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I am torn here. While I don't think just cause a celebrity takes a stand on something that they are more important than the average Joe and should be elevated to a higher moral ground or seen as this amazing person with great convictions, they should still be allowed to hold such an opinion and do all in their power to draw attention to it.
The difference between normal folks like us and the celebrities is that they have a much bigger audience to speak to who are willing to listen. I am only referring to those celebrities with a genuine belief in the cause they appear to back. I think it can definitely be trendy for a celebrity to latch onto a humanitarian effort for publicity. I am only speaking of those who do these things for the same reasons you or I might...to hope to make a difference.
They just happen to have a larger chance of seeing their impact since one move by them can be multiplied over and over by admirers, who may not have correct intentions (or may) but contribute to the cause none the less.
So in short, the opinions themselves do not matter more, they just have a much higher soapbox than the rest. This goes both ways, and they can spread crackpot theories, or really do some good.
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