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Re: Celebrities and the Environment
Perhaps I see this differently.
Imagine that YOU and I have celebrity for some reason. And suppose that we each have areas of interest that we consider extremely important--be they environmental or political or even spiritual.
Wouldn't we want to use our access to the media to convey our interests to the public? I know DARNED WELL that I would!
As a frequent visitor to Africa, I know first-hand how bad the situation there is. I'm delighted to see people like George Clooney, Sting, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and anyone else with the public ear speak up and direct attention to the plight of people AND animals on that continent.
Celebrities are just people....like you & me...and if they're thinking beyond their own lives to help others, HOORAY FOR THEM! It'd be easy to slip into the vapid, self-centered, narcissistic world of Paris Hilton, for example.
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My candle's burning at both ends, it will not last the night. But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--It gives a lovely light!--Edna St. Vincent Millay
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