Nick Cannon Political?
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Nick Cannon, the famous actor, host, rapper, father and an all-around busy man spoke to CNN this week about his appearance on social media, as well as, gave in site behind why he posts the things that he posts. He discusses his stance on the election and who he is or is not voting for and concludes his conversation with CNN discussing how he enjoys his job as well as him co-parenting with his ex-wife Mariah Carey.
CNN approached the conversation first by asking Cannon why, with his celebrity status, does he chose to use his social media platform to voice his opinions on important issues? Cannon responded saying that is simply the kind of person that he is. He feels he is a passionate person who chooses to voice his opinions and deal with the repercussions later.
Following this question CNN then asks Cannon about his openness about this year's election and his thoughts of not voting this year. Cannon the assures that he is going to vote but also states how he dislikes both candidates and will not vote for either of them. He believes that both candidates have made the election simply a popularity contest rather than focusing on the real issues that Cannon feels needs to be dealt with in this country. One of these matters that Cannon is passionate about includes Black Lives Matter where then CNN asks Cannon about his opinions with that.
Cannon states, on the topic of Black Lives Matter, that he believes young black men have been thought of wrongly for too long and that there are good cops but a bad system. When asked if he is scared about his son's future he says yes and goes on to quote Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. " 'You've got to learn to live together as brothers or we are going to perish together as fools.'"
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After completing the article, I was happy to see that many celebrities, like Nick Cannon, are using their fame and their social media to raise awareness for important topics and social issues. With their fame and encouragement, it is nice to see them educating their fans so there might be lead to political activism upon those issues more heavily with their impact. Nick Cannon's approach to social media I feel needs to be adopted by more and more celebrities to truly influence more individuals towards making a change in which they wish to see.
