Tuesday, October 13, 2009
I do have a problem with athletes/celebrities expressing their opinions about politics but only if they do it in a public fashion. I think if they express their feelings, especially in a negative way publically, they are abusing their privileges of having the spotlight and intentionally bringing the political party, and our country down. I do agree that they do have the freedom of speech and can state their opinion about whatever subject they choose to, but I do think that when they do it publically, they are being selfish and abusing their power. If they are going to bash politics I think they should do it on their own time. In addition, even if they are going to address the politics in a positive fashion, I do not think it is right for them to do it publically.
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I don't think it matter whether what they have to say is negative or positive. Whether it is negative or positive depends on the viewers opinion simply because they could either be standing up for what the viewer agrees on or could be going against it. By athletes and other famous people standing up and speaking about their opinions I think it has the potential to motivate others to think about other topics. I don't think anyone would go on national television to purposely make themselves look idiotic and uninformed.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lindsey here. Athletes are entitled to their own opinions, just like everyone else in this country. However I also believe that sometimes athletes and celebrities tend to abuse their stardom and get people to think things that aren't always correct. However, sometimes I don't think that it is the athletes fault because society needs to be careful of what is said and think critically about it, and that goes for what the media says as well. Also I feel bad for athletes because sometimes the media can make things public that the athletes were not plaining on going public. Which is why athletes need to be careful about what they say and need to know what they are talking about, especially with alot of athletes using Twitter nowadays.
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