I work really hard (and it is SOOOO HARD SOMETIMES!!!) to stay calm and treat people respectfully, even when they are screaming at me and it’s completely unjustified (which happens occasionally at my work with someone who’s a little unstable). Sure, I make mistakes just like everybody else and have also been known to make a few comments in traffic that are just silly, but I still feel like what Kanye did is completely different.

Kate, I did love what Beyonce did. Kudos to her.

I agree mystery guy that they do have greater responsibility. I agree 100% & I probably should have mentioned that in the post.

I think I just wanted to present another idea -which seems obvious to me- which is that we all make very similar mistakes and when we lash out about theirs we are doing the same thing. I’m finding the judgements of others to be just as harsh as the behaviors themselves.

In terms of the model they set with their power, they let us all down. All 3 of them need to really assess & regroup. Especially, I think Rep. Joe Wilson because he disrespected the highest office on the planet.

But then, I’m just a girl from Detroit voicing her views….

On one hand, yes we are all human, and we need to give and extend grace and mercy to one another. Mistakes are as common as sand, and I have my own personal bucket full (along with everyone else).

BUT on the other hand, with greater power comes greater responsibility (you know, the Spiderman thing), and what’s challenging is that folks who are US Representatives, world-class tennis players, and international music moguls are called to a higher standard of ‘something’ – maybe not morality, maybe not intelligence, but it’s got to be ‘something.’ When they claim to be the ‘everyman’ (or woman) and that they have feet of clay, a part of me feels that that response is just not fair. When they tell me what to buy (and even design it) or create music that I sing or make decisions on what our laws should be or give me standards of physical excellence, I am torn. I know that they are not superhuman by any stretch of imagination, but they want it to go both ways sometimes, especially when it personally benefits them.

I’m just torn.

But then, I’m just a guy in CA trying to figure things out…