But that has no real correlation to being taken seriously.
A person that donates money to the Salvation Army or Susan B Kommen foundation hasn’t advanced any causes. So they preform a surface level action that with more information proves to be a poor choice

This is the meaning of being taken seriously. Which isn’t the celebs. You can’t lend the non studied un informed, the same credulity as those versed in the work simply because they have a higher profile.
Nobody needs to ask where’s Ja? on anything but his throat rapping.