Andreia,
Your post entitled "good for me,
good for you, good for everyone" was very enlightening and I
strongly agree with many of your points that you had mentioned.
Right from the beginning of lecture, it
was clear that many individuals did not like Justin Bieber even
though they really knew nothing about him. They had a preconceived
notion that since he is only 18 years old, he is just a music
industry product that large corporations have exploited in order to
make billions of dollars. His authenticity is definitely something
that many question, and rightfully so. But is it right to discredit
his good deeds just because he is a kid? As you mentioned in your
blog post, many other celebrities have been extremely generous in
supporting charities and many are not questioned for their motives.
Charity and goodness should not be
associated with authenticity. From what I had understood from
Corona's article, authenticity is associated with ones persona and
whether the way they are presenting themselves is true. Celebrities
can easily fake their persona and therefore be inauthentic, but can
one “fake” charity? Does charity and goodness not provide the
same benefits whether the person is authentic or not? Whether an
individual does something good in order to gain positive publicity
should not be criticized too harshly. Charity provides positive
outcomes, and one must look beyond the person who is providing the
charity and towards those who are receiving it.
I also believe that most individuals
would do charitable acts if they had the opportunity to be involved.
I do not believe that any individual, especially a young boy who has
had so much good fortune in his short life and with a strong
Christian background, would be unwilling to give back to those less
fortunate. As a Christian, Justin Bieber's generosity should not be
criticized for these are core values of the Christian tradition.
People need to be less critical of the charitable acts of celebrities
and see that people can be generous without ulterior motives. Or
maybe I am being too naïve...
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