The news is out, Ricky Martin is gay. Is anyone surprised? More importantly, who cares?
I'm not commenting on the ability of Ricky Martin. He is an established singer, and an entertainer with a fan following he has earned. He has had several hit songs, and likely will have several more.
But what does his sexuality have to do with anything? At what point does his musical talents mix with his sexual preferences? How does any of this affect listening to his songs?
The fact is, unless you are of the limited mental capacity that believes listening to the music of a gay person makes you gay, Martin has not changed. His music has not changed.
I am just so tired of the circus that the major media places on the bedding antics of entertainers. This one is dating that one. This one might be gay/lesbian. Another is having marital problems. Are fans so desperate to diminish the talents of some people that they need to find ways to tear them down? Is the media that desparate for advertising dollars that they need to tear down or tarnish a celebrity to make money?
Honestly, I could live the rest of my life and never hear about the bedroom preferences and daliances of another entertainer ever again. It adds nothing to what they can do, or my ability to enjoy it.
I place one caveat to this. When it comes to committing a crime. Celebrities like R Kelly and Roman Polanski, who are criminals that have preyed upon children deserve - and demand - to be ostracized. Part and parcel with their punishments should be the very public dissolution of their entertainment careers. I have neither pity nor remorse for those that prey upon the innocent.
Thus Ricky Martin is gay, Mo'nique believes in some form of open marriage, Sandra Bullock has a marital problem just like Tiger Woods. So what. That's their lives, not mine. Until the day that I am involved directly with the situation I don't really care. Because I will or will not support their future entertainment efforts based on the quality of what they present, not what they do and with whom behind closed doors.
Anything less diminishes those that choose to judge and not those being judged.
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