Dear Mr. or Mrs. Celebrity:

We don’t love you. You are not at all-important to us. Your opinions, your heartaches, your hobbies and your drama have absolutely no value to us outside of entertainment.

What we love is what we pay you for. Nothing more.

There are people who love you. That group includes your family, friends and stalkers.

When you get up on a stage and do what we pay to see we are happy. When you are in an entertaining movie we are happy. Even your infamous videos usually contain something people are willing to pay for.

But when you get up on stage and say the stuff we don’t pay you for- well, welcome back to Earth. People will respond to you almost as if it was me up there. All the sudden you’re not captain celebrity, you are another loudmouth out of their element.

Hey, I know you- you’re that actress, that singer, that comedian- not that politician.

If we want you to sing, then sing. If we want you to dance- then dance. Don’t use the moment that people are fixated on your talent to start spurting your beliefs and pet projects.

We don’t care what you think- we care about how much money we paid to see you entertain us. People whose vote could be swayed by a mediocre sitcom star would probably be just as likely to vote for a cartoon rabbit.

Do me a personal favor. When you do become so enamored by yourself that you think we actually want to hear your political beliefs, please graciously take whatever you get in return.

Then go home and practice whatever it is that did actually get you famous- because unless you’re diving full-fledged into politics, we’d really like you to focus on the day job.

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