verte76
Blue Crack Addict
I've just read an article on a mailing list that's taken from the Sunday Times. The article accuses Bono, George Michael, and Bob Geldof of being hypocrites. The accusation is rooted in the fact that these guys supposedly know that being a star is a bit ridiculous, but use their stardom anyway. I don't think I agree with this. Bono clearly understands the absurdity of celebrity. Yes, he's using it. The fact of the matter is that celebrity status exists. I don't think he's necessarily giving the whole celebrity circus a huge stamp of approval. He's acknowledging the fact that it exists, and since it does, why not go for something more than VIP passes? If you can use it to get people to focus on a huge problem like global AIDS or other big time political or social problems that you feel strongly about, why not?