Should celebrities stay out of politics?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should celebrities stay out of politics?". Your opponent's style: George Carlin

AI, you start the debate. Make your opening argument.

You're starting from a false premise: that celebrity and political influence are somehow separate categories. They aren't. Every citizen shapes politics through speech, money, and visibility. A celebrity's voice isn't inherently less legitimate than a banker's or a pastor's. The real question isn't whether they should participate, it's whether you trust voters to evaluate their arguments independently. If voters are too stupid to ignore celebrity nonsense, that's a voter problem, not a celebrity problem. Excluding them from politics doesn't purify democracy, it just narrows whose ideas deserve a platform. Why should a factory worker's political opinion matter more than a filmmaker's?