From the perspective of some people, aid agencies can take advantage of celebrity’s fame to raise public awareness towards certain matters of importance. Others, however, hold the view that such method may only bring counterproductive results. Personally, I find the latter more convincing.
Those who support the idea of using famed individuals’ assistance have their own justifications. First of all, people who are considered role models apparently have a considerable amount of influence on the public. Emma Watson, for instance, being a prominent actress, is currently the goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, promoting gender equality and undoubtedly drawing a great deal of attention from her admirers. Furthermore, a wider range of the population can be reached if an organisation’s campaign is represented by a popular star. In many parts of the world, some film stars are even more well-known to the locals than the organisation itself owes to their appearance in familiar cinematic products. Therefore the introduction of a humanitarian campaign can be further facilitated thanks to the artists.
Nevertheless, I can understand why other people are against inviting celebrities for assistance. When relying on the fame of some people to attract more public attention, an aid programme can also be affected by their scandals. Mass public disapproval may arise from a representative receiving a speeding ticket or getting caught using illegal drugs, undervaluing the significance of the aid programme. Another foreseeable drawback is that the public might take the presence of famous entertainers as a mere publicity stunt. Without the evidence of real actions taken to mitigate a problem such as participating in a volunteer team to help the people in need, famous people may fail to draw the attention of people to the situation.
In conclusion, while some people have reasons to believe in the success of celebrities in getting people to pay attention, I tend to think that such approach might not prove to be effective for aid organisations as expected.
From the perspective of
some
people
,
aid
agencies can take advantage of celebrity’s fame to raise
public
awareness towards certain matters of importance. Others,
however
, hold the view that such method may
only
bring counterproductive results.
Personally
, I find the latter more convincing.
Those who support the
idea
of using famed individuals’ assistance have their
own
justifications.
First of all
,
people
who
are considered
role models
apparently
have a considerable amount of influence on the
public
. Emma Watson,
for instance
, being a prominent actress, is
currently
the goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, promoting gender equality and
undoubtedly
drawing a great deal of
attention
from her admirers.
Furthermore
, a wider range of the population can
be reached
if an
organisation
’s campaign
is represented
by a popular star. In
many
parts of the world,
some
film stars are even more well-known to the locals than the
organisation
itself owes to their appearance in familiar cinematic products.
Therefore
the introduction of a humanitarian campaign can be
further
facilitated thanks to the artists.
Nevertheless
, I can understand why other
people
are against inviting celebrities for assistance. When relying on the fame of
some
people
to attract more
public
attention
, an
aid
programme
can
also
be
affected
by their scandals. Mass
public
disapproval may arise from a representative receiving a speeding ticket or getting caught using illegal drugs, undervaluing the significance of the
aid
programme
. Another foreseeable drawback is that the
public
might take the presence of
famous
entertainers as a mere publicity stunt. Without the evidence of real actions taken to mitigate a problem such as participating in a volunteer team to
help
the
people
in need,
famous
people
may fail to draw the
attention
of
people
to the situation.
In conclusion
, while
some
people
have reasons to believe in the success of celebrities in getting
people
to pay
attention
, I tend to
think
that such approach might not prove to be effective for
aid
organisations
as
expected
.