Famous
artists are often treated like some kind of superhumans with an accordingly
superhuman authority, even on subjects they have nothing to do with. What are
the consequences?
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We can't trust anyone expressing his or her opinion publicly.
And how can we consider someone so untrustworthy an intellectual and moral authority? |
You see
this quote often. Artists, let's say the actors Ex and Why, say that Donald
Trump is bad, that everyone should work together to fight world hunger, cancer
and dictatorships, that misogyny is horrible and so on. And for some reason the
more widely known Ex and Why are, the more weight their words get. As if famous
artists weren't just normal humans like you and me.
Getting
famous people to support one's cause is an old, widely known and widely used
marketing strategy that benefits both sides: People, organizations and everyone
whose agenda Ex and Why support get more attention and more money (if they
collect donations). And since artists usually support causes that are
considered good by most people, they get more positive attention by the media,
more popularity and eventually more money.
Famous
artists are people looked up to. Their opinion matters. Even if it is wrong,
opportunistic or just a marketing strategy. Isn't it questionable?