Celebrities and Politics
- Thread starter Jayson
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Oh, Trump, sure was entertaining.
I don't care what celebrities have to say about politics. I find it's great fun to laugh at a celebrity that says something particularly stupid when trying to pontificate, though.
I think celebrities should choose their words very carefully about what is said. Because I do believe their career could suffer as a result. I know if I was an established actor, I wouldn't publicly share my views out of fear that I could lose my job as an actor or whatever it is that I'm getting big money to do.
It seems that celebrities are damned if they do, and damned if they don’t. If they don’t comment on politics, they are at risk of seeming too privileged to care or are deemed complicit with the opinions of their more unpleasant fans.
But if they do want to actively participate in politics, they are effectively told to “shut up and perform”.
But if they do want to actively participate in politics, they are effectively told to “shut up and perform”.
Some artists like Ted Nugent are doing just as good or better with politics as they did with what they do. Anyway, Nugent is a good guitar player with hit songs. The left has to admit this, though they deny it cause they don't like him.
Some celebrities may understand politics and I feel they should be able to voice their opinions if they do but when you get the celebrities that try and talk about politics when it is clear they have no clue, it is very annoying and can almost seem embarrassing for you to watch them as they try.
I personally think that celebrities took advantage of becoming famous and entered politics. In such a situation, they should not be in this field because it is not their cup of tea.