I agree.

Most celebrities, even musicians or actors who are known for their craft and skill, are generally only learned in their own arena.

It's nice and inspiring when a celebrity is grounded in the greater society enough to make a statement that inspires, but they aren't public intellectuals in the sense that a journalist or a politician or even an activist is.

Young people only look to artists or celebrities as role models, because celebrities are 'experts' to issues relating to young people - being socially acceptable, being able to take a strong and compelling stances for social progress.

But looking to Kendrick as some kind of urban philosopher to fix something as complex and complicated as normal self-love in the Black community and then damning him for it, is like looking for Marc Zuckerberg to fix social dynamics because he's an expert on social media.

Kendrick and D'Angelo are transcendent musicians, but any artist shouldn't be confused with men and women who are extrememly well-educated to form nuanced, well-crafted analysis which can help social issues.

Mistaking celebs with experts in social conditions discounts the amount of effort, education, social skill and consistently hard work social change requires.