Posted by ---[Randall]--- at cache2-nrth.server.ntli.net on March 21, 2003 at 20:04:52:
In Reply to: Quick Poll about -- Celebrity! Woo-woo, glam-ah! posted by Booty Princess on March 21, 2003 at 20:01:45:
: I would have said this was off-topic, but granted what was most rilin' the board up today (though quite possibly, I think Mewes is just a less controversial subject than the war, and we'd rather fight about ANYTHING else at this point);
: 1) Should a public figure's personal life play into how they are perceived? Examples: Roman Polanski & Woody Allen (sexual deviancy), Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Taylor (high-profile romantic adventurism), Marilyn Manson (wierd religion), Jason Mewes (don't make me smack you), etc.
: Have they given up their right to privacy by choosing a public life? Or should their public career be considered separately from their personal business?
: 2) Does it matter if the person is a politician, or an artist, an athlete or a businessman? Should some public figures be allowed to have more privacy than others?
: 3) Should public figures who aren't politicians make political statements? I.e. is it their duty to remain neutral, or their duty to use the platform they've been given to speak their minds?
: 4) Do you approve of celebrities entering politics? I.e. Ronald Reagan, Jesse Ventura, Jane Fonda, etc.
: 5) Do you approve of the Grammies, and presumably the Oscars, being censored?
: That's all.