I do think she is stupid. She wasnt the one who marketed herself to success - the 'machine' groomed her and sold her. She did not go for it herself by any stretch of the imagination - she was part of an all girl band who were hand picked for fame.
ok - I hear ya on the accent - I dont like it, but it doesnt mean she is thick.
Its not even that intelligence has anything to do with having a degree - Ive just never seen her (in print or on tv) talk about anything remotely interesting outside of the narrow boundaries of music or herself.
Yes - she was handpicked.
You've gotta hand her some credit though.
People didn't crandomly ome banging on her door dragging her into it.
She' sobviously very talented at what she does and good luck to her i say.
Also - what kind of opinions do you want her to be talking about?
Politics ? religion ?
she is an entertainer - she never put herself up there to be looked on as someone who can guide teh masses with great pearls of wisdom on life.
She is an entertainer - that's her gig.
That's all she does.
If she came out spouting on about this that and the other, then inevitably there woudl be people saying she should shut up and stick to what she knows.
It really is a lose-lose situation.
And anyway - what great nuggets of information and opinions do other singers come out with?
Generally speaking, singers just sing. and that's plenty if you ask me.