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Hey Celebrities! Shut the F**K up!!!!!
Firstly, I'm not as "angry" as the thread title makes it sound, but it does give me cause to post one of my pet peeves here. That is, celebrities that think that the world owes it to them to listen. The latest example is Sheryl Crow's "One square of toilet paper." (Just google "one square of toilet paper" for the info) It is such an asnine idea that I can't believe that she even brought it up as serious. Especially considering how huge of a "carbon footprint" her and her entourage has.
So, is it me, or does it really seem as though some celebs use (abuse?) their stardom to force their opinions upon us? Don't get me wrong, I'm not ranting against celebs BECAUSE of their views, but rather that they think they owe it to the world to stand on the soapbox of their stardom and tell us what they think no matter how absurd. This is not to say that all celeb's causes are "forceful", and as an example, look at actress Daryl Hannah. How many of us here know about her 1983 El Camino powered by Biodiesel? She supports her beliefs, but doesn't force them on us. If a well recognized person wants to do a spot to support their beliefs in the ASPCA, homeless shelters, food banks, Red Cross, etc, that's one thing, but for someone to actually leverage their opinions because they are famous, well, I say that's quite another.
What say you peeps?
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"No laws, no matter how rigidly enforced, can protect a person from their own stupidity." -Me-
"Some people are like Slinkies..... They are not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." -Unknown-
DAMMIT! -Jack Bauer-
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