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Originally Posted by willravel
Right. Don Cheadle has been an amazing figurehead for Darfur lately, for example. He's used his stardom in order to bring attention to stopping genocide. He has earned my permanent respect. I don't think the Darfur peace/intervention movement would have anywhere near the exposure with Don Cheadle.
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That's one reason I don't automatically attack celebrities who speak out, even when I disagree with them. Don is not the world's hugest movie star, but he's still a celebrity. Having gained some recognition in another field, far from disqualifying you from speaking on issues, I think is inherently noble, to use it to maybe make a difference for others, not just pad your own mansion.
I don't agree with a lot of things stars say when they speak out. Let's be frank, a lot of them make absolute fools of themselves. But a person like Cheadle is not one of those, and I do hope that people respect what he's doing raising awareness on issues such as Darfur and other similar situations in central and east Africa.
Josh