Celebrities

What a great responsibility! Some have argued it is not entirely fair that celebrities have the eyes of the world watching them. Should you have to live your life in a socially responsible way just because your craft takes you into the public eye? I suppose you shouldn't have to, but I would hope the celebrities would want to. That they would see what great power they posses and what a great responsibility they have. Right now my personal favorite celebrity is Bono. I feel as if he has not only accepted the challenge of being a celebrity, but embraced it. So for one of my classes I have to read a publication called the UN Wire (from the United Nations) and I have to read it daily. In one issue of the publication they had an article on U2's Bono. What a great example of a celebrity, while possibly not making the best personal decisions all the time (I'm not sure if he does or doesn't) taking his fame and doing something socially responsible with it. For those of you who have not heard Bono is the new expert on African issues including the AIDS crisis and economic development. Bono has created a socially responsible line of clothing too (meaning that it wasn't created in sweatshop conditions like some of the clothes you might even be wearing right now). I believe some celebrities are doing more than their fair share to making sure they use their fame well. If a celebrity is doing well in this department, I believe it is up to the public to support these people to let them know we appreciate what they are doing. We might see more celebrities like Bono spring up if they are fully supported by the public.