@SarahMC: No they're not. But the mocking tone of the post above (and yours) rubs me up the wrong way.

@Marya: No I don't but I certainly think that they should be discouraged.

It's not their fault it's called The Fuck Truck and they're within their rights to support who they like. Just saying.

Twenty Volkswagens? Where are all those people that told me celebrities meant all those right on things they say?

No I don't but I certainly think that they should be discouraged.

@Green Goth Brit Chick: When the object of the fantasy is a real person then it needs to be looked at seriously yes.

Is it hate speech to call all muslims the enemy?

@Marya: Plenty of celebrities who have had violent and/or sexual fanfiction written about themselves find it disturbing and worrying.

@Magnakai Haaskivi: The King of Ireland?

@ladyshiv: Really? I must be blind and deaf because I haven't heard Bono say anything about any charity or cause for a while. Of course some celebrities are politically aware and interested, the two are by no means mutually exclusive, but the question becomes to celebrity endorsements help or hinder? The debate…

Like Oprah would have been allowed any juice.

@ItchykooParker: My main issue is with all the plaudits he receives for bigging himself up and increasing his personal profile when the people on the ground doing the work every single day go unthanked and ignored. It's also because he is no expert and the amount of (justified) criticism increases an unwillingness to…

@undefined: @gold_gato: I think we have our wires crossed.

@BiBiVirtue: ...I just want to throw things at my television and yell 'Shut up Bono and let Nelson Mandela talk!

@scullymurphy: That's true. Even though we have religious leaders making up part of parliament we are very much better at Separation of Church and state than the US is. We just let the religious nutbags (of all kinds) get on with it.

@ineffable.me: Exactly!

@Eeva: Ha!

@BeckySharper: I'm judging because I think he does more harm than good in a lot of cases. Seeing him put sunglasses on The Pope or wearing South African dress and grinning smugly just turns a lot of people,including me and the majority of my friends, off.

@gherkinfiend: Exactly.

@tonightineed: No no no, is egomania and shocking self-promotion know no bounds.