There has been a strong underlying opinion of celebrities in politics, and that is they shouldnt be.
So lets say you Mr/Mrs MoFo were to become famous in the film/tv industry, would you shut up about what you believe then? Theyre just people folks, and get angry or excited just like all of us. Should we act like obedient dogs whenever they speak? No, but maybe theres a fear that many do, and it annoys our sense of justice. Nonetheless they have a voice as celebrities arent our dogs.
I wanted to make this thread as there are many celebrities tweets, news stories worth posting, and I dont want to derail discussions in other threads.
J.K. Rowling accuses Mike Pence of hypocrisy with a tweet quoting the Bible
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US for 90 days. The order also suspended all refugee admissions for 120 days.
The backlash has been monumental. Protesters took to streets across the US, and heads of state and titans of industry vocally rebuked Trump's actions.
While Trump took the bulk of criticism over the ban, J.K. Rowling took aim at his second-in-command, Vice President Mike Pence, drawing attention to the former Indiana governor's words in December 2015:
She followed up with a quote from the Gospel of Matthew:
Rowling faced some backlash of her own for the tweet; she responded to in a similarly sharp manner:
/photo/1" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/statu...934849/photo/1
http://www.businessinsider.com/jk-ro...l-tweet-2017-1
So lets say you Mr/Mrs MoFo were to become famous in the film/tv industry, would you shut up about what you believe then? Theyre just people folks, and get angry or excited just like all of us. Should we act like obedient dogs whenever they speak? No, but maybe theres a fear that many do, and it annoys our sense of justice. Nonetheless they have a voice as celebrities arent our dogs.
I wanted to make this thread as there are many celebrities tweets, news stories worth posting, and I dont want to derail discussions in other threads.
J.K. Rowling accuses Mike Pence of hypocrisy with a tweet quoting the Bible
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US for 90 days. The order also suspended all refugee admissions for 120 days.
The backlash has been monumental. Protesters took to streets across the US, and heads of state and titans of industry vocally rebuked Trump's actions.
While Trump took the bulk of criticism over the ban, J.K. Rowling took aim at his second-in-command, Vice President Mike Pence, drawing attention to the former Indiana governor's words in December 2015:
She followed up with a quote from the Gospel of Matthew:
Rowling faced some backlash of her own for the tweet; she responded to in a similarly sharp manner:
/photo/1" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/statu...934849/photo/1
http://www.businessinsider.com/jk-ro...l-tweet-2017-1