My analysis is a little simpler. An athlete or an actor ought not be using his celebrity to make political points. It’s an abuse of power. His political viewpoint is no more valid than anyone else’s. He’s paid to play the game, not to give his political opinions. If he decides to give his opinion despite the fact that no one asked him his opinion, then he’s inviting ridicule and disgust. Ultimately, that erodes the bottom line.
Yeah, but there are new generations of entertainment numbskulls coming up all the time. They don't learn from past experience, so here we are.
Andy Warhol's "15 minutes of fame" concept is turning out to be as significant as Moore's Law for understanding the modern world.
Celebrity athletes are a relatively new phenomena but the Romantics like Blake and Shelley elevated artists to prophets and seers who are fonts of esoteric wisdom. That’s why actors are taken seriously by a certain segment of the population.