Celebrity Autism
February 28th, 2008 at 03:37 amWhen you hear celebrities talking about how they live with money problems, you can’t help but feel it’s not quite on par with most people’s money problems. Sure, they may be having trouble purchasing that third mansion down in the Bahamas, but I don’t think that’s quite the same as having your only home foreclosed on.
So when I hear a celebrity talk about raising a child with autism, I surprisingly find myself cringing. I know that somewhere there’s a shred of similarity between their situations and “everybody else’s,” but are they really the best people to become the face of this cause?
Awareness and attention is great, but unelected spokespeople kinda suck.