Celebrity activism - run amok?

‎"Lady Gaga and Alice Walker don't have much in common. One dresses in red meat; the other doesn't even eat the stuff. One writes lyrics like "I want your ugly, I want your disease, I want your everything as long as it's free." The other writes The Color Purple. But they are both cultural celebrities, and the media gravitates to them for comments. And both have used this celebrity status to weigh in on global issues."

Foreign Policy Goes Gaga - IPS

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John Feffer
Celebrities are going global in their activism. But are they doing the right thing?