The only reason anybody should listen to a celebrity’s political opinion is if that celebrity has shown some political expertise or astute political insight in the past.
Celebrities are not better than other people. They often have one thing they’re good at, and are ridiculously stupid outside of that area. And often, they don’t even have that one thing they’re good at.
“Look, I know I say a lot of shit up here, okay, but nobody should take me seriously. I am an idiot. I don’t know science or politics. I tell dick and fart jokes for a living.” - Joe Rogan, during a stand-up special over a decade before his podcast
The only reason anybody should listen to a celebrity’s political opinion is if that celebrity has shown some political expertise or astute political insight in the past.
Celebrities are not better than other people. They often have one thing they’re good at, and are ridiculously stupid outside of that area. And often, they don’t even have that one thing they’re good at.
“Look, I know I say a lot of shit up here, okay, but nobody should take me seriously. I am an idiot. I don’t know science or politics. I tell dick and fart jokes for a living.” - Joe Rogan, during a stand-up special over a decade before his podcast
The irony.
I think they deserve the same consideration anyone with an opinion does. If their opinion is clearly uninformed or just vile, it can be discarded.