We as a society need to stop idolizing celebrities regardless of reprehensible off-stage behavior. Otherwise we will be complicit in creating more Michael Jackson scenarios.
A soft ballad on the piano begins to play and singer/song-writer Stephanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta soulfully releases the words, “You’re giving me a million reasons to let you go, you’re giving me a million reasons to quit the show,” from her 2016 Album “Joanne.”
This year’s Academy Awards were praised by many for tackling pressing issues including the lack of diversity in Hollywood and global warming, but the topic of sexual assault was one of the biggest of the night, with Vice President Joe Biden and singer Lady Gaga pushing for the end of rape culture.
Believing in a cause is a great thing, and as citizens we should all do our part to help out some sort of non-profit organization. But when our beliefs begin to stem from the endorsements of celebrities, there is something very wrong with that picture.