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Basically Diana9, what irks is the fact you're defending Russell, when he doesn't need defending. As evident by his numerous videos, he is perfectly capable of defending himself. He doesn't need, and more to the point, the wider movement for social change does not need Russell Brand to be a talking point. I imagine that Russell himself would want people like you to learn more about the issues he talks about (New Era estate, for example) and defend the real struggles which involve real working-class people who don't have the luxury (and yes, it is a luxury in this case, and in most cases) of a paparazzi press pack slavering over their every word because it sells papers.
He is trying to use this situation to the advantage of the causes he celebrates, and I believe he believes that he's doing a good thing, and potentially, he is, but when people start to worship him or just post his videos / tweets without any comment whatsoever, as you have done numerous times in this thread, it seems a little sad. Especially that someone in California came so close to giving a shit about working-class issues in England but got stuck at the last hurdle of "Russell Brand".
He is trying to use this situation to the advantage of the causes he celebrates, and I believe he believes that he's doing a good thing, and potentially, he is, but when people start to worship him or just post his videos / tweets without any comment whatsoever, as you have done numerous times in this thread, it seems a little sad. Especially that someone in California came so close to giving a shit about working-class issues in England but got stuck at the last hurdle of "Russell Brand".