Bill Cosby slipping women a mickey and raping them. Michael Jackson molesting children. Johnny Depp slapping his wife around. Too many to name cheating on spouses/significant others. Sex and drugs in general.
Celebrities are role models, but so are we. The only difference is that their sphere of influence is larger. Fans of the folks I listed above will object, no doubt, that an accusation is not the same as having actually done the deed. For purposes of the point I'm about to make, all of that is immaterial.
Years ago, I was told that to go to the movies was to reward "the Hollywood lifestyle" of divorce and adultery and debauchery. It made no sense to me then and makes no sense to me now. We pay actors to act, singers to sing, comedians to make us laugh.
Laughing at "BROWM right on top of good ole Noah" doesn't mean I'm okay with roofies. Rocking out to Thriller doesn't mean I believe kids need molested. Enjoying Pirates of the Caribbean doesn't mean I like punching women. None of that even means I think the accusations are unfounded. (Some I do believe are unfounded or exaggerated, but that's also beside my point.)
Look at the current Presidential race. All these candidates are being judged, at least in part, on their personal lives instead of the qualifications for the job. Can you imagine being told you didn't get a customer service job because you didn't divorce your cheating husband? Not because you came into the interview and insulted the other interviewees, not because you refused to serve the poor or the ethnic, but for something that has no bearing on the job?
It's lunch time. If I go to Subway, it doesn't mean I'm okay with what Jared did. It just means I like them sandwiches!
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