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 already wrong about the premise. "Should celebrities stay out of politics?" assumes politics is some sacred domain separate from culture, but culture shapes policy more than policy shapes culture. When celebrities leverage their platform, they're not contaminating politics, they're democratizing it. A actor with a megaphone reaches millions who'd never read a policy brief. That's not corruption of the system, that's activation of it. Your real complaint isn't that celebrities participate, it's that they participate *successfully* and sometimes disagree with you. So which is it, why exactly should fame disqualify someone from civic engagement that any ordinary citizen has the right to pursue?