I don't agree with the kirk on everything he writes, but I don't think that his opinion is
irrelevant either as long as it is substantive enough to warrant discussion. It's the opposition after all that even makes it a debate.
Personally, many people share such an opinion with Kirk and I'd like to hear from him
why as it expands my mind beyond my own established
thought bubble...
Kirk, to be fair I had read through your OP a number of times and tried to get through the feedback and responses as well. I didn't really understand what your underlying argument even was.
All that said, I've read your responses and have some thoughts...
I'm surprised to see Miley Cyrus in the OP of anything pertaining to
S&D. She's not exactly the first person that comes to mind when talking about moral code/moral decency... especially as it pertains to most celebrities who are active in the political scheme of things. (though Miley would feel her opinion matters, at least when it comes to feminism... which I'll cite later)
I'm assuming you were using her as prop/example, i.e. even the most hypocritical is trying to make money/gain followers by jumping on-board with the abuse allegations... i.e. the abuse allegations thing is an easy bandwagon for those who are selling records and CD's.... which means there is strong evidence of a
conflict of interest.
Not sure I see Miley Cyrus is hypocrit #1, but I do see her as an example (read: warning) of what children should not grow up to become.
In my POV,
most celebrities are hardly impartial. These music/entertainment celebrities are not great examples as they more often than not are catering/mimic-ing their liberal-leaning base.
Trump should know, they've been playing the video of his glowing review of Hillary Clinton when she was running for senator in NY on CNN
all day during the pre-debate coverage.
When Donald Trump Praised Hillary Clinton
http://time.com/3962799/donald-trump-hillary-clinton/
Quote:
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“I’m a businessman. I contribute to everybody,” Trump said. “When I needed Hillary, she was there. If I say ‘go to my wedding,’ they go to my wedding.”
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Did he choose to be democrat because of his base, or was he just kissing up to some well-known "winners" at the time in order to gain/influence and appear 'relevant' to his base audience (at the time)?
In terms of judging Miley Cyrus as specifically,
1) We don't know how much of her entertainment persona is her true persona. This is the problem with any celebrity. For all we know, she is completely different than what she portrays on Twitter and in her shows (which is really a brand, not a person). She could be a total hypocrite in real life or far more educated in politics than we even dreamed possible. Though I agree with you, she intentionally pushes buttons as an entertainment for sure... though this is still far from being a sexual predator.
2) It's not surprising she would be anti-Trump. It's practically a
sin to be a Trump supporter if your core base is skewed young and more of a liberal base.
That said,
3) Miley Cyrus at some point in her career started making connections between her new stage persona (post-Hannah Montana) and pro-feminism.
This is literally her brand. Her endorsement should be of no surprise.
Why Miley Is The Queen Of White Feminism
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why...white-feminism
4) While
I don't think she's particular notable with regards to their political expertise, many young fans turn to these people for guidance not only for what is expected of them, but their earliest political opinions are shaped by these celebrities... many of these celebraties are expected to not be entirely selfish, i.e. use their status power and respective platform(s) to take political stances in the name of "good causes". That does mean
something so she can't really advertise herself and her views to be something it really isn't. It could significantly hurt her image and hurt her relevancy. (see: Taylor Swift's crafted image and subsequent expose)
Anyway the debate is on, so I'll just leave this for now.