Sure, and you could argue that unlike many others, he's done something useful with it...
Hey, the question in the title was HOW COME everybody hates Bono so much, not whether it is justified.
Mind you, he is more than a little annoying. He can come across as self-centered, self-righteous, preachy, OTT, pretentious...etc.
Well, I think I meant both "how come" and "is it justified." Sorry if that wasn't crystal clear.
People will always be hated for trying to do something good. Because there are always insecure people out there that feel like they have to tear someone else down to make themselves feel better.
Btw: This left-wing fad to hate Bono is probably based off the notion that he's causing humanitarian efforts to be come too mainstream. You know there are some serious pretentious assholes out there whose standards for liking something are based on how "unique" it is or how few people there are that also like said thing. Once something becomes popular, it's bound to suck, right?
Thanks for making my main point in about 500 words less than I did
It seems to have become a major left-wing/middle-class fad to hate Bono. I can't quite figure out why.
I may be biased to not hate him, as I have been a huge U2 fan for more than half my life (though in the biggest way from age 15-20 or so). Mind you, he is more than a little annoying. He can come across as self-centered, self-righteous, preachy, OTT, pretentious...etc.
But people seem to have chosen to hate him because he speaks up and campaigns for the causes he cares about. I should qualify again, I don't necessarily agree with all his views or approaches. But the thing that makes me laugh/go is that a lot of people seem to find celebrities who are drug-addled, alcoholic, Satan worshipers, stupid, murderers, etc, highly lovable and even admirable. Based on all the Bono-hating, the biggest sin of all is using your fame and popularity to promote what by most people's standards are good causes.
I may be taking it too far, but I find this an interesting example of the world's skewed morality.
I don't really hate him, but, well, let's say that: he is annoying, preachy, pretentious, and above all he says a lot of bullshit about subjects that he doesn't understand, and his humanitarian work actually serve a lot the projects of the Big Government, the military lobby and the new world order. Also, his music is too much mainstream, politically correct to a shame, far to be liked by everybody. He's considered like the Britney Spears of Rock music or something. I think it's pretty much that. When Amy Winehouse publicly screamed to him to shut up his mouth, she gain a lot of respect from me. And many others.