Celebrities, I know your place in politics has been a hotly debated topic, especially since the last presidential election. For the most part, it has been Oscar speeches about climate change, donations to various charities and bringing light to serious issues like gender inequality and sexual assault. This is all well and good; I would even encourage it. However, I think you guys may have crossed a line when it became commonplace to talk about running for office…or actually doing it.

I suppose the beginning of this trend was when Richard Nixon became president, originally an actor and now a famously bad president. To say his time in the Oval Office ended badly is an understatement. This was followed by our favorite killer robot, Arnold Schwarzenegger, ran and won the governorship of California in 2003. I’ll admit it went better than Nixon’s political career, I am still a little put off that his Wikipedia page has no mention of political involvement until he ran for governor. Now, of course, we have Donald Trump, businessman, TV show host and President. So far, his term has been objectively bad, consisting of failing at repealing everything that came from the Obama Administration and golfing.

Despite what I believe will become known as the worst presidency in history, celebrities are still talking about running for office. In the past, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson talked about running (though now has shut down all rumors of running) and, more recently Oprah has shown interest.

But Celebrities, I beg of you, DO NOT RUN FOR OFFICE!

Celebs, it’s not I don’t love you. You guys are so talented in what you do, whether it’s music, acting or comedy. But here's the thing: what you are doing now is what you are good at and you should keep doing it, not run for public office. For the most part, celebrities lack the experience and know how to do well in those positions.

Take Trump for example. When he ran in 2016 (probably more as a publicity stunt than an actual desire to make change) he talked about running the country as if he would be running a business, even though countries and businesses are nothing alike. At all. And once he got into office he even admitted it was a lot harder than he had expected. Then, after a bunch of failed attempts at repealing ObamaCare and everything else left over from the former administration, he pretty much resigned himself to golfing. This is all because he had no idea what he was getting into. He didn’t run with any sort of experience and mostly just name recognition and racism.

Now, imagine a 2020 election in which Oprah runs for president. Donald Trump will definitely get caught saying the “N word” and Oprah will be running on name recognition and relief that she’s not Trump. She will assume being president is way easier than it is, fail at getting anything passed, and resign herself to what she’s better at: books and media attention. Yes, there will be less racism and golfing, but the country will not progress.

Now, my dear celebrities, there are still ways to make a difference in the world without being president. You can bring attention to issues that matter to you or donate to charities for causes close to you heart. You could even get involved in grassroot campaigning and work to get other people involved in politics.

Same goes for you voters. You can get involved with issues and campaigns that your favorite celebrities care about and go out and VOTE. Go research and pick and a candidate that you like for their policies and experience, not just their latest movie.