OFF: Celebrity Influence

[M Holmes]

John A Swartz writes:

> This kind of stuff really pisses me off.  People who think that
> because they're in the public eye, presumably for being "good" at
> something, they can dictate how we should act, look, and feel.  Who
> the fuck is John Travolta to influence U.S. foreign policy??  Because
> he can act and dance?  Big deal!

Rock stars do this all the time, though they usually make themselves
look so puerile that only pointyheaded government officials can believe
they're actually taken seriously by The Yoof of Today.

FoFP