Random thoughts on: Celebrity Influence

Some celebrities like to use their voice to create change. They win an award and use their acceptance speech time to talk about politics or climate change. They use their social media following to influence people to help when there is a cause for it. Sometimes it is welcome. But other times, people think they should know their place as entertainers, and stay there.

Some people want to listen to music or go on social media without hearing celebrities speak up about issues that matter to them. For some, it's because they assume since the celebs are rich, they're full of it and don't have any actual problems. For others, they just don't care and are tired of hearing about it. They just don't want to hear about BLM, homelessness, or climate change anymore. They react to them as if they are trends that can get old.

I understand their viewpoint to not want to hear about it. I get that focusing on the world's problems on top of personal issues can be overwhelming. You can turn to social media or entertainment to get away from it and distract yourself for even just a few hours and have a bit of emotional rest. But, the problem with this is it can become all some people do. Some people have become so overwhelmed that they spend all their time being distracted. It feels better to be; to think about your favorite shows, movies, and games.

So celebrities use the unique opportunity. They're the ones we're watching and they want to tell us to look. Because if you look off for too long, it becomes harder to believe that there's a problem, just because you haven't seen it.