The irony of using your voice to silence others Laurelton: After reading multiple articles about tirade by Gene Simmons toward any celebrity who has chosen to voice their opinion on our current political wrongdoings, I find it to be disturbing, to say the least. Throughout history, celebrities have spoken out against the atrocities world leaders have inflicted on the weak and defenseless. Some have suffered blacklisting, poverty and even debilitating death, such as Billie Holiday, whose song “Strange Fruit” angered federal authorities. She was placed under arrest as she was suffering from her terminal illness, handcuffed to her bed and...