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Re: yet do not, i would not go
To me, what bothers me about 'celebrities' espousing
certain causes is that they act as if that because
they care about it, and because they're famous, that
we should all drop what we're doing and follow their
lead. I also have a problem with them speaking up
about causes when they haven't done their homework
(Sting comes to mind). That's the problem with the
emotional appeal...it's a knee-jerk response, but you
have to get your facts in order if you truly want to
make a difference, rather than just make a sound bite
or a photo-op. I'm all for someone using what limited
influence they have to do things other than make more
$$, but as long as it's actual and not window
dressing.
My 2 cents...will not stain clothes or carpet.
--- rhys daily <shadow at teuton_org> wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, Kelvin Bailey wrote:
>
> > I pretty much feel this way about most
> musicians/actors who espouse
> > political causes.
> >
> > Kelvin
>
> but why? why is it bad for someone in the public eye
> to support something
> publicly?
>
> is it their method, or the idea that they do it at
> all?
>
> i think it's good that they do try - it makes a
> certain segment of the
> population aware of things they might not otherwise
> know about.
>
> for example: how many regular people knew how bad
> slavery was in africa
> still today? or how bad the exploitation of children
> who are taken to
> europe as 'children/dependents' of unscrupulous
> people? or how bad things
> were in afghanistan for women? or about fgm, refugee
> trafficing etc? who
> hears about the chinese AIDS epedemic, or the child
> rapes in africa?
>
> a lot of people wouldn't have known about fgm if not
> for the model a few
> years ago who spoke out in reader's digest about it
> happening. the stuff
> in afghanistan wouldn't have been heard quite so
> strongly before the
> buddha statues were destroyed. the plight of child
> trafficing wouldn't
> have been brought to the eye of parliament in
> britain if not for the death
> of one victoria climbe, and now people are
> horrified.
>
> and it goes on. if popular people want to support a
> cause, good for them.
> the world is made up of people and not all of them
> read papers outside
> their respective country.
>
> the only way i learn about stuff like this is i read
> the bbc and other
> papers like it - but not everyone can or will.
>
> people in the world will act when they know enough.
> and if some famous
> person talking about it will make them think, and
> act - good.
>
> but i don't think you're saying famous type people
> shouldn't support
> stuff, jst not with the bad emotional pleas.
>
> i think... maybe emotional pleas can be ok, but i
> think the effect wears
> off quickly - more quickly than something that
> affects their thinking
> proccess.
>
> the end.
>
> rhys
> --
> chomp while $carrots >= 1;
>
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