1 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:04,860 Dear Celebrities, 2 00:00:04,860 --> 00:00:10,760 I’m sorry to be the one to have to break this to you, but we do not care—not in the 3 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:16,300 slightest particle of an imaginary thing—what you think. 4 00:00:16,300 --> 00:00:18,260 If this surprises you, I understand. 5 00:00:18,260 --> 00:00:23,880 Because, let’s be fair: We play an important role in your delusion. 6 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:29,439 We camp out for days to buy tickets to your sold-out shows, then shout for you to reach 7 00:00:29,439 --> 00:00:32,880 down from the stage to touch our hands. 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,379 Faster than science would believe humanly possible, we learn the lyrics to your every 9 00:00:37,379 --> 00:00:41,760 song and master the choreography to your every dance move. 10 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:46,040 We devour your movies, TV shows, and Netflix specials. 11 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:50,160 From that angle, I suppose it’s easy to believe that after all the adulation, 12 00:00:50,160 --> 00:00:54,880 all the fan mail and all the magazine covers, you may have actually come to believe 13 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,940 that we care what you think. 14 00:00:57,940 --> 00:00:59,460 But you’re wrong. 15 00:00:59,460 --> 00:01:01,600 Nobody cares what you think. 16 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:02,580 Nobody! 17 00:01:02,580 --> 00:01:05,480 Well, maybe your mother and your therapist do. 18 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,000 But we don’t—not even a little. 19 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,860 Allow me to spell this one out for you. 20 00:01:10,860 --> 00:01:17,320 I go to a Lady Gaga concert to hear her belt out tunes that remind me of my messy college days. 21 00:01:17,320 --> 00:01:23,120 But watching her desperate protest against the results of a free and fair election? 22 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:27,840 Hardly an event I’d ever care to see again in my lifetime. 23 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:33,060 I follow Beyoncé because—let’s face it—nobody does a break-up anthem better. 24 00:01:33,060 --> 00:01:40,240 But can someone please tell me why I should care if she’s for Hillary… or for Garfield the Cat? 25 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:45,100 And here’s to you, Marc Jacobs—you design a killer pair of shoes. 26 00:01:45,100 --> 00:01:49,480 But as a political philosopher you leave a lot to be desired. 27 00:01:49,500 --> 00:01:56,180 In fact, it’s difficult to comprehend why you thought it necessary to publicly refuse 28 00:01:56,180 --> 00:01:58,300 to dress our first lady. 29 00:01:58,300 --> 00:02:04,000 And to the scores of celebrities who threaten to move out of the country if we don’t vote 30 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,640 your way—wow! 31 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:13,840 Just how long on a private jet must one travel to reach that level of narcissism? 32 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:18,820 This may rock your glittery world, but we don’t care whether you stay in America 33 00:02:18,820 --> 00:02:21,440 or move to another country. 34 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,620 Why would we care where you live? 35 00:02:25,620 --> 00:02:30,580 On the one hand, we should find all of this amusing; but on the other, it’s actually 36 00:02:30,580 --> 00:02:37,660 deeply offensive: It’s offensive that you confuse our admiration for blind faith. 37 00:02:37,660 --> 00:02:43,300 When Eminem raps I have to either pick him or the president of the United States, 38 00:02:43,300 --> 00:02:47,160 I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. 39 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:52,540 Which is why it’s important that I take this moment to offer each and every one of 40 00:02:52,540 --> 00:02:57,100 you celebs a free ride back down to Planet Earth. 41 00:02:57,100 --> 00:03:02,660 What happens outside of your gated communities, chauffeured SUVs, and personal assistant’s 42 00:03:02,660 --> 00:03:06,080 iPhone is the real world. 43 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:11,220 It’s the rest of us, working very hard to earn a living—working toward that weekend 44 00:03:11,220 --> 00:03:16,160 break, when we can perhaps afford to treat ourselves to your concerts, your movies, 45 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,940 and your handbags. 46 00:03:18,940 --> 00:03:22,120 You see, we want to enjoy what you do. 47 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,260 Sing. Dance. Act. Design. 48 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,260 It’s a wonderful gift you have. 49 00:03:27,260 --> 00:03:32,100 And it’s extremely valuable not only to you, but to us. 50 00:03:32,100 --> 00:03:38,100 Entertaining people—making them laugh, or cry—is something that you should take pride in. 51 00:03:38,100 --> 00:03:42,160 You enrich our world with your talent. 52 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:49,080 But when you go on a political rant on late night TV or call your fans racist and sexist 53 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:55,060 —my God, these people are your fans!— just because they don’t think or vote the way you want 54 00:03:55,060 --> 00:04:00,000 them to, you cross a line. 55 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,220 You lose touch with reality. 56 00:04:03,220 --> 00:04:07,160 You become just another shill for another politician. 57 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,540 And who wants to be a fan of that? 58 00:04:10,540 --> 00:04:14,200 I’m Candace Owens for Prager University.