When someone defines themselves as a public figure, it’s inevitable and obvious that the things that they say and do, impact people watching them around the globe. However, when someone chooses a profession in politics, or to be someone in a position whose sworn to protect and represent an entire country, that person’s actions and words are expected and required to meet a higher bar and an assurance of maturity, trust, and responsibility.
So when people complain about matters such as how Ariana Grande should handle a terrorist attack, it’s unfair to treat her as if she had signed up to be a political leader, with a role in warfare, instead of a pop star.
Or Kathy Griffin, a comedian, who’s profession is designed to be much more lenient and forgiving towards possible offense, who is compared to Trump. In a distressed video, she even confessed that the controversial photo she’d posed in had ended her career. And yet, Donald Trump is able to maintain his position as the president, despite endless vulgar controversies and insensitive behavior. She was condemned for portraying violence by Trump and much of the media, despite Trump claiming he could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Avenue and still win the election, or his egging on of his supporters to beat people up who disagreed with them or hinting at people to shoot Hillary Clinton.
The fact of the matter is that people love to compare Trump to other well-known figures, who act in less-than-professional. Such as the “you listen to rap music that degrades women, why does it matter if Trump does,” argument. But it’s time drawing irrelevant comparisons between Trump and other celebrities has ended. As the president, he holds an entirely different position. He is supposed to make everyone feel safe. His job, unlike Griffin’s, and other artists is not supposed to be an interpretive controversy.
It’s concerning, that the populous hold the president to lower expectations than a comedian. It demonstrates his lack of credentialing, and that he truly is stuck in the mindset of being a celebrity, and being held accountable as such, instead of the president.
Kathy Griffin has been fired for her demonstration against Trump, while he remains unaffected by his vile actions and extremities. Ariana Grande is under fire (mostly by adult, conservative men), for her humanly response to experiencing a traumatic terrorist attack, being critiqued on how she dressed, what she did after, and what she’s going to do next, meanwhile the president is on the verge of spiraling America into war, while his supporters defend his reckless choices. While Ariana handled the devastating situation with grace, it resonated with many that she, a young woman with no experience or expectation in responding to terror, was a stronger, and more stable leader, than the one who holds millions of lives in his hands.
It’s unfair, to give Trump, a man who is expected to act with diligence, lower standards than entertainers. He doesn’t share the same dynamic or field as comedians, rappers, and rock stars. He forced himself into being our president, and yet it seems he still doesn’t comprehend what that entails.
Perhaps, Donald Trump should have followed the example of Griffin and perused a career in comedy. After all, he is a joke.
