Ricky Martin Out of the Closet

Ricky Martin has officially come out as being a homosexual in a letter on his website. In his website he says, "I Am A Fortunate Homosexual." Frankly, many who have followed Martin's career remember the interview he had with Barbra Walters back in 2000 where she basically outed him. She asked him was he a homosexual and his response was very ambigious and left much to the imagination. This interview, some say, began the decline of his career.

I have read some ignorant tweets since the news dropped. One in particular blamed Ricky Martin for collecting money from his female friends and lying to them about his sexuality at the same time.

Why does society make demand these men to reveal their sexuality? What somebody does with their personal life should stay personal. It's sad that we live in a time where peoples' personal lives are aligned with their professional life. You may not think it, but this is so similar to the stories of Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Chris Brown and any celebrity who's personal life became a lot bigger than their careers. Good music is good music regardless of who makes it. We should be smart enough to know how to seperate people's personal lives form their career, because at the end of the day, people have to eat just like me and you do. The tabloid culture that we live in is so set on digging up dirt on celebrity's lives that we forget the meaning of entertainment. It is an entertainment industry. They are here to entertain us, that is their craft.