, or don't hold your same opinion. Then you're stuck with the negative backlash. In that respect, I'm glad I'm not a celebrity. It must be so annoying to have people down your throat about something you believe.

 

This is sort of a coincidental thread, since there's a discussion going on about the same exact topic on a U2 forum. It was spurred by George Clooney declaring his "liberalism" in an online blog.

 

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com

 

I am a liberal. And I make no apologies for it. Hell, I'm proud of it.

 

Too many people run away from the label. They whisper it like you'd whisper "I'm a Nazi." Like it's dirty word. But turn away from saying "I'm a liberal" and it's like you're turning away from saying that blacks should be allowed to sit in the front of the bus, that women should be able to vote and get paid the same as a man, that McCarthy was wrong, that Vietnam was a mistake. And that Saddam Hussein had no ties to al-Qaeda and had nothing to do with 9/11.

 

This is an incredibly polarized time (wonder how that happened?). But I find that, more and more, people are trying to find things we can agree on. And, for me, one of the things we absolutely need to agree on is the idea that we're all allowed to question authority. We have to agree that it's not unpatriotic to hold our leaders accountable and to speak out.

 

That's one of the things that drew me to making a film about Murrow. When you hear Murrow say, "We mustn't confuse dissent with disloyalty" and "We can't defend freedom at home by deserting it at home," it's like he's commenting on today's headlines.

 

The fear of been criticized can be paralyzing. Just look at the way so many Democrats caved in the run up to the war. In 2003, a lot of us were saying, where is the link between Saddam and bin Laden? What does Iraq have to do with 9/11? We knew it was bullshit. Which is why it drives me crazy to hear all these Democrats saying, "We were misled." It makes me want to shout, "Fuck you, you weren't misled. You were afraid of being called unpatriotic."

 

Bottom line: it's not merely our right to question our government, it's our duty. Whatever the consequences. We can't demand freedom of speech then turn around and say, But please don't say bad things about us. You gotta be a grown up and take your hits.

 

I am a liberal. Fire away.

 

Obviously, this doesn't really have much to do with what we're talking about here. But the people of Interference (the U2 community) got a bit riled up about how Clooney feels the need to declare he's a liberal, while we all can't. Er. Yeah we can? We can do it whenever we want. It's just Clooney's got the microphone and we don't. Whether you think this is fair is another topic, relating directly to the fairness of "celebrity".

 

 

And don't get me started on Bono. To insult him isn't fair. Of course there are celebrities who don't know horse's shit about what they're talking about. They just like to flip the peace sign around and scream the word "LOVE!". But there ARE those people of a high social standard who actually do know what they're talking about. But I guess working for, and being vocal about, an end to poverty is annoying to some people. Whatever. That's a personal viewpoint that I don't subscribe to.

 

 

 

hmm. I do like it up here on this soapbox. :) I feel very entitled to it!