Regarding the Brad Pitt thing…I probably shouldn’t have such a strong opinion on this. After all, all I know about the situation is what I was told through popular media. The evidence does point overwhelmingly toward him becoming involved with Angelina before he and his wife were separated or even divorced.

That’s why I think he spat in the face of marriage. Not because he got divorced but because he cheated on his wife.

And neither you nor I nor anyone else other than Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston has any idea whatsoever what went on there. To say he has spit in the face of marriage is ridiculous. People separate and get divorced every day. While these actions may well say something about the people themselves, they can’t be taken as hard evidence of disdain for marriage as an institution. Quite the opposite is possible – it depends entirely on each individual couple’s circumstances.

With this in mind, I think celebrities have an added onus of liability for being sensitive to the weight their statements carry. They have to know that many of the people who can vote will be swayed by hearing who their favorite celebrity is voting for. Knowing this, I think it’s only reasonable to ask that celebrities keep their political opinions out of the public eye.

I think it’s great when celebrities advocate for change by working with charities and helping out in natural disasters. Putting celebrity to good use is a good thing, but I’m not sure that attending a political rally and telling people who to vote for is a responsible use of that power.

Why would the gay marriage advocates want Brad Pitt speaking out for them? A man who leaves his wife for another person essentially spits in the face of marriage, so why would anyone be happy to have him on their side? That may be another issue!

The fact that stupid celebrity opinions get a lot of play is as appropriately blamed on the media and our crazed celebrity-worshipping culture as on the celebs themselves – many of whom, as you hilariously point out, are just shooting off their mouths. I doubt Billie Joe, for example, equates his fame with credibility (if indeed he even knows what credibility means or how to spell it). And why shouldn’t Brad Pitt use his fame to shine a light on the gay marriage issue if he feels strongly about it?

Hope this helps a little the next time your gears start to grind. :)