Celeb Speech

I know it is tough for celebrities to understand and accept, but at least half of any given audience does not want to hear that celebrity's opinions on anything.  They want to see/hear that celebrity perform.  After all, these people did not become celebrities because of their intelligence or their beliefs, but because they act, sing, or perform comedy well.

 

That leads into my next point.  Any celebrity who pops off about censorship after the market or private business punishes them financially for exercising their free speech immediately displays their lack of intelligence.  The free market and private businesses have every right to disassociate themselves from those who hold beliefs they disagree with.  What these celebrities fail to understand is that we have freedom of speech but not speech without a price.  We are all accountable for what we say, and that includes Whoopi Goldberg, Linda Ronstadt, the Dixie Chicks, etc, etc.  You want to spout off, fine, but don't whine when you have to face the consequences of your own words.