Friday, April 24, 2020

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Celebrity Reactions to Being Cooped Up During the Wuhan Virus Outbreak

RedState  "Despite being a perfect example of what it is to be massively out of touch with everyone else due to wealth combining with ideological isolation, celebrities and artists do serve a purpose. They are, first and foremost, entertainers.
"For the most part, we get pretty annoyed with celebrities who put social outreach and political change before their jobs. It’s a bad habit Hollywood has developed over the years, and it’s become so bad that even fellow celebrities have had to shame their colleagues into recognizing their place such as Ricky Gervais did at the Golden Globes."


. . . "During this Wuhan virus pandemic, celebrities have reacted in various ways. Some of them are doing the exact opposite of what they should be doing and are attempting to exhibit some kind of thought leadership, or what they think thought leadership is.
"Others are doing exactly what they should be doing and are doing what it is their job to do; entertain.
"I like to end on a good note so let’s get the bad examples out of the way first." . . .

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