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Originally Posted by Suave
You're doing the exact opposite. You are using their celebrity status as an excuse to be cynical about their actions. That's as bad as idolizing someone just because they're a celebrity.
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I see no harm in questioning things. I just don’t automatically get passionate over an issue only because it is championed by a celebrity. Every U2 fan that has read this thread has likely thought that I’m bashing Bono when I’m not. At one point Charlatan seemed to even feel like I hated the guy. That is no more accurate than thinktank’s assumption that I agree with him on his points.
I’ve not said that he doesn’t deserve this nomination I’ve just questioned why people feel like he does. I’ve not said that his AIDS work is without merit, I’ve just questioned why people feel it elevates him above other AIDS activists. If the guy wins the award, as Charlatan said, good for him. But it isn’t important to me if he does or doesn’t. There are a lot of problems in the world and some of them have more importance to some people than they do others. I just think that often a person’s celebrity tends to polarize people rather than make them do something more constructive.