In my opinion, we can’t just say anyone who doesn’t follow orders or are nonconformists are rebels and that they shouldn’t be given attention. Because, as Thomas Jefferson said, “Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God”, which means that what some people say it is irresponsible and wrong, to others, it is the right thing to do. Take history for exemple. The world wouldn’t be like it is now if there wasn’t for rebels: they were the ones who got things better in their countries, they were the ones who changed things in their societies. In this case, I believe every hero was a rebel once.

This picture for example is a manifestation against flickr’s censorship. Those people who put this image in their blogs, for exemple, are considered rebels for one and heroes for others.