Monday, 5 March 2012

Response to Andreia De Freitas "Good for you, good for me, good for everyone!"

http://smc305ohmyblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/good-for-you-good-for-me-good-for.html


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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