Celebrity Influence

Oprah is supporting Barack Obama for president, which is her right. Some people believe she is wrong to be so outspoken about her political views because she has such an influence on people, she can persuade them to see the world as she does. America, a country which still wants boast about free speech is becoming more censored every day. Case in point, the Dixie Chicks, namely Natalie, speaking out against the war in Iraq. Why do we elevate these people to be more than people with the same rights as the rest of us? Are they not entitled to express themselves like everyone else? If we believe that they can influence our way of thinking then that says more about us than them. We should be able to make up our own minds about who we vote for, if we are for or aganist any cause or action. It is not fair to celebrities to ask them to be anything more than human and it is totally unfair to ourselves to allow anyone to have that much influence over us.

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