Having Their Say

Athletes and Entertainers and the Ethics of Speaking Out

Kristie Bunton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

271 Seiten

2021
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8098-9 (ISBN)

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Examines the ethical issues that arise when famous people speak out on issues unrelated to the performances that brought them to public attention. The book analyses celebrity speakers and demonstrates that justifiable speaking requires celebrity speakers, journalists, and audiences to consider ethical issues regarding platform, intent, and harm.

After Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks expressed her opposition to the Iraq War and President Bush in a country music concert, she was told to "shut up and sing." When NFL player Colin Kaepernick protested police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem, he was applauded by some and demonized by others. Both had their careers irrevocably altered by speaking out for their beliefs.

This book examines the ethical issues that arise when famous people speak out on issues often unrelated to the performances that brought those figures to public attention. It analyzes several celebrity speakers--singers Taylor Swift and the Chicks; satirist Jon Stewart; actor Tom Hanks; and athletes Serena Williams, Stephen Curry, Colin Kaepernick, and Naomi Osaka--and demonstrates that justifiable speaking requires celebrity speakers, journalists, and audiences to consider ethical issues regarding platform, intent, and harm. Celebrity speakers must exercise ethical care in a digital world where audiences equate celebrity status with authority and expertise about public issues. Finally, this book considers how people who are not famous can understand their ethical responsibilities for speaking out about public issues in their own spheres of influence.

Kristie Bunton is the dean of the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: Who Gets to Say What? Identifying Questions About Speaking Out by Celebrity Athletes and Entertainers

Part I—Ethical Territory to Consider

1. What’s the Cultural Landscape for Speaking Out? Connecting Celebrity Speakers and Public Issues

2. What Counts as Speaking Out? Defining the Ethical Construct

3. What Ethical Issues Surround Speaking Out? Exploring Power, Privilege, Harm and Justification

Part II—Ethical Questions to Answer

4. What Is the Relationship of the Speaker to the Topic?

5. What Is the Motivation for Speaking Out?

6. What Is the Nature of Any Harm Created?

7. Does Speaking Out Promote Dialogue?

Part III—Ethical Actors and Topics to Evaluate

8. Shut Up and Play? Athletes Speaking Out About Inequality

9. Raise a Fist or Take a Knee? Athletes Speaking Out Symbolically About Injustice

10. Who’s an Expert? Celebrities Speaking Out During a Pandemic

11. Shut Up and Listen? Ethical Responses to Speaking Out

Conclusion: How Do We Speak Out Ethically When We’re Not Famous?

Chapter Notes

Works Cited by Chapter

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	21.06.2021
Reihe/Serie	Ethics and Culture
Zusatzinfo	notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	363 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10	1-4766-8098-1 / 1476680981
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8098-9 / 9781476680989
Zustand	Neuware