@@agussuwardono1373 it really isn't doing much to them. People couldn't stop drinking at Starbucks, you think they care enough to cause enough damage for the celebrities to be impacted?
I just don’t understand why we’re going after celebrities and not the government and politicians who have significantly more power than people whose jobs are to entertain us
@@ValeH1231 yeah it’s a 60 second video you can find hundreds about how people are actively seeking out politicians who are pro-genocide and how protests are all over the world, I really don’t know how you missed it.
I don’t know. The main reason I don’t believe that is because of my own optimism, but you may be correct. We have had a fairly strong celebrity culture thus far. I personally have never followed celebrities in the first place. I feel the main problems with this online movement are that there seems to be more than one list and some celebrities won't be affected enough for it to matter to them.
Dude the people will do ANYTHING, but petition the government. Stop trying to force celebrities to take action for you and do it yourself. You aren’t entitled to their platform, you are entitled to the right to petion and protest (in the US at least).
@@q76536protesting doesn't do anything....you're literally standing in harsh weather conditions hoping the people who are protesting to cares but they don't care
@dorisstories2411 speak out about it. Or donate to the families in need. If small accounts of people still living at home with there parents can help 1 family get to a safe zone imagine what 1 celebrity will a million dollar home can do.
No offense but no one, even common people, can’t even speak their own opinions without getting blasted anymore. They have to remain neutral or keep their opinions to themselves- being a celebrity is a brand, and they’re not gonna bring politics to taint or influence the support of their brand. It’s not exactly a one way, simple answer. They aren’t in complete control of their brand either
@@nafeesanaz you mean like in any war or genocide? Even in the world wars there were neutral countries. Yeah, people should be pissed off, but you are acting as if this is a special case. It probably was before, when it was largely ignored, but now it's being greatly discussed. Thing is most wars or genocides have been and are like that. You are not trying to spread around news about the concentration camps in China or the discrimination against Romani people, whose hate is to this day the most normalised and whose identity is largely erased to this day? There are so many social injustices y'all turn your back to, so much murder and persecution that you don't care about because it doesn't breath in your neck. While you will advocate for the one of the moment to feel better, and while you will only pay attention to this one because it has been advertirse to you after a period of injustice inflicted precisely by the dominant powers, and while you will berate anyone who doesn't loudly announce they are as compromised as you, you won't compromise, yet again, with something that doesn't reach you directly or indirectly. Idc if you expect this from celebs, but most people that have become vocal about this will ignore any other crisis yet they expect celebs not to ignore the one they actually care about.
@@nafeesanaz r u going to do something about it. Can u do something about it. Well u provide housing for the people who lose their place while doing background check to make sure they won't harm the country? No one thought about theses things in reality until they have to deal with it themselves.
except it’s not just normal politics, it’s basic human rights. they shouldn’t be scared of “tainting” a brand by saying they support basic human rights.
these celebs can easily save so much lives but jist chose not to:) angelina jolie is speaking about palestine from years and thats the kind of celebs we should support not the ones that are doing immoral things just bc they can lose some money
I think the anger is a bit misdirected. Aren't the governments and politicians more responsible Sure celebrities can have an impact on their audiences if they choose to speak out but i dont think it should be an obligation Also like most people, not all celebrities are selfless so they're not willing to risk their career for it
Well, let’s say for example Taylor swift, a few years ago she made 1 insta post that got thousands of people to vote during that election, so if she were to make a post about Palestine, we can guess that most likely hundreds of thousands maybe even over one million ppl would donate to Palestine.
When you have the amount of impact they have it low-key becomes a moral responsibility to bring attention to it especially when it's the taxes that they pay their governments that's funding it. Especially when they have the amount of money to actually make a difference. It's fine to not want to follow someone who's selfish to such a point. No one is obligated to follow or interact with anyone they don't agree with. Same way celebrities aren't actually forced to speak up, but things have consequences.
Y'all don't have to go to bat for every person who had a horrible past who is now a non-ally to other people who are suffering. She's doing fine, having broadway shows with Hillary fkn Clinton, of all ppl.
@@kody.... that’s not the issue per se, it’s literally that politicians are regular ass people. They’re simply uneducated. With their large fanbases, they can do more harm than good if they say the wrong thing.
They could certainly afford to care though, it's completely out of our control as citizens too but you still see dozens of people way poorer doing what they can yk?
They really dont care. These celebs lose thousands of followers daily for a multitude of reasons, this really won't affect them. If you have the time to block over 200 Instagram accounts you have the time to do something actually meaningful
I have about 5 years into activism. there is almost always a bigger, better cause to advocate for. there is always something more impactful you can do. a lot of activism is a big investment of Time and energy [but at a certain point resources and money is required]. personally I believe in the power of digital movements because blocking is something fast and easy basically anybody can do. it's actually pretty easy to block hundreds of people using a chain blocker. also considering how common consumption/overconsumption of social media is, targeting people's social media makes sense to me. it sends a message that people only want to support certain kinds of celebrities
If they don't want to speak out that's fine but it would be really helpful if a big celebrity would do it because they have a lot of influence, and would actually bring more awareness to Palestine!!
@@celemanj2There is already so much awareness regarding Palestine as is. Instead of focusing on what is happening, why not focusing on what CAN be done? While I agree that celebrities are influential, why not take action ourselves such as fundraisers? Yes we aren’t the average celebrity, but to place the responsibility on people who can’t or do not wish to speak on the conflict is unfair. I’d rather have someone not speak out about it than have them make an uninformed decision
@@whydontduckswanttobemyfriendsfundraisers have been happening all around the globe with thousands being donated, however israel isn’t allowing aid into palestine. Public shaming of isreal will stop the us and uk etc etc from giving so much money to the isrealis to commit their genocide on the people of palestine.
@@whydontduckswanttobemyfriends we're not placing any responsibility on them! We just hope these celebrities wake up and help out like the rest of us are doing! And if they don't want to its fine, it's just disappointing.
I honestly think the idea of expecting celebrities to “take stands” is ridiculous. These people are actors and singers. That’s their job. They’re not politicians, they don’t have government experience. Why are you looking to them to be responsible for “taking stands”? Stop boycotting celebrities for not talking about something that has nothing to do with their jobs.
I think that people are mostly boycotting them so they could focus on rafah and palestine in general. The media has been trying to distract us from the genocide in palestine, and especially with the met gala people were pointing out how it was incredibly tone deaf considering millions of people in palestine are dying. Look this may sound mean but it wont affect their lives if we block them. They're not going to go bankrupt they make millions each year, they'll still get jobs and etc because the western media favours israel. They're just mildly inconvenienced its nothing compared to people in Palestine have to go through. Stop feeling bad for celebrities who won't speak up, they're not going to lose their privilege anytime soon.
@@q76536 for loves sake it isnt their job to talk about it they are SINGERS AND ACTORS and besides they are too busy with their own issues that we probably know nothing about
@@q76536obviously not what the person meant. They are simply saying that these celebs get paid to perform, act, sing, read a script etc. they do not get paid to be political figures. Yes it’s awful genocide is horrible it happened to my people, but let’s not pretend that a singer speaking out will change anything. The people who can make change happen aren’t being followed by millions on instagram. It’s like getting mad at a teacher for not cleaning the school bathrooms. That’s not in their job description. Why should they do something they clearly don’t want to do when it probably won’t even help the situation. People will keep dying and famous people will always exist
There’s reasons why they don’t openly do something like their managers are telling them not to remain neutral. Some that have their own platforms and money so they can openly speak out. But for those that work with recording studios have to stay neutral so that they don’t get affected when shit hits the fan even more.
This is more reason to do a block out once the studios start losing money because their artists can't speak out it will make it more likely for them to let them. More so than if they were an individual because as a rule studios are money hungry.
They have more than enough money to last them a couple lifetimes, I'm sure they can survive saying "I don't support genocide and mass murderer" if they really wanted to
Or if they they get on a hit list bc someone overseas doesn't like a certain thing they said that's against them and that puts their families in danger as well as the lives of ppl they care about
celebrities having nothing to do with foreign wars and aren’t obligated to do anything if they didn’t want to even though they could.This whole “block all celebrities”this in my opinion is being blown out of proportion bc what if ur blocking successful ppl that did nothing wrong just because?I mean if they’re ungrateful then I see why but still…
I mean, I’m just glad that there’s less focus on celebrities. People used to worship them, but at the end of the day, they’re just regular people in the arts that got lucky. They’re not government officials or anything. Making a hit pop song doesn’t mean you have an expertise in history and politics.
You have a very shallow view of the world. Celebs for the most part aren't people who "just got lucky" the most influential ones have connections to the government and most likely own shares in some of these corporations.
No. In all honesty, it's not their job. They are entertainers and nothing more. Everyone is free to look for information on their own, but they don't. Why? They just don't care or have their own lives to live. Especially here in the USA where everything is becoming more expensive, and have to work to support their own families. Also, since when have the rich and powerful ever cared about the poor or what happens in another country.
i don’t see how ‘ everything becoming expensive’ excuses allowing a genocide to take place? After the holocaust, didn’t every country say ‘ never again’? Celebs speak out on so many issues and causes, they aren’t merely entertainment. No one would hesitate to say Hitler was evil yet there is so much silence over such a tragedy
@q76536 I never said that was an excuse. What I said is if people cared, they can do their own investigations. If you have to hear a famous person speak up about something, did you actually pay attention because you cared or are you just a mindless zombie without your own thoughts running through you head. Also, if 2 groups can't fix their own mess, what do you expect a 3rd party to do, that not only do they not live in the area but are also not part of the religion that are fighting and since when have bad people cared or asked permission to do bad things.
@@joestrada-dk4sl it’s not a religious issue, it’s a ethnic cleansing of the palestinian people. As for the ‘ 2 groups’, if the usa and other powerful countries can give weapons to one side then it’s not between 2 groups anymore. It’s a wider issue with multiple parties involved. Also the palestinian people haven’t got an army and isreal controls their food, water and electricity so it’s clearly not a fair fight. They also aren’t allowing any aid in and are responsible for over 33k civilians deaths including the deaths of their own citizens that were taken hostage. And the sad reality that is today, is that people care if their idols care. Celebs have a lot of influence and them speaking out will cause more people to actually look at what’s happening rather then mindlessly following government propaganda.
Let's be real here, but from what I remember correctly, every time the USA stepped up to help, it didn't work out that way. 911 happened because the USA stepped up and gave weapons and training.
@@q76536No it won’t lmao the only people who take celebrities opinions seriously are children. All a celebrity speaking out will do is cause the people who already support Palestine to give them a pat on the back and the people who support Israel to hate and tune out the celebrity. A grown adult who makes money and can actually vote isn’t going to change their mind just because Beyoncé said so. These celebrities are literally just regular people who are known by a lot of people. They have no political power. They could be be donating money to the cause behind closed doors without us knowing about it which is a hell of lot more commendable than making an insta post about it to appease their fans and donating actually makes a difference. You people need to use some common sense and let these people breathe as long as they aren’t openly doing something wrong.
Attacking celebrities is just as much a distraction as worshipping them. Who in your city/country is in power and what is their narrative on poverty, wars, homelessness?
Finally a sensible comment. This is just another distraction. Do people really think that celebs have that much of an impact on the world that their support can stop wars?
ACTUALLY RIGHT! We shouldn't be attacking people's who's jobs are to create art, instead attack the ones who are actually in charge of not helping the innocent people on both sides
It helps bring awareness to the problem and big celebrities can hugely pressure politicians and media to do something about the situation across the globe like Palestine, Congo and Sudan also having influential people raise their voices helps people all around the world including president and prime ministers to actually stop their funding on all those genocides. So if you could use common sense and see the huge impact this does that would be appreciated.
@@SihamAhmed-jd4ru I am using my common sense, that's why I am asking because I don't really understand how, e.g., Taylor Swift speaking up about Palestine would convince the US government to stop supporting Israel. Why would governments be pressured by celebrities? Especially when they clearly do not care about the cause since they would only speak about it when extremely under pressure. Trust me, they won't put enough effort in to pressure politicians who actively support countries who are genociding others if they don't really care.
@@NeuviIlette It is about teaching people about what is happening. No one expects the government to listen to the celebrities, but if enough people are educated about this they can cause change.
@@NeuviIlette Yes that makes sense but Taylor Swift has a lot of influence if she spoke out about palastine it would be very great I mean she did cause more people to vote
@@Stop_GlobalWarming I get what you're trying to say and it's really nice that you guys are trying to help people in desperate situations but personally I can't comprehend that instead of actually donating or doing literally anything else to help, people are wasting their time starting to block celebrities like that's going to do something anyway. yeah they can spread the message but people can only donate, if they can even afford it or are able to. there's not much to do that can help since not even protests are allowed about this issue in most places. again, not trying to be rude or anything but I'm kinda tired of people acting like blocking an influencer is going to save the people that are dying every day in Palestine.
I don’t get why people can’t understand that it is not a celebrity’s responsibility to address topics unrelated to them. If a celebrity wants to speak out about palastine they can but there shouldn’t be an obligation for them to do so it’s not their job
Exactly! Yes it's sad what's going on in the world (ppl were even talking about poverty, starvation, etc), that doesn't mean ppl who *are* rich and alive can't live their life however they want. Yes ppl r dying from starvation, so rich ppl shouldn't spend their money? Like wtf?? Where did ppl get the idea that famous/rich ppl are automatically obligated to make change? Yes it's great and very kind if they do, but they aren't obligated to.
Personally, I'm against him speaking out about any serious topics because chances are they are out of touch and have no idea what they're talking about. Remember covid? Remember that stupid imagine video? Imagine that but for 🍉? Imagine these same out of touch people coming together to sing imagine all the people for 🍉? The support for is.reeel will go through the roof. Just look at what's happening to the celebrities who are coming out in support of is.reel look at how appealing they are making free 🍉 cause look? Exactly. Personally, I think celebrities have a responsibility to not talk about any serious topics and to just shut up Unless that is their specific field and chances are if it's their specific field they aren't celebrities and I say the same for the ones who are going all out for climate change as well because they claim to In favour of stopping climate change but then they get their private jet just to go to Starbucks. It's hard to take them seriously and if anything just does more against the cause then it does for the cause.
I mean, it's about where your morals stand and how much you value them. It's like, take Colleen Hoover for example, a well-known writer who actively romanticizes domestic vio. and stood up for her predator son when he s/xu/lly h'ras'ad a 16 year old. The girl who was ha/ass/d reached out to Colleen for help but instead got blocked. People found Colleen's actions repulsive and canceled her. So again, it's about how much you're willing to fight for your morals and how much empathy you have ig. Every action you do or don't take against something or someone you don't agree with sends a message, which I'm sure you'll notice if you watched the Hunger Games.
@@niceloophole7782 yea but Why do we expect people who aren’t qualified to talk about the war to post all about it all of a sudden? It’s political, in case you haven’t noticed, it’s super political to root for Palestinian, or for Israel. It bugs me when people always get mad at celebrities for doing certain things. Like, yeah, don’t come bragging about the met gala when this crisis is happening in the real world, but it doesn’t get to me because I’m not feeding into it. People who watch the content that these creators have posted, about having a penthouse and a Boujee lifestyle, have started this fire. It’s not a bad thing if you like watching that kinda stuff, but don’t get mad when they continue doing what you support them for.
@@light.plumeria That's the fvcking problem. People are being murdered left and right for merely existing on their land. You have the luxury to feel apathy becuase you're not in it. But a lot of people recognize this is history repeating itself and humanity failing yet again. People realize if we don't set up a precedent of punishing such evil this might as well happen to them.
They are just trying to block everyone because THEY are the ONLY people who matter! NO ONE is allowed to not be on either side, even though both governments are horrible!
She's also being targeted by the right wing for being too pro-LBGTQ. Like the saying used to be you can't please everyone. But now it's you can't please anyone
Why would anyone want an opinion of some celebrity on such a difficult issue??? Just because they are famous doesn't mean that they know anything about the middle east or any kind of conflict at all
@@hilsonceoSo freedom of speech also means freedom of silence they aren't obligated to form an opinion on this. Not to mention if their opinion contradicts yours you will cancel them anyway. What you really want if for the celebrity to validate your existing opinions.
@@EosinophyllisThey speak out on issues they understand and know the history of. If it's something they experience and see all the time it's easy to have an informed opinion. Americans can easily speak about racism in America. They have to do a lot of research to form an informed opinion on what's happening in Ukraine and Russia, Palestine and Israel, China and Taiwan ect. We told them to stay out of politics and that they were out of touch during the lockdowns, now y'all want them to get into international politics they don't understand?
I love the idea, love the movement, and the rage, just cant help but feel its a wasted potential. Get mad at the govermnent! Corporations! But celebrities? What is that going to do? Make some of them stand by palestine. And then what? How is lizzo saying free palestine helping those people dying there? Celebs influence their audiences, but if those audiences already are trying to influence them in the first place, the whole rage and energy is going to go to waste. Like why are their opinions so important to us? As I've already said, use that anger on those who actually are supporting the genocide. Edit: just want to add that the anger itself is very justified imo
You are acting like US celebrities aren’t multi millionaires with influence and purchasing powers. If Tay Tay can produce hundred times more greenhouse gases than normal ppl just cos she doesn’t want to use a car instead of a plane, I am sure celebrities like her can spend some time to think about how their actions impact the world
@@artistaroundtheblock2047 first of all in a wrong country, where im from there arent many strikes sadly but we are trying to force our universities and scientific environment to take propalestinian action. Also Im not saying that there are no strikes and meaningful movements, there are plenty. I just think that this particular boycott could take energy, resources and attention away from those protest and guide it in the wrong direction.
Personally the celebrities I've seen coming out in favour of 🍉 are The worst people you want on your side. For example, famous dom.es.tic ab.user Chris Brown has come out in favour and as you have mentioned famous employee ab.user Lizzo, oh and famous Ukraine ab.user ya boi Vladdy P. Yeah If that's anything to go by the celebrities you should honestly just shut up and if they want to help They can donate some of their tons and tons of money to 🍉 and They can use their big platforms to publicly endorse charities that are helping the people in 🍉 But that's about all they should be doing because whenever a celebrity tries to have an important opinion, they mess it up somehow. I endorse blocking celebrities before a completely different reason.
@@artistaroundtheblock2047 well scratch that, literaly a day after I wrote this comment student strikes began at two universities in my country. Sadly these are not my uni and are pretty far away but u know, thats something.
while i do support cutting down on celebrities power and i support stopping their idolization, i have a feeling this is another trend that’ll soon be forgotten about when social media finds something new to be angry about :c
maybe we should hate on politicians instead of bloggers ? i understand that its important to speak out for everyone, but its politicians job first of all and people just watch it happen. its not only biden, there're hundreds of guys in between
They have 💀 they are hating on politicians simultaneously. If ur gonna chat at least check the facts first. Somebody literally sat behind blinken today (I think) calling him a killer via sign language which is pretty creative haha
@@hysteriyou just told someone to check the facts then went on to talk about something happening that you (think) happened? I don't know if you're under 18 also which would explain a lot.
Let me put this into another perspective. And I'm simply here to also understand your perspective, so feel free to prove me wrong. But, in a hypothetical situation, let's say that I told you that Belgium was c/tting off the hands of children and adults in Congo, then selling chocolates that resembled those s/vered hands in their country. Now, here come the questions: How much of the situation would you know as a citizen in the country about something happening overseas? (I mean, you'd see the chocolate hands in the market). How would you feel in that situation? Would it be morally correct to sit idly by? What if it happened today? Would people justify Belgium's actions? I mean, would regular citizens with free speech and more perspective on the situation because of live footage from that area let history repeat itself? I would hope not. But I personally think that the issue in itself is that celebrities are put on pedestals and idolized, so not many have the b@//s to call out their actions or lack thereof. Every action you do or don't take sends a message, so staying silent gives them your money and tells them you stand with their silence. When you follow a celebrity, you accept them and their actions, which is a packaged deal.
@@MyoMer-i5e I'M SORRY BELGIUM IS DOING WHAT?! Maybe I was wrong. Maybe celebrities should be talking about this more because I'm finding out about this in the RUclips comment section 😡
@@pinkdiamond1847 Let me clarify, Belgium did this in the past. But I'm comparing what Belgium did wrong in the past to what is happening currently in G/za. People only realize how wrong something is after the time to act has passed, which is why we should learn from history and do what we can to stop injustice when we see it, otherwise we'll live with the regret of acting as bystanders.
These people would have a bigger impact emailing their local representatives. Either way, why should I care about what a singer or actor's PR team (it's all public relations) says about international affairs?
mass emails are sent to local representatives, many people have signed up to organisations but nothing is being done. Also just because something is happening overseas doesn’t mean u should just ignore it especially if it’s something as major as a genocide.
@@q76536 isn’t considered a genocide considering it was started by the hamas on the 7th so no it’s a war a pretty bad one at that with hamas using the palestinian people as their shields and the israeli sometimes purposefully killing people who they know are only shields ,let’s be real no their isn’t half the rage on palestine is purely online i have seen little to no videos about politicians other than biden trump etc major ones but the ones i DO see and the ones have that millions of thousands of views are the ones screaming “block kim k”
Well People are still happy they are speaking up and people affect have more e resources . But they are also allowed to criticise the time it took for them to speak up yk
Yeah I mean 40k lives are significant. A generation or two of amputees. A million plus displaced families. This isn’t about personal interest and I find it DISGUSTING you even think of personal interest in a situation like this.
People do donate open your eyes. But donating and evacuating the people isn't the solution to this geno . It's their land, their houses , they shouldn't be unalived and forced out like this
why should they donate though, it's their money, the US govt itself is sending out tons of aid, and it's not enough for a measly 2 million people? Where is all that money and aid going? hopefully not into pockets of Hamass I hope 😮
even RUclipsRS who arent that big of celebrities raise funds and help a lot, while rich and wealthy “real” celebrities wont speak up. we can make a difference
We have an expectation that celebrities must use their platform to speak political messages. Most of these people are actors and singers, not activists
@@cutewingedpug427 we're trying to save innocent lives by spreading awareness. We're not asking celebs to comment on whether or not they think hamas is in the right or some shit. Or asking them to donate weapons to hamas.
@@Bruskibro spreading awareness isn't going to save lives. People ARE asking celebs to donate and stuff, otherwise nobody would care if a met gala ticket is 75 grand or whatever
@@cutewingedpug427 Spreading awareness would show people just how fucked up their favorite celebrities are Spreading awareness would lead more people into donating to help INNOCENT Palestinians get out of palestine Spreading awareness would lead to more protests thus putting pressure on the American government so that they can stop with their bullshit Also boo fucking whoo, millionaire celebs are being asked to give some of their riches to people in need. I frankly don't care about how they feel or feeling stressed cuz "They don't wanna get involved with politics" or "My platform isn't for politics" just cuz they wanna appeal to a broader fucking audience. People are dying. Innocent people are dying. That remains a hard fact in this situation.
Depends on the celeb on the blocklist. I don’t support any celebs that are pro IDF do definitely okay with them on the block list. Gigi Hadid is half Palestinian and she spoke out but still ended up on the blocklist. Not all celebs actively use social media. There are a very few celebs on the blocklist that have spoken out a few times in person but not so much social media which isn’t fair.
we need to channel this collective and understandable anger towards politicians, actual people who are doing direct harm, and actively supporting genocide. call, email, and write to your representatives that support israel. don't let them forget about the blood on their hands. don't let them have a moment of peace after what they've done. PROPERLY educate yourself and your loved ones about the history of Palestinian struggle,colonization, and culture. be kind and patient to those around you who are still learning or unlearning years of propaganda. 🙏🏻🇵🇸
Fr....and even if some celebrity does take a stand or chooses a side, he/she is met with lot of backlash from the other side of people. Like last year there were so many news of celebs being removed from ad campaigns or shows or production houses just because they chose to say something and stood for one side of the war. Firstly they are forced to take a side, and when they do they are put on a stake, and even if they decide to stay neutral they are hated too
No offense but the people who would spend so much time and energy on boycotting against celebs would not sacrifice esting tasty food or going out to fun or fancy places just to put that money into charify fonds
Ain’t no way you’re comparing the level of luxury celebrities indulge in to that of average everyday people. Most celebrities have millions which they could donate, but they won’t.
Blocking them doesn't help at all, because they still have millions millions followers and brands will stay paid them everytime they promote some product 💀 i know things are different there in the US, here in my country even the president standed for palestine, we have a whole football club called Palestino, no one is gonna lose their job for that. But in the US definitely work different, if i was a citizen i would be scared af to speak about it lol more if i was famous 😵💫😵💫😵💫 maybe i demonize the land but i've seen too much to be scared about. Also, a celebrity being in silence doesn't mean directly a zi0nist, i've seen it multiple times people labelling celebrities with that concept for actually SAYING NOTHING AT ALL. It's wrong to do that too.
yes, but they could be using their voices to raise awareness. they can influence ppl to help those in need. i suggest to watch a vid that goes more in depth abt this topic if ur still confused
@@wintersndimfeelingcoldits very hard for people to have to deal with this, as a person who has known people who have been physically attacked, and have ended up in the hospital, (these were friends I know, not celebrities) for supporting Palestine or not having a say in this whole situation, imagine what could happen to a celebrity who’s more well known… Also I’m not confused, I know perfectly well what’s happening considering I had to support my family through losing friends and family members. Please don’t say I’m confused unless I’ve said I’m confused.
I personally don’t think it’s that deep they don’t have to talk about it like sometimes people won’t wanna talk about it like I wouldn’t I think it’s the politicians place to talk about it, not celebrities
You don’t think it’s deep???? People are being killed and removed from their home due to genocidal governments. Politicians ARE talking about it, but politicians are not what influence people by the masses, celebrities are the people that influence culture and society.
This is reductive, its not just that they didnt speak up about Palestine/politics (im Palestinian, im not trying to minimize anything). Firstly, we are living through historic time, where a genocide and all of this conflict is happening along so many people starving, and the met gala is extremely over-indulgent. Its so expensive to attend, the brands are kind of evil, the attendees are so removed from reality, and the public is forced to watch it. People have been becoming less tolerant of celebrities and red carpet events for some time, and I think it all came to a head with the Met.
I’m so sorry for everything that’s happening to your people I’ll always keep everyone in my duas just to let you know we love you guys we’ve come to know the true faces of Muslim countries we are ashamed because of the leaders ❤❤
dude if a celebrity speaks out, they'll get bullied by Israel supporters, but if they don't they get cancelled by Palestine supporters. Not to mention that their job is to entertain, not be politicians. I doubt that any of them actually care about this account.
They say if they do speak out. Then they would be bullied by Israel supporters In what sentence does it say Israel is doing the boycotting@@Brioforever
@@Brioforevertbf not supporting Israel (or rather supporting Hamass) has more consequences than the meaningless cancellations by the pro-Palestine crowd. I doubt any celeb even noticed this block trend, esp those with massive international followings
Bro she’s so ignored Palestine is in the wrong. Try going to Palestine and see how they treat billy. Spoiler alert they won’t care and even be killed for what she wears. Open ur eyes people. Israel is in the right! They’re just defending themselves. And anyone who supports Palestine supports genocide and rape.
@@prettytopia would you rather celebrities support the war and wish death upon those poor women and children? i think celebrities with as much power as she has should try their best to make people recognize the struggles and deaths the war is causing right now. sometimes all they can do is raise money and wear pins. and really, it’s better than nothing. so before you speak out about someone CLEARLY trying to help and make a difference, think and actually know the real story, and don’t just make fun of people online for no reason.
@@lilliancagwin3140 people knew all about BLM and FGM and the war in Ukraine, and what did all the posts and hashtags do? Celebrities have no influence outside promoting the latest consumerist product. Unfollowing them won't help anyone, and even if they posted about a war that didn't affect them, it would do as much good as #blm - absolutely nothing. That's my point.
no??? everyone talked about ukraine and that was a war, this is a GENOCIDE. don’t act like you’re not silent about sudan, lebanon, yemen, syria and ect. i dont see you speaking up about them? plus ukraine had an army and supplies, palestine has NOTHING. i’m not justifying what is happening in ukraine but can’t you just bring light to both of them?
It really went from people on political stances to people realizing that celebrities arent their friends and that by blocking them they actually realized how parasocial they were being. Although another comment stated that people will blow up over a political event only to forget about it (i.e. Ukraine and STILL Flint Michigan and let's not forget Ohio) which is very true. If celebrities are expected to care so much about a political event and give their views then that expectation should be put on everyone for the FULL DURATION of the event. Which in the case of Palestine is impossible since the issue between Palestine and Israel has been going on for CENTURIES. Artists were mentioning the Gaza strip and its contention for longer than I have been alive and I grew up in the early 2000s.
@@reaper-mf im sorry but you cant called malala a bad person just cause she didn’t voice about this topic. i support palestine but malala? really? (I worded this badly sorry)
@@anita_penguin you can read more about the situation, I believe this wasn't the only bad thing she did, I didn't hear about her for a very long time tbh, but yeah I will do my research and you should too, having a nobel prize doesn't mean you're a saint. There are people who earned those prizes with manipulative, greedy tactics after all, don't be fooled.
I don’t want input from people that don’t know what their talking about, I’ll continue to support people for the jobs they have to do like making music or movies or products, not on their war views.
@@kaerii. what the hell do you want people in the acting/music business to do? All they can do is talk about it, but most of them aren’t even actually educated enough about what’s going on, they just hear a few small things and make a big picture that isn’t correct. No famous person has said anything new or enlightening about it, America shouldn’t be in the war either because we quite literally aren’t apart of it, that only makes helps in turning it into a world war.
I think Palestine and Israel issue shouldn’t be forced upon celebrities. I think it would have been more reasonable to have celebrities donate money to help with taxes which should pay for healthcare, military, economy, and etc. have it help fix our country-especially since the left and right in our country are dealing with our own issues. Middle class doesn’t have enough money to focus on another country because yes, even though other countries are at war, first world countries are dealing with our own battles. What about going against human tra-, drug traff-, criminals, the rights of the people back, ensuring safety for citizens, immigration policies that protect the citizens of the country, capital punishment, inflation, foster care, adoption process, getting rid of obvious cults (Scientology), allowing Christianity to come back and even allow Bibles in public schools, funding the police, protecting not just children but men and women too, bringing back laws regarding marriages, banning inappropriate videos, etc. there’s a lot of things within our country and we do not have enough resources to give to other countries, we’re putting them the wrong way, etc. So I agree, celebrities are not there to be the bridge to donating dozens of money to other countries. Money, resources, and people have been sent to all over. Yet no one can see that we need to help and fix our own economy? Like I stand for Israel, I completely understand Israel’s decisions-even if the media is making Israel look like a criminal while Palestine made the terroristic actions to have Israel declare war on Palestine. Israel gave enough time for any and all citizens in Gaza to leave-but because the Hamas, a terrorist government led party of Gaza is using citizen clothing to hide, of course no matter what Israel does- the world wants to get emotional over a UN vehicle getting destroyed. When war happens, even UN workers and volunteers should stay out of their way . Let Israel wipe out the terrorists. For those who are actively going to Jewish universities in first world countries and are threatening Jewish students. Why don’t you go to Palestine and fight for it? Don’t run away from your violent homeland and come here with your violent mindset. The only reason why you have a freedom to your religion is because of the religion that built the country, Christianity and those who fought against tyrannical, authoritarian, etc people. You escape from a place that’s crappy and you hate the west for the freedom it gives.
People treat celebrities like Gods, their word is law. Theres a difference between not saying anything because you do not understand the situation and not saying anything so you dont piss people off. "In a way, to be indifferent to that suffering is what makes the human being inhuman. Indifference, after all, is more dangerous than anger and hatred. Anger can at times be creative. One writes a great poem, a great symphony. One does something special for the sake of humanity because one is angry at the injustice that one witnesses. But indifference is never creative. Even hatred at times may elicit a response. You fight it. You denounce it. You disarm it. Indifference elicits no response. Indifference is not a response. Indifference is not a beginning; it is an end. And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor -- never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten. The political prisoner in his cell, the hungry children, the homeless refugees -- not to respond to their plight, not to relieve their solitude by offering them a spark of hope is to exile them from human memory. And in denying their humanity, we betray our own." - Elie Wiesel, The Perils of Indifference
I think that if its on a large enough scale and people keep to it, I feel like this large scale blocking would do something, if not scare celebrities into doing something. It won't matter if people unblock celebrities after a week or two
Obviously, the whole Palestine thing is a horrible thing that is currently happening, but I don’t think not having a Met Gala would change anything. People are going to be mad at celebrities no matter what they do
either way, calling for a cancellation of the met gala is absolutely the wrong move. that event is practically the sole source of funding for the costume institute of the met. without it, historical preservation could not be kept up with. now of course you could argue that lives matter more than old dresses, but my point is it shouldn’t be a debate of which one matters more. both should have a chance to be funded, meaning both the met gala and drives for palestine should be allowed to occur, regardless of how dystopian it may seem for them to coexist.
It’s because of Hailey Baylee’s elitist video in which she quoted an elitist quote at one of the most elitist events. That’s when blockout2024 started. It isn’t the cancellation of the Met Gala, which she got completely wrong in this video.
@@geekmythsthey aren’t calling for the cancellation of the met gala, just celebrities that don’t think 40k lives, 2 generations of amputees, 30 rotted NICU (I think that’s what America calls it) babies in one hospital alone, and 1-2 million displaced people, are worth standing up for.
Blocking them just because they're not talking about stuff happening in another country isn't logical. The fact that stuff like Met Gela exists and people in the country are struggling, that should be the reason
For those who say this is not there business, this in not political things that is HUMANITY if you were the one who is hurt you will be more upset!!, people are brainwashed with lots of stuff that they care about their interests more than a HUMAN AND A CHILD DYING
This is highly political, saying it over and over does nothing. People did this for Vietnam and guess what, Vietnam only ended when the us called quits cause they didn’t want a loser mark on their scoreboard. Spreading the world doesn’t change the fact israel doesn’t have to do shit we say. They’re a whole ass country, what’s brainwashed their own people into facism. There was a protest for WWII guess what WWII still happened and 85 million people still died,sometimes global politics trump how you feel
@@grouchysoupBut isn't that the way it works? I mean you can't really focus on every single thing going on. The world is really big and there's always something happening. (Some bigger than others) You can't spend your life worrying about things that (probably) won't affect you all the time. I mean.. if you want to do that, you can, but not everyone wants that or can do that.
Y'all don't get me wrong i feel very bad for suffering people in gaza and pray for them every day but this whole drama is'nt going to help anyone or anything and it will be much mooooooreeee helpful if YOU do something. Many people work hard to be in a famous position and I can understand struggle just so you can be appreciated. Not all celebs are corrupted,misleading. Some of them deserve recognition and I believe that as a human when people dont recognise the effort and just block you for remaining SILENT IT HURTS! Celebs are not machines they are also humans so please. Some people might deserve it i agree.. However this is just unkind and if you think what's happening in Gaza is bad this is as well
This is such a compassionate comment I have yet to see in all the Gaza stuff going on. It’s definitely turned people to extremism for a valid reason, but if you think of things in multiple perspectives people with vilify you. Even I got kinda caught up in the blockout stuff and was happy it was happening until you said this. Good point. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
I would think that you would have the same energy when G/za is getting mistreated. Being ignored and left to suffer alone hurts, and it's unkind to not recognize one's suffering. However it hurts more physically when you have b/mbs and debris flying in on you and your loved ones. I guess the perspective can be shifted both ways except celebrities will live even if they have less revenue coming in but the same can't be said about G/za.
Boycotting is still useful. It can show that we are not going to stand for the indifference. The people make a Celebrities career and they need to be reminded of that. What's happening in Gaza is a literal genocide and I think thats far worse than being blocked online.
Celebrities?? Good people?? LMAO bfr. People are mostly famous//well-known from controversy or doing unethical things. There isn't a single person who is at that elitist level, without doing something unethical. Just some celebrities are better at hiding it than others.
Is it just me or does it feel like our society is evolving into the capitol from the hunger games, especially our celebrities? On the example of current fashion: Met gala had so many looks that might as well belonged to capitol citizens, the entire high fashion industry right now are making gowns and outfits that are ridiculously close to Capitols fashion in the movies. I am playing this fashion game that uses actual clothes from the current fashion season and the trending pieces SCREAM capitol fashion to me. The empathy for other people, especially less fortunate or even outright at risk for loosing their lives seems to decline as more and more right wing „we don’t care about humans that can’t vote for us“ bs parties are rising to power in Europe again…. Idk if it’s just me but it teally feels like where moving towards a hunger games future
OR get this, celebrities aren’t qualified to speak on these issues!! Shocking, i know. Just a thought lmfao also would you still hold the same sentiment of celebrities speaking out if they held a stance OPPOSING your personal ones?
fashion has always looked like this while tragedy occurs. where do you think inspiration for the Capitol came from? i understand wanting people to speak out, but personally i just can’t handle any more news. it’s all bad, and it’s not good for me. i’m happy to have an escape in looking at pretty dresses. if you want people to have the heart to fight for this, there’s gotta be spaces for both activism and escapism.
@@gisellethejpeg9898 what are you yapping about I was saying that the current state of high fashion made by and worn by celebrities and general societal empathy are reminding me of the hunger games? I literally talked about a fashion game I play that seemingly only has Capitol-eske clothing uploaded for this season. Please redirect your anger and frustration into something constructive and not on other people. Celebrities can absolutely speak about political topics and raise money and attention to issues in society, if they wish to do so because they have huge followings. Powerful and famous people have done that since forever. Powerful people, that includes celebrities, have always spoken out about political issues, wether they shared my opinions or not and wether they where qualified for that or in most cases not. They do that already, they are choosing what to talk about and what to be silent about but I was not talking about that even slightly. I didn’t however say anyone *should* speak up. I talked about radical right wing parties gaining votes in Europe. What is your deal?
@@togas_nightcoresFashion trends have always been weird. Hunger games came out when I was in high school about a decade ago. Fashion was just as odd back then as now. You will find just as much truth in hunger games as 1984 and Fahrenheit.
Lol both Taylor and Selena went to a Gaza fundraiser in Dec 2023 and were heavily criticized for it, then they both chose to stay quiet. Now they are losing followers for staying quiet? The audacity of the generation who cant stay off the internet cant get their facts right 🤣🤣🤣🤣 lort
Thank you for actually saying what is happening instead of completely leaving out the part about the active genocide going on right now . I’ve seen a lot of other creators water it down to “they don’t like how celebs flaunt their money at them!” Which just inst the full truth , I don’t think blocking celebrities is gonna do a whole lot so I’m not gonna do it but yk
You know if americans were this passionate about governemnt and stopped consuming shit from them and associated brands, things would be much, much better. Instead they focus on the media, which will never change, cuz the problem aint there.
@artistaroundtheblock2047 I'm from another country, also now that I think about it boycotting stuff like starbucks is like trying to clean up the sand from a beach, it's the government that pays for the guns and bullets and all the stuff. It's nice that you guys are trying, I'm not saying it's not, but like I feel like shit is all over the place, when the main focus should be government. Maybe try to focus all the energy on election day....and maybe actually protesting.
@@FKissufficient I mean it’s a really heated debate right now and no matter what they say they are going to aggravate a group of people so maybe it’s just better they say nothing at all
Lots are dying in the world rn from starvation and bombing , if these celebrities with their huge number of followers just asked their followers to donate it’ll save hundred thousands of life
If you took a second to look at the sheet you’d see that people are being blocked because they feel people shouldn’t be held hostage. That’s honestly crazy
Are you sure that was the reason? Are you sure? Is there absolutely NO context surrounding the no hostages left behind letter they all signed? Are you sure?
it’s hard to describe but i feel like this is actually bad for palestine because blocking random celebrities you most likely didn’t care about or like in the first place doesn’t make anyone talk about palestine, it just makes more people talk about not palestine rather than actually talking about palestine
It did 💀 lizzo spoke out immediately after people blocked her it was so funny cause she was asking fans to pay remaining 20k off to get a family out of Gaza. She’s a multi millionaire 🤦
Fun Fact : Yes this blockout is useful it did let celebrities like lizzo to speak out and ask her fans to donate which did help families in Gaza So yes this blockout is useful
@@de4dly_n1ghtshade *Yes lizzo is a hypocrite *Yes she doesn’t care about the palestinians in Gaza *Yes she’s an awful person but the blockout forced her to at least ask her fans to donate which did help people in Gaza
Where were you when other wars happened? Do you even know of the current ongoing wars? What about them? Why do you internet trendy people only like one or two wars? What about Sudan? Myanmar? Afghanistan?? Oh they don't matter because they aren't trending.
@@sparkyblue7016 I've been outspoken about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as well as the rohingya Muslim genocide in Burma. Just because someone is speaking about genocide in Gaza doesn't mean they don't care about other world issues.
I don’t want their opinion… I want the comedy, music, romance, etc… we DON’T watch these celebrities for their political views… if we did then they’d be in POLITICS not HOLLYWOOD… and when celebrities do speak out half their fans will be upset at the response… isn’t it better to just enjoy your favorite artist/actor/musician/etc. without bringing the real world into it. We watch shows/movies/cartoons/music videos to get away from the real world. Now you’re bringing those characters into the real world and interrupting the flow.
Dude these are irl people REAL people..that have fame money and power if they speak up about this issue they help spread awareness, any sort of public levy for the poor people that are in desperate need of help. Any human with a heart wouldn’t stand for such behaviours taken by governments.
This is the most chronically online take I have ever heard in my life. Celebrities are elevated to an extremely high status in society with many adopting the same view points/attitudes/trends from them. Millions of people watch their shows or listens to their music. With that level of influence comes the ability to drastically shift public perception. There are REAL PEOPLE with REAL LIVES and REAL HOMES being killed left and right by a genocidal government and with one small statement of “this is wrong” these people can get millions to back the cause. You cant hide behind the fiction they create or participate in forever this is the real fucking world. They can change the tide with one tweet yet they do nothing and idiots like you continue to claim “We dont watch for their politics blah blah blah” to avoid the fact that you AND them are just cowards.
These people have power in their industry, not in politics. They don't even have enough power in their own industry man 😅 the actual people with power are their "team" or their managers or their labels etc. If you're that much into the Hollywood industry, you'll understand that they don't have the power you think they have except for a handful like the recently popular diddy and the likes. All they can do is raise awareness, but that's all they can do along with charity work.
@@gofaonemainole2165 celebrities have a SHIT ton of political power. You’re really showing your ignorance in all the change celebrities have massively helped to bring about. Even back during WW2 and during the Jim Crow era, during WW2 there were celebrities who were spies and during Jim Crow there were celebrities like Marilyn Monroe who fought to end segregation and had way more reach than an average citizen.
I don’t follow any celebrities, but also i definitely don’t want to hear their opinions on anything, whether war, Religion, or politics I couldn’t care less. Most of them are Painfully ignorant anyway.
Lmao people are dying everywhere people are suffering and they're boycotting celebrities and not doing anything meaningful the people doing this are also not doing anything to help they should rest
This is from an article I read about the "pin": Let’s talk about the red hands on the Oscar pins and why it’s a fraught and painful issue for many of us who care about Israel: You didn’t know me then, but back in 2000, I was a freshman at UC Berkeley when things got crazy in Israel when the Second Intifada erupted. I will never forget the first time it hit me hard - I had just finished taking an anthro 1 quiz. I was drinking a green tea boba tea. And I was reading CNN online when I saw the story about the lynching in Ramallah. Two Israelis, Yosef Avrahami and Vadim Norzhich, had made a very wrong turn, and would never turn back. They were swallowed by a lynch mob whole, who beat them, stabbed them, gouged their eyes out, and disemboweled them as they lay on the floor of the Ramallah police station. And when one of the Israeli men’s phones rang and rang and rang - his wife, worried that she hadn’t heard from him - his killer picked up the phone and said “your husband is dead.” The words were enough to make me sick - just as I’m sure they’re making you sick, too. But it was the photograph that ran alongside the text that left me screaming, screaming, screaming out of my mind, a keening wail from across ten time-zones, as I stared at the picture of one of the men who did this to them, who squeezed their lives from their bodies with such brutal inhumanity, and who then stood by the open window and waved to the cheering crowd below. His hands, like two bloody flags waving from the window, his hands like something from the darkest recesses of the mind that drags us to that place where humanity shambles off to die. His hands, those two hands with five fingers each, just like mine, just like yours, covered in the blood of another man… a Jew. A Jew like me. So when I see the Artists for Ceasefire pins with the red hand on it - that’s what I think about. I can’t NOT think about it. And I wonder if the designers knew about this story. I wonder if they knew but didn’t care. I wonder, also, if it was done on purpose… I’d like to think it wasn’t, but I wonder… I wonder if the celebrities wearing the pins knew the history of the Second Intifada which nearly brought us to our knees in Israel, or about the lynching in Ramallah and those horrible hands out the window red with human blood and if they did know about any of this, I wonder if they made the connection and just didn’t care. And, I have to wonder why they couldn’t also bring themselves to wear a yellow ribbon in solidarity with the suffering of the hostages held captive in Gaza alongside the red. Surely, the human heart is big enough to care for both Palestinians and Jews who bleed the same color anyway? I wonder.
It's also like everyone forgot about how h-mas rworded and paraded women naked through streets St the beginning of the current eruption of war....and about all the hostages etc. Also I agree, ppl can care both about the innocent in Palestine and the Innocent in Israel
When it’s a genocide, yeah 🥰 many people that specialise in learning of genocides have stated this is one (forgot the career name) and multiple holocaust survivors have come out and also stated it’s a genocide like the holocaust. So uhhh, YEAH. It’s human decency to at least call for a ceasefire (which halts the murder of literally any human being on both sides).
@@q76536 War - a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. It is most definitely a war. It's not a brag to be online.
@@Raccoon00798mate we are both online. Secondly the people of palestine do not have an army whereas the israelis have a military funded by the usa, uk etc etc. Hence it is not a war but a ‘ ethnic cleansing of the palestinian people’ as stated by the UN
I dont get why celebrities are FORCED to share their political or views on world events, when that’s not their job. Blame the government and political figures, not celebrities 🤦♀️
It is, actually. Once you reach a certain level of recognition, it is your job to use that platform for the better. Politicians are swayed by money and public opinion and celebrities recognizing and vocalizing an issue is a major step in change. Especially since their political reach is much wider than that of the average person. Ignoring an issue when you have such a large following is, unfortunately, a political take in and of itself.
@@FrostB1teFPSit’s rlly not tho. I def think ppl w huge platforms should speak out, but they aren’t obligated to. If someone just rlly likes music and gets famous for their talent and skill w music, they shouldn’t have to suddenly be a politician as well. Again, I think they SHOULD speak out, but saying it’s their responsibility isn’t ture
@katkay9923 its a moral obligation. At the end of the day, every form of media is inherently political. From music to film to art, everything has political undertones. We like to absolve celebrities of this moral obligation because it makes it easier to support them. Also, we live in an information era, and remianing uninformed and unaligned on a topic is a privilege and bc its a privilege its poltical. If u are in a position to say "i dont need to care or speak out" you are comfy enough to be profiting of the system that is causing injustice thus you are, in your silence, picking a political side.
Well if only maybe Hollywood wasn’t also all about Zionists then NO and seriously Americans are being homeless on the streets while israel gets money??? Oh must be United States of israel
Lots are dying in the world rn from starvation and bombing , if these celebrities with their huge number of followers just asked their followers to donate it’ll save hundred thousands of life
@@a2point083it literally is americas problem cuz they’re using YOUR tax payer money to fund the war also people had no problem with this when people where helping a white country in its time of need Ukraine
@@PALESTINE648 I understand they have big following but the could take either side of the war. It’s not like they’re all going to support one side exclusively, so it’s just better to let celebrities not be political.
@@a2point083 america did give weapons for Israel to “defend it self” and the weapons where from the American tax money you’re paying taxes for expensive healthcare expensive education while the idf is getting new weapons
People act like if a celebrity says something it will magically stop all international conflicts 😂 They have a big following, true, but that does not mean they are in control of wars
Don’t chat about Ukraine. People supported their life on it. Syria, yemen and Iran are experiencing dangerous things too, yes. But helping one at a time helps. They’re all dying but Palestine js exponentially worse due to the amount of bombs they experience daily. And I am not saying those countries are bad or they are not worthy of helping, because they are also being helped by funds from countries. One at a time
@@omega2477helping one at a time? People are literally dying and some of these conflicts have been going on for so long. These people deserve to be acknowledged. If people have the energy to create a whole block list for brands and celebrities, I’m sure they can talk about these other conflicts.
@@ImAnIdiot-bp5fj do you not see anything wrong with saying one conflict is more important than the other? It gives off the impression that the lives lost in other conflicts are not important enough to be talked about .
@@lun-dm5bynot many people do it and people forget with time. And also because it targets so many people it's basically fails to deal a very harsh impact on any big celebrity. Like yes longterm boycotting work but these celebs music is still streaming high, their concerts are still sold out. So it's not affecting much.
@@iasked9392 since the start of the russian invasion of ukraine, i have seen plenty of support for ukraine, both online and offline. there was widespread sympathy; yellow and blue banners covered websites, ukrainian flags flew in protest, and numerous countries swiftly imposed sanctions on russia. this is a very sloppy statement that betrays your lack of integrity. why is this degree of activism emerging now, while israel has been waging war on palestine since the late 19th century? your logic doesn't make sense. this is an ongoing genocide. have some decency.
@@Maitray28 there are lots of individuals doing it. if not, this topic would not be trending at the moment. likewise, a lot of people have said that they plan to commit to this for the long run. even though i agree with you that it's not nearly as effective as other boycott strategies and that celebrities will continue to profit, at least it's raising awareness of a significant issue, so that's better than nothing, right? this has a wide-ranging impact.
This is some messed up social pressuring if ive ever seen it. People shouldnt be bullied into speaking out about things they dont want to speak out about. regardless of how good or righteous you believe a cause to be, it is never Okay to bully someone to speak in it.
I dont want to hear celebrities say anything about the real world. They cant possibly make an educated comment when they live in another reality. Whatever they say will just influence their sheep like fans to think like them instead of talking other people who do have something important to say.
Lots are dying in the world rn from starvation and bombing , if these celebrities with their huge number of followers just asked their followers to donate it’ll save hundred thousands of life
@@PALESTINE648 that kinda seems like wishful thinking, a war isn’t gonna stop because a celebrity talks about it, celebrities have influence in the country they’re in and countries that actively support them. But the military and other countries aren’t actually gonna care if a celebrity brings attention to it
@@Mess_of_a_Maniac thanks for only noticing that not the actual genocide that’s happening in Gaza but I’m not pasting in every replay just people who aren’t educated enough to understand the situation
Yes it is their voice, but wouldn’t it be great if they used their loud and big voice to help people that need help? Like yes it is their thoughts, but their whole thing is that they INFLUENCE so they’d influence the viewers
@@noush1e Unpopular opinion celebrities should stay out of politics and real world problems because of how much influence they hold. Imagine all these celebrities supporting Israel and since their audience is obsessed with them they will also start to do the same.
@@Rella-rellaiI mean, their silence already constitutes for that so why not send them the message that if they keep this behavior up, there will be consequences. After all, money is power and you said it yourself, they have influence so why not influence their actions.
@@Rella-rellai i dont need to imagine, because most celebrities DO support israel, barely any of them support palestine compared to the amount that support israel. it's also impossible to make all celebrities not get into the political issues of the world, because most of them in the past have shown good values (except recently, especially the ones that support israel now), its how many movements and information gets out. but i do see your point, they shouldn't use it for negative reasons either but we can't change them
Who remembers that people are entitled to their own political opinions, and having an opposing one doesn’t mean you need to attempt to financially harm them?
Manipulating people into saying something political to save their careers and livelihoods doesn't bring out honesty from them. You hold a gun to somebody's head, you think they won't say or do anything to get out of it? Celebrities don't bring "change" like that, just awareness, which I'm sure Israel v Palestine don't need. The famous can't really do shit. Governments do.
@@N08R76Hthis isn't about politics! It's about wanting celebs to speak up about Palestine! Because celebs hold huge amount of influence and with their support more people will be able to donate more or learn more about what's happening.
Have you been living under a rock? Ukraine got tons of support not only from celebrities, but also other countries, and they were allowed to leave. The Palestinians aren't even allowed to leave, and politicians are staying quiet about it.
I know so many people are pro Palestine but people in Israel are dying too. It’s like where is all this momentum coming from when Palestine came to that Music Festival in Israel and kidnapped them and took them as hostages. So many people around the world are dying because of wars but no one was done anything about it.
@@peaches10.09what concert? and what’s happening in palestine isn’t a war, palestinians don’t have an army and the last i checked u need two sides for a war. Also a ceasefire would stop the deaths of the israeli hostages as many have been killed by the israeli army
@@q76536they had a cease fire last year in October but a couple days later Palestine broke it. Israel was fine not fighting but Palestine wasn’t so know Israel is defending itself.
I've seen big tik tok people talk about this blocklist and say nothing about Palestine. Its because of the whole wealth thing, they said. Ive seen that point ralked sbout more then Palestine.
Taylor swift won’t go down swifties are her army and 95 percent of her followers are swifties so tough luck but still agree that celebrities are not speaking out enough and Taylor swift attended a Gaza fundraiser so before you block someone care enough to actually see what their doing
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When will people realise that putting strangers on pedestals and being parasocial just ends up in dissapointment.
And it took a genocide for them to open their eyes. It's all funny to me atp😭
Yeah but this should be a standard they put on everybody
Blocking out is slow self-destruction for celebrities. Just waiting for them to be broke.
They cant be brokr😂😂😂@@agussuwardono1373
@@agussuwardono1373 it really isn't doing much to them. People couldn't stop drinking at Starbucks, you think they care enough to cause enough damage for the celebrities to be impacted?
I just don’t understand why we’re going after celebrities and not the government and politicians who have significantly more power than people whose jobs are to entertain us
We are what do you think the protests are for
@@ValeH1231the video covers one topic, if one person makes a video about the color blue doesn’t mean they think red is fake.
@@ValeH1231 yeah it’s a 60 second video you can find hundreds about how people are actively seeking out politicians who are pro-genocide and how protests are all over the world, I really don’t know how you missed it.
@@omaimaf9963 Sorry I re watched it and understood it this time. Thank you for explaining it to me nicely 😊
We can do both and for people who can’t do both they can at least not indulge in celebrity worship
Let’s be honest half the people blocking celebrities are probably gonna unblock them
That sounds like projection
Yeah I’ve not even blocked any celebrities
@@llIlluicdefinitely projection lol
@@spacegirlsgf did you not see where I said I’ve not even blocked any celebrities 💀
I don’t know. The main reason I don’t believe that is because of my own optimism, but you may be correct. We have had a fairly strong celebrity culture thus far. I personally have never followed celebrities in the first place. I feel the main problems with this online movement are that there seems to be more than one list and some celebrities won't be affected enough for it to matter to them.
Dude the people will do ANYTHING, but petition the government. Stop trying to force celebrities to take action for you and do it yourself. You aren’t entitled to their platform, you are entitled to the right to petion and protest (in the US at least).
the people petition the government tho? the people protest tho?
@@q76536protesting doesn't do anything....you're literally standing in harsh weather conditions hoping the people who are protesting to cares but they don't care
You know nothing about the movement, everyone is doing that and has been doing that for MONTHS !
@@mimilune2746if it's not working, would yall pls get off the streets?
@@vincentadultman6226 who tf brought streets into this lmaoo ?
In a influencer based culture the only way to make an impact is taking influence from those who do not support public interest (or basic human rights)
But what can they do about the conflict? They don’t control the department of defense.
@dorisstories2411 speak out about it. Or donate to the families in need. If small accounts of people still living at home with there parents can help 1 family get to a safe zone imagine what 1 celebrity will a million dollar home can do.
No offense but no one, even common people, can’t even speak their own opinions without getting blasted anymore. They have to remain neutral or keep their opinions to themselves- being a celebrity is a brand, and they’re not gonna bring politics to taint or influence the support of their brand. It’s not exactly a one way, simple answer. They aren’t in complete control of their brand either
Is getting blasted online really worse than losing your children to an oppressive occupation and watching the world ignore your pain?
@@nafeesanaz you mean like in any war or genocide? Even in the world wars there were neutral countries. Yeah, people should be pissed off, but you are acting as if this is a special case. It probably was before, when it was largely ignored, but now it's being greatly discussed. Thing is most wars or genocides have been and are like that. You are not trying to spread around news about the concentration camps in China or the discrimination against Romani people, whose hate is to this day the most normalised and whose identity is largely erased to this day? There are so many social injustices y'all turn your back to, so much murder and persecution that you don't care about because it doesn't breath in your neck. While you will advocate for the one of the moment to feel better, and while you will only pay attention to this one because it has been advertirse to you after a period of injustice inflicted precisely by the dominant powers, and while you will berate anyone who doesn't loudly announce they are as compromised as you, you won't compromise, yet again, with something that doesn't reach you directly or indirectly. Idc if you expect this from celebs, but most people that have become vocal about this will ignore any other crisis yet they expect celebs not to ignore the one they actually care about.
@@nafeesanaz r u going to do something about it. Can u do something about it. Well u provide housing for the people who lose their place while doing background check to make sure they won't harm the country? No one thought about theses things in reality until they have to deal with it themselves.
except it’s not just normal politics, it’s basic human rights. they shouldn’t be scared of “tainting” a brand by saying they support basic human rights.
these celebs can easily save so much lives but jist chose not to:) angelina jolie is speaking about palestine from years and thats the kind of celebs we should support not the ones that are doing immoral things just bc they can lose some money
I think the anger is a bit misdirected.
Aren't the governments and politicians more responsible
Sure celebrities can have an impact on their audiences if they choose to speak out but i dont think it should be an obligation
Also like most people, not all celebrities are selfless so they're not willing to risk their career for it
yes, but having lavish parties in the middle of such horrible things with out even acknowledging that there is anything going on is poor taste.
Well, let’s say for example Taylor swift, a few years ago she made 1 insta post that got thousands of people to vote during that election, so if she were to make a post about Palestine, we can guess that most likely hundreds of thousands maybe even over one million ppl would donate to Palestine.
When you have the amount of impact they have it low-key becomes a moral responsibility to bring attention to it especially when it's the taxes that they pay their governments that's funding it.
Especially when they have the amount of money to actually make a difference.
It's fine to not want to follow someone who's selfish to such a point. No one is obligated to follow or interact with anyone they don't agree with.
Same way celebrities aren't actually forced to speak up, but things have consequences.
@@saram404 v true
@@gordshorde yeahh the more famous they are , the more selfish they become 😅
There's simply no way Malala is on the block list.
Apparently she is and doesn’t deserve it. She does speak out about Palestine and Gaza.
@xwrtk Exactly. I cannot believe we are forgetting her incredible activism.
That’s genuinely disgusting. Malala has been through so much hardships and done so much for the world. She’s does not deserve that. ❤
@@motivationalspeaker7145 100% agreed
Y'all don't have to go to bat for every person who had a horrible past who is now a non-ally to other people who are suffering. She's doing fine, having broadway shows with Hillary fkn Clinton, of all ppl.
you cant force someone to "take a stand" when this whole thing is completely out of their control
Yeah, especially when they’re basically just normal people who happen to be famous; not politicians
exactly, and then the people doing this get angry that the celebrities won’t speak out even though speaking about politics can destroy careers
@@kody.... that’s not the issue per se, it’s literally that politicians are regular ass people. They’re simply uneducated. With their large fanbases, they can do more harm than good if they say the wrong thing.
Totally.
They could certainly afford to care though, it's completely out of our control as citizens too but you still see dozens of people way poorer doing what they can yk?
They really dont care. These celebs lose thousands of followers daily for a multitude of reasons, this really won't affect them. If you have the time to block over 200 Instagram accounts you have the time to do something actually meaningful
I agree, I know what is going on in Gaza rn is horrendous. But not everyone’s lives need to be involved with things beyond their control.
blocking is read differently by algorithms then just unfollowing, at least when it comes to their monetized SM. its not the end all be all tho
I have about 5 years into activism. there is almost always a bigger, better cause to advocate for. there is always something more impactful you can do. a lot of activism is a big investment of Time and energy [but at a certain point resources and money is required]. personally I believe in the power of digital movements because blocking is something fast and easy basically anybody can do. it's actually pretty easy to block hundreds of people using a chain blocker. also considering how common consumption/overconsumption of social media is, targeting people's social media makes sense to me. it sends a message that people only want to support certain kinds of celebrities
I never followed them in the first place 🙈
Boycot for Uyghurs to, They're an muslim Turkic minority that are living at east Turkestan PLEASE SEARCH AND DONT SUPPORT GENOCİDE 🇹🇷
Famous people have the right to speak out or not to speak out on topics. People should be famous for their talent, not their personal opinion.
If a famous person does want to speak out. We shouldn't pressure other famous people to speak out if they don't want to speak out.
If they don't want to speak out that's fine but it would be really helpful if a big celebrity would do it because they have a lot of influence, and would actually bring more awareness to Palestine!!
@@celemanj2There is already so much awareness regarding Palestine as is. Instead of focusing on what is happening, why not focusing on what CAN be done? While I agree that celebrities are influential, why not take action ourselves such as fundraisers? Yes we aren’t the average celebrity, but to place the responsibility on people who can’t or do not wish to speak on the conflict is unfair. I’d rather have someone not speak out about it than have them make an uninformed decision
@@whydontduckswanttobemyfriendsfundraisers have been happening all around the globe with thousands being donated, however israel isn’t allowing aid into palestine. Public shaming of isreal will stop the us and uk etc etc from giving so much money to the isrealis to commit their genocide on the people of palestine.
@@whydontduckswanttobemyfriends we're not placing any responsibility on them! We just hope these celebrities wake up and help out like the rest of us are doing! And if they don't want to its fine, it's just disappointing.
I honestly think the idea of expecting celebrities to “take stands” is ridiculous. These people are actors and singers. That’s their job. They’re not politicians, they don’t have government experience. Why are you looking to them to be responsible for “taking stands”? Stop boycotting celebrities for not talking about something that has nothing to do with their jobs.
i disagree, there is nothing political about a modern day broadcasted genocide. Would u call being against the holocaust political and ‘ ridiculous’?
I think that people are mostly boycotting them so they could focus on rafah and palestine in general. The media has been trying to distract us from the genocide in palestine, and especially with the met gala people were pointing out how it was incredibly tone deaf considering millions of people in palestine are dying. Look this may sound mean but it wont affect their lives if we block them. They're not going to go bankrupt they make millions each year, they'll still get jobs and etc because the western media favours israel. They're just mildly inconvenienced its nothing compared to people in Palestine have to go through. Stop feeling bad for celebrities who won't speak up, they're not going to lose their privilege anytime soon.
@@q76536 for loves sake it isnt their job to talk about it they are SINGERS AND ACTORS and besides they are too busy with their own issues that we probably know nothing about
@@q76536obviously not what the person meant. They are simply saying that these celebs get paid to perform, act, sing, read a script etc. they do not get paid to be political figures. Yes it’s awful genocide is horrible it happened to my people, but let’s not pretend that a singer speaking out will change anything. The people who can make change happen aren’t being followed by millions on instagram. It’s like getting mad at a teacher for not cleaning the school bathrooms. That’s not in their job description. Why should they do something they clearly don’t want to do when it probably won’t even help the situation. People will keep dying and famous people will always exist
@@q76536you're literally forcing people to take an opinion they don't want to take or probably don't have one that is ridiculous
Celebs really dont need to give their political opinions. thats not their purpose. People just find them more relatable and friendly than politicians.
There’s reasons why they don’t openly do something like their managers are telling them not to remain neutral. Some that have their own platforms and money so they can openly speak out. But for those that work with recording studios have to stay neutral so that they don’t get affected when shit hits the fan even more.
This is more reason to do a block out once the studios start losing money because their artists can't speak out it will make it more likely for them to let them. More so than if they were an individual because as a rule studios are money hungry.
They have more than enough money to last them a couple lifetimes, I'm sure they can survive saying "I don't support genocide and mass murderer" if they really wanted to
Or they're told the opposite by PR, to support/be politically correct cause it makes them look human.
Or if they they get on a hit list bc someone overseas doesn't like a certain thing they said that's against them and that puts their families in danger as well as the lives of ppl they care about
Boycot for Uyghurs to, They're an muslim Turkic minority that are living at east Turkestan PLEASE SEARCH AND DONT SUPPORT GENOCİDE 🇹🇷
celebrities having nothing to do with foreign wars and aren’t obligated to do anything if they didn’t want to even though they could.This whole “block all celebrities”this in my opinion is being blown out of proportion bc what if ur blocking successful ppl that did nothing wrong just because?I mean if they’re ungrateful then I see why but still…
They could also be helping off screen, people don’t have to post good things they do
I agree tbh
That's just about the most ridiculous thing ever
I mean, I’m just glad that there’s less focus on celebrities. People used to worship them, but at the end of the day, they’re just regular people in the arts that got lucky. They’re not government officials or anything.
Making a hit pop song doesn’t mean you have an expertise in history and politics.
You have a very shallow view of the world. Celebs for the most part aren't people who "just got lucky" the most influential ones have connections to the government and most likely own shares in some of these corporations.
No. In all honesty, it's not their job. They are entertainers and nothing more. Everyone is free to look for information on their own, but they don't. Why? They just don't care or have their own lives to live. Especially here in the USA where everything is becoming more expensive, and have to work to support their own families. Also, since when have the rich and powerful ever cared about the poor or what happens in another country.
i don’t see how ‘ everything becoming expensive’ excuses allowing a genocide to take place? After the holocaust, didn’t every country say ‘ never again’?
Celebs speak out on so many issues and causes, they aren’t merely entertainment. No one would hesitate to say Hitler was evil yet there is so much silence over such a tragedy
@q76536 I never said that was an excuse. What I said is if people cared, they can do their own investigations. If you have to hear a famous person speak up about something, did you actually pay attention because you cared or are you just a mindless zombie without your own thoughts running through you head. Also, if 2 groups can't fix their own mess, what do you expect a 3rd party to do, that not only do they not live in the area but are also not part of the religion that are fighting and since when have bad people cared or asked permission to do bad things.
@@joestrada-dk4sl it’s not a religious issue, it’s a ethnic cleansing of the palestinian people.
As for the ‘ 2 groups’, if the usa and other powerful countries can give weapons to one side then it’s not between 2 groups anymore. It’s a wider issue with multiple parties involved.
Also the palestinian people haven’t got an army and isreal controls their food, water and electricity so it’s clearly not a fair fight. They also aren’t allowing any aid in and are responsible for over 33k civilians deaths including the deaths of their own citizens that were taken hostage.
And the sad reality that is today, is that people care if their idols care. Celebs have a lot of influence and them speaking out will cause more people to actually look at what’s happening rather then mindlessly following government propaganda.
Let's be real here, but from what I remember correctly, every time the USA stepped up to help, it didn't work out that way. 911 happened because the USA stepped up and gave weapons and training.
@@q76536No it won’t lmao the only people who take celebrities opinions seriously are children. All a celebrity speaking out will do is cause the people who already support Palestine to give them a pat on the back and the people who support Israel to hate and tune out the celebrity. A grown adult who makes money and can actually vote isn’t going to change their mind just because Beyoncé said so. These celebrities are literally just regular people who are known by a lot of people. They have no political power. They could be be donating money to the cause behind closed doors without us knowing about it which is a hell of lot more commendable than making an insta post about it to appease their fans and donating actually makes a difference. You people need to use some common sense and let these people breathe as long as they aren’t openly doing something wrong.
Attacking celebrities is just as much a distraction as worshipping them. Who in your city/country is in power and what is their narrative on poverty, wars, homelessness?
Finally a sensible comment. This is just another distraction. Do people really think that celebs have that much of an impact on the world that their support can stop wars?
ACTUALLY RIGHT! We shouldn't be attacking people's who's jobs are to create art, instead attack the ones who are actually in charge of not helping the innocent people on both sides
Imagine not wanting to be political about a country most Americans don't even know where is on the map.
You also must know American tax dollars go to bombing that said country so yes! We are all to blame for killing 40,000 people majority being kids.
genuinely asking, why do people think that if celebrities speak up about it Israel will stop??
It helps bring awareness to the problem and big celebrities can hugely pressure politicians and media to do something about the situation across the globe like Palestine, Congo and Sudan also having influential people raise their voices helps people all around the world including president and prime ministers to actually stop their funding on all those genocides. So if you could use common sense and see the huge impact this does that would be appreciated.
@@SihamAhmed-jd4ru I am using my common sense, that's why I am asking because I don't really understand how, e.g., Taylor Swift speaking up about Palestine would convince the US government to stop supporting Israel. Why would governments be pressured by celebrities? Especially when they clearly do not care about the cause since they would only speak about it when extremely under pressure. Trust me, they won't put enough effort in to pressure politicians who actively support countries who are genociding others if they don't really care.
@@NeuviIlette It is about teaching people about what is happening. No one expects the government to listen to the celebrities, but if enough people are educated about this they can cause change.
@@NeuviIlette Yes that makes sense but Taylor Swift has a lot of influence if she spoke out about palastine it would be very great I mean she did cause more people to vote
@@Stop_GlobalWarming I get what you're trying to say and it's really nice that you guys are trying to help people in desperate situations but personally I can't comprehend that instead of actually donating or doing literally anything else to help, people are wasting their time starting to block celebrities like that's going to do something anyway. yeah they can spread the message but people can only donate, if they can even afford it or are able to. there's not much to do that can help since not even protests are allowed about this issue in most places. again, not trying to be rude or anything but I'm kinda tired of people acting like blocking an influencer is going to save the people that are dying every day in Palestine.
I don’t get why people can’t understand that it is not a celebrity’s responsibility to address topics unrelated to them. If a celebrity wants to speak out about palastine they can but there shouldn’t be an obligation for them to do so it’s not their job
Exactly! Yes it's sad what's going on in the world (ppl were even talking about poverty, starvation, etc), that doesn't mean ppl who *are* rich and alive can't live their life however they want. Yes ppl r dying from starvation, so rich ppl shouldn't spend their money? Like wtf?? Where did ppl get the idea that famous/rich ppl are automatically obligated to make change? Yes it's great and very kind if they do, but they aren't obligated to.
I don't get why you don't understand that that people aren't obligated to support celebrities or anyone in general.
I doubt thats what they were saying.@Azathothtrolls
And we don't want their damn opinions on it anyway.
Personally, I'm against him speaking out about any serious topics because chances are they are out of touch and have no idea what they're talking about.
Remember covid? Remember that stupid imagine video?
Imagine that but for 🍉?
Imagine these same out of touch people coming together to sing imagine all the people for 🍉?
The support for is.reeel will go through the roof.
Just look at what's happening to the celebrities who are coming out in support of is.reel look at how appealing they are making free 🍉 cause look?
Exactly.
Personally, I think celebrities have a responsibility to not talk about any serious topics and to just shut up Unless that is their specific field and chances are if it's their specific field they aren't celebrities and I say the same for the ones who are going all out for climate change as well because they claim to In favour of stopping climate change but then they get their private jet just to go to Starbucks. It's hard to take them seriously and if anything just does more against the cause then it does for the cause.
But why though? Why do they HAVE to have the same political views and talk about things you want them to?
I mean, it's about where your morals stand and how much you value them. It's like, take Colleen Hoover for example, a well-known writer who actively romanticizes domestic vio. and stood up for her predator son when he s/xu/lly h'ras'ad a 16 year old. The girl who was ha/ass/d reached out to Colleen for help but instead got blocked. People found Colleen's actions repulsive and canceled her. So again, it's about how much you're willing to fight for your morals and how much empathy you have ig. Every action you do or don't take against something or someone you don't agree with sends a message, which I'm sure you'll notice if you watched the Hunger Games.
Is saving innocents lives a political view? Since when is that controversial?
It’s not about politics its about humanity wth
@@niceloophole7782 yea but Why do we expect people who aren’t qualified to talk about the war to post all about it all of a sudden? It’s political, in case you haven’t noticed, it’s super political to root for Palestinian, or for Israel. It bugs me when people always get mad at celebrities for doing certain things. Like, yeah, don’t come bragging about the met gala when this crisis is happening in the real world, but it doesn’t get to me because I’m not feeding into it. People who watch the content that these creators have posted, about having a penthouse and a Boujee lifestyle, have started this fire. It’s not a bad thing if you like watching that kinda stuff, but don’t get mad when they continue doing what you support them for.
@@light.plumeria That's the fvcking problem. People are being murdered left and right for merely existing on their land. You have the luxury to feel apathy becuase you're not in it. But a lot of people recognize this is history repeating itself and humanity failing yet again. People realize if we don't set up a precedent of punishing such evil this might as well happen to them.
Why is Dolly Parton on that list??? She is an actual treasure
FOR REAL
They are just trying to block everyone because THEY are the ONLY people who matter! NO ONE is allowed to not be on either side, even though both governments are horrible!
She's also being targeted by the right wing for being too pro-LBGTQ. Like the saying used to be you can't please everyone. But now it's you can't please anyone
Why would anyone want an opinion of some celebrity on such a difficult issue??? Just because they are famous doesn't mean that they know anything about the middle east or any kind of conflict at all
its literally all over the internet, they dont live in a vacuum to not have heard about palestine.
@@hilsonceo okay and? From what I see most of the pro Palestinian mob doesn't even know what they are talking about 😂
Dude it's literal Genocide!! F*ckin heartless@@katarinas-2268
@@hilsonceoSo freedom of speech also means freedom of silence they aren't obligated to form an opinion on this.
Not to mention if their opinion contradicts yours you will cancel them anyway.
What you really want if for the celebrity to validate your existing opinions.
@@EosinophyllisThey speak out on issues they understand and know the history of. If it's something they experience and see all the time it's easy to have an informed opinion. Americans can easily speak about racism in America. They have to do a lot of research to form an informed opinion on what's happening in Ukraine and Russia, Palestine and Israel, China and Taiwan ect. We told them to stay out of politics and that they were out of touch during the lockdowns, now y'all want them to get into international politics they don't understand?
I love the idea, love the movement, and the rage, just cant help but feel its a wasted potential. Get mad at the govermnent! Corporations! But celebrities? What is that going to do? Make some of them stand by palestine. And then what? How is lizzo saying free palestine helping those people dying there? Celebs influence their audiences, but if those audiences already are trying to influence them in the first place, the whole rage and energy is going to go to waste. Like why are their opinions so important to us? As I've already said, use that anger on those who actually are supporting the genocide.
Edit: just want to add that the anger itself is very justified imo
You are acting like US celebrities aren’t multi millionaires with influence and purchasing powers. If Tay Tay can produce hundred times more greenhouse gases than normal ppl just cos she doesn’t want to use a car instead of a plane, I am sure celebrities like her can spend some time to think about how their actions impact the world
We have been boycotting and striking and making encampments. Where have you been?
@@artistaroundtheblock2047 first of all in a wrong country, where im from there arent many strikes sadly but we are trying to force our universities and scientific environment to take propalestinian action. Also Im not saying that there are no strikes and meaningful movements, there are plenty. I just think that this particular boycott could take energy, resources and attention away from those protest and guide it in the wrong direction.
Personally the celebrities I've seen coming out in favour of 🍉 are The worst people you want on your side.
For example, famous dom.es.tic ab.user Chris Brown has come out in favour and as you have mentioned famous employee ab.user Lizzo, oh and famous Ukraine ab.user ya boi Vladdy P.
Yeah If that's anything to go by the celebrities you should honestly just shut up and if they want to help They can donate some of their tons and tons of money to 🍉 and They can use their big platforms to publicly endorse charities that are helping the people in 🍉 But that's about all they should be doing because whenever a celebrity tries to have an important opinion, they mess it up somehow.
I endorse blocking celebrities before a completely different reason.
@@artistaroundtheblock2047 well scratch that, literaly a day after I wrote this comment student strikes began at two universities in my country. Sadly these are not my uni and are pretty far away but u know, thats something.
while i do support cutting down on celebrities power and i support stopping their idolization, i have a feeling this is another trend that’ll soon be forgotten about when social media finds something new to be angry about :c
maybe we should hate on politicians instead of bloggers ? i understand that its important to speak out for everyone, but its politicians job first of all and people just watch it happen. its not only biden, there're hundreds of guys in between
Exactly
They have 💀 they are hating on politicians simultaneously. If ur gonna chat at least check the facts first. Somebody literally sat behind blinken today (I think) calling him a killer via sign language which is pretty creative haha
@@hysteri have you donated or done anything to actually help?
@@hysteriyou just told someone to check the facts then went on to talk about something happening that you (think) happened? I don't know if you're under 18 also which would explain a lot.
I don’t understand why we should care what celebrities think when they are not experts on what’s going on in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Let me put this into another perspective. And I'm simply here to also understand your perspective, so feel free to prove me wrong. But, in a hypothetical situation, let's say that I told you that Belgium was c/tting off the hands of children and adults in Congo, then selling chocolates that resembled those s/vered hands in their country. Now, here come the questions: How much of the situation would you know as a citizen in the country about something happening overseas? (I mean, you'd see the chocolate hands in the market). How would you feel in that situation? Would it be morally correct to sit idly by? What if it happened today? Would people justify Belgium's actions? I mean, would regular citizens with free speech and more perspective on the situation because of live footage from that area let history repeat itself? I would hope not. But I personally think that the issue in itself is that celebrities are put on pedestals and idolized, so not many have the b@//s to call out their actions or lack thereof. Every action you do or don't take sends a message, so staying silent gives them your money and tells them you stand with their silence. When you follow a celebrity, you accept them and their actions, which is a packaged deal.
Cuz they got a platform to put a spotlight on the murders that the US is paying for.
@@MyoMer-i5e
I'M SORRY BELGIUM IS DOING WHAT?!
Maybe I was wrong. Maybe celebrities should be talking about this more because I'm finding out about this in the RUclips comment section 😡
@@pinkdiamond1847 Let me clarify, Belgium did this in the past. But I'm comparing what Belgium did wrong in the past to what is happening currently in G/za. People only realize how wrong something is after the time to act has passed, which is why we should learn from history and do what we can to stop injustice when we see it, otherwise we'll live with the regret of acting as bystanders.
These people would have a bigger impact emailing their local representatives. Either way, why should I care about what a singer or actor's PR team (it's all public relations) says about international affairs?
mass emails are sent to local representatives, many people have signed up to organisations but nothing is being done. Also just because something is happening overseas doesn’t mean u should just ignore it especially if it’s something as major as a genocide.
@@q76536 isn’t considered a genocide considering it was started by the hamas on the 7th so no it’s a war a pretty bad one at that with hamas using the palestinian people as their shields and the israeli sometimes purposefully killing people who they know are only shields
,let’s be real no their isn’t half the rage on palestine is purely online i have seen little to no videos about politicians other than biden trump etc major ones but the ones i DO see and the ones have that millions of thousands of views are the ones screaming “block kim k”
They except them to speak out but when they do they are criticized you can’t win in this world
Well People are still happy they are speaking up and people affect have more e resources . But they are also allowed to criticise the time it took for them to speak up yk
Yeah I mean 40k lives are significant. A generation or two of amputees. A million plus displaced families. This isn’t about personal interest and I find it DISGUSTING you even think of personal interest in a situation like this.
@@hysteri who me
@@hysterithere are multiple wars going on rn. TikTok will find a new trend in 3 months, bet
@@hysteriThen why don't you care for the Congo genocide(
i mean yes theyre celebrities, but sadly its ultimately their choice
people will do anything but donate 💀
Honestly though, that’s the real truth.
People do donate open your eyes. But donating and evacuating the people isn't the solution to this geno . It's their land, their houses , they shouldn't be unalived and forced out like this
why should they donate though, it's their money, the US govt itself is sending out tons of aid, and it's not enough for a measly 2 million people?
Where is all that money and aid going? hopefully not into pockets of Hamass I hope 😮
It’s also unfortunate how other unfortunate happenings of the world like what is happening in Sudan have been completely ignored.
Celebrities are PEOPLE. Politicians can make a difference, but DON'T HARASS AND BULLY random people for your political views
even RUclipsRS who arent that big of celebrities raise funds and help a lot, while rich and wealthy “real” celebrities wont speak up. we can make a difference
@@hilsonceoYeah right. If those celebrities don't share your opinion, you will cancel them anyway. Stop acting like saint.
Political views? You are crazy
@@begrateful9836and saying this ends the war, right? Ok
@@hilsonceoyall should get Hasan to sell his house and donate the proceeds to charity, he's the only socialist millionaire on Twitch right? 😂
We have an expectation that celebrities must use their platform to speak political messages. Most of these people are actors and singers, not activists
I hate when people call genocide (where thousands of people are dying) a political issue.
@@Bruskibrogenocide isn't a political issue. But if you're an outsider and trying to get other people to get involved, then that is politics
@@cutewingedpug427 we're trying to save innocent lives by spreading awareness.
We're not asking celebs to comment on whether or not they think hamas is in the right or some shit.
Or asking them to donate weapons to hamas.
@@Bruskibro spreading awareness isn't going to save lives. People ARE asking celebs to donate and stuff, otherwise nobody would care if a met gala ticket is 75 grand or whatever
@@cutewingedpug427
Spreading awareness would show people just how fucked up their favorite celebrities are
Spreading awareness would lead more people into donating to help INNOCENT Palestinians get out of palestine
Spreading awareness would lead to more protests thus putting pressure on the American government so that they can stop with their bullshit
Also boo fucking whoo, millionaire celebs are being asked to give some of their riches to people in need.
I frankly don't care about how they feel or feeling stressed cuz "They don't wanna get involved with politics" or "My platform isn't for politics" just cuz they wanna appeal to a broader fucking audience.
People are dying.
Innocent people are dying.
That remains a hard fact in this situation.
Depends on the celeb on the blocklist. I don’t support any celebs that are pro IDF do definitely okay with them on the block list. Gigi Hadid is half Palestinian and she spoke out but still ended up on the blocklist. Not all celebs actively use social media. There are a very few celebs on the blocklist that have spoken out a few times in person but not so much social media which isn’t fair.
malala is on one of these block lists ffs
gigi was on there because she doesn't do enough unfortunately, she has brand deals with zionist companies and drinks starbucks to advertise them
we need to channel this collective and understandable anger towards politicians, actual people who are doing direct harm, and actively supporting genocide. call, email, and write to your representatives that support israel. don't let them forget about the blood on their hands. don't let them have a moment of peace after what they've done. PROPERLY educate yourself and your loved ones about the history of Palestinian struggle,colonization, and culture. be kind and patient to those around you who are still learning or unlearning years of propaganda. 🙏🏻🇵🇸
Literally like why are they targeting entertainers and not politicians whose actual job is politics???
Fr....and even if some celebrity does take a stand or chooses a side, he/she is met with lot of backlash from the other side of people. Like last year there were so many news of celebs being removed from ad campaigns or shows or production houses just because they chose to say something and stood for one side of the war. Firstly they are forced to take a side, and when they do they are put on a stake, and even if they decide to stay neutral they are hated too
@@lonelywanderer2925 getting the hate and it ain't even their business
If anyone wants the videos of proof, just give me ur email lol I can send you the vids I took myself
No offense but the people who would spend so much time and energy on boycotting against celebs would not sacrifice esting tasty food or going out to fun or fancy places just to put that money into charify fonds
they do, and they have
Ain’t no way you’re comparing the level of luxury celebrities indulge in to that of average everyday people. Most celebrities have millions which they could donate, but they won’t.
Okay but if they don’t want to say anything, they dont have too
And if people don't want to support them they don't have to 🤷♂️
@@namelesscreatureofthe exactly, I don’t
Exactly. I have my own problems 🤣
Blocking them doesn't help at all, because they still have millions millions followers and brands will stay paid them everytime they promote some product 💀 i know things are different there in the US, here in my country even the president standed for palestine, we have a whole football club called Palestino, no one is gonna lose their job for that. But in the US definitely work different, if i was a citizen i would be scared af to speak about it lol more if i was famous 😵💫😵💫😵💫 maybe i demonize the land but i've seen too much to be scared about.
Also, a celebrity being in silence doesn't mean directly a zi0nist, i've seen it multiple times people labelling celebrities with that concept for actually SAYING NOTHING AT ALL. It's wrong to do that too.
it has been helping tho- and not speaking up against zionism is being complicit
Honestly this isn’t any of the celebrities faults, we shouldn’t be “boycotting” them for an issue out of their control.
yes, but they could be using their voices to raise awareness. they can influence ppl to help those in need. i suggest to watch a vid that goes more in depth abt this topic if ur still confused
If they can start a movement this big im sure they can spread awareness without the help of celebrities @@wintersndimfeelingcold
@@wintersndimfeelingcoldits very hard for people to have to deal with this, as a person who has known people who have been physically attacked, and have ended up in the hospital, (these were friends I know, not celebrities) for supporting Palestine or not having a say in this whole situation, imagine what could happen to a celebrity who’s more well known…
Also I’m not confused, I know perfectly well what’s happening considering I had to support my family through losing friends and family members. Please don’t say I’m confused unless I’ve said I’m confused.
I personally don’t think it’s that deep they don’t have to talk about it like sometimes people won’t wanna talk about it like I wouldn’t I think it’s the politicians place to talk about it, not celebrities
You don’t think it’s deep???? People are being killed and removed from their home due to genocidal governments. Politicians ARE talking about it, but politicians are not what influence people by the masses, celebrities are the people that influence culture and society.
This is reductive, its not just that they didnt speak up about Palestine/politics (im Palestinian, im not trying to minimize anything). Firstly, we are living through historic time, where a genocide and all of this conflict is happening along so many people starving, and the met gala is extremely over-indulgent. Its so expensive to attend, the brands are kind of evil, the attendees are so removed from reality, and the public is forced to watch it. People have been becoming less tolerant of celebrities and red carpet events for some time, and I think it all came to a head with the Met.
I’m so sorry for everything that’s happening to your people I’ll always keep everyone in my duas just to let you know we love you guys we’ve come to know the true faces of Muslim countries we are ashamed because of the leaders
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dude if a celebrity speaks out, they'll get bullied by Israel supporters, but if they don't they get cancelled by Palestine supporters. Not to mention that their job is to entertain, not be politicians. I doubt that any of them actually care about this account.
Exactly finally someone with sense
israel supporters arent the ones boycotting you smart smart person
They say if they do speak out. Then they would be bullied by Israel supporters
In what sentence does it say Israel is doing the boycotting@@Brioforever
@@Brioforevertbf not supporting Israel (or rather supporting Hamass) has more consequences than the meaningless cancellations by the pro-Palestine crowd.
I doubt any celeb even noticed this block trend, esp those with massive international followings
billie stated MULTIPLE times about sticking up for palestine. she literally wore a ceasefire pin at the oscar’s.
Bro she’s so ignored Palestine is in the wrong. Try going to Palestine and see how they treat billy. Spoiler alert they won’t care and even be killed for what she wears. Open ur eyes people. Israel is in the right! They’re just defending themselves. And anyone who supports Palestine supports genocide and rape.
And I'm sure her $20 pin stopped the war all hail Miss Billie 😂
@@prettytopia would you rather celebrities support the war and wish death upon those poor women and children? i think celebrities with as much power as she has should try their best to make people recognize the struggles and deaths the war is causing right now. sometimes all they can do is raise money and wear pins. and really, it’s better than nothing. so before you speak out about someone CLEARLY trying to help and make a difference, think and actually know the real story, and don’t just make fun of people online for no reason.
@@lilliancagwin3140 people knew all about BLM and FGM and the war in Ukraine, and what did all the posts and hashtags do? Celebrities have no influence outside promoting the latest consumerist product. Unfollowing them won't help anyone, and even if they posted about a war that didn't affect them, it would do as much good as #blm - absolutely nothing. That's my point.
@@prettytopia & exactly why this IG is really the dumbest thing ever!
And everyone forgot about Ukraine too
Just saying
They really did
no??? everyone talked about ukraine and that was a war, this is a GENOCIDE. don’t act like you’re not silent about sudan, lebanon, yemen, syria and ect. i dont see you speaking up about them? plus ukraine had an army and supplies, palestine has NOTHING. i’m not justifying what is happening in ukraine but can’t you just bring light to both of them?
@@Love_hyunjin444 you can bring light to all of them
Fun fact: most of this pro Palestine propaganda we’re seeing was started by Russia. Specifically to get people to forget about Ukraine.
That's true.. People in Europe talked about Ukraine. But I heard no celebrity from to moment it started till now talk about it
Bro what people were mad when celebrities did talk about controversial topics and now they're mad celebrities aren't??? I'm so lost lmao
It really went from people on political stances to people realizing that celebrities arent their friends and that by blocking them they actually realized how parasocial they were being.
Although another comment stated that people will blow up over a political event only to forget about it (i.e. Ukraine and STILL Flint Michigan and let's not forget Ohio) which is very true. If celebrities are expected to care so much about a political event and give their views then that expectation should be put on everyone for the FULL DURATION of the event. Which in the case of Palestine is impossible since the issue between Palestine and Israel has been going on for CENTURIES. Artists were mentioning the Gaza strip and its contention for longer than I have been alive and I grew up in the early 2000s.
no way MALALAS on that list
She's a bad person, she is still trying to ignore Palestinians..
@@reaper-mf im sorry but you cant called malala a bad person just cause she didn’t voice about this topic. i support palestine but malala? really? (I worded this badly sorry)
@@anita_penguin you can read more about the situation, I believe this wasn't the only bad thing she did, I didn't hear about her for a very long time tbh, but yeah I will do my research and you should too, having a nobel prize doesn't mean you're a saint. There are people who earned those prizes with manipulative, greedy tactics after all, don't be fooled.
I don’t want input from people that don’t know what their talking about, I’ll continue to support people for the jobs they have to do like making music or movies or products, not on their war views.
Okay you can but the rest of us aren't ignorant about people's sufferings so we won't.
@@kaerii. what the hell do you want people in the acting/music business to do? All they can do is talk about it, but most of them aren’t even actually educated enough about what’s going on, they just hear a few small things and make a big picture that isn’t correct. No famous person has said anything new or enlightening about it, America shouldn’t be in the war either because we quite literally aren’t apart of it, that only makes helps in turning it into a world war.
I think Palestine and Israel issue shouldn’t be forced upon celebrities. I think it would have been more reasonable to have celebrities donate money to help with taxes which should pay for healthcare, military, economy, and etc. have it help fix our country-especially since the left and right in our country are dealing with our own issues. Middle class doesn’t have enough money to focus on another country because yes, even though other countries are at war, first world countries are dealing with our own battles. What about going against human tra-, drug traff-, criminals, the rights of the people back, ensuring safety for citizens, immigration policies that protect the citizens of the country, capital punishment, inflation, foster care, adoption process, getting rid of obvious cults (Scientology), allowing Christianity to come back and even allow Bibles in public schools, funding the police, protecting not just children but men and women too, bringing back laws regarding marriages, banning inappropriate videos, etc. there’s a lot of things within our country and we do not have enough resources to give to other countries, we’re putting them the wrong way, etc.
So I agree, celebrities are not there to be the bridge to donating dozens of money to other countries. Money, resources, and people have been sent to all over. Yet no one can see that we need to help and fix our own economy? Like I stand for Israel, I completely understand Israel’s decisions-even if the media is making Israel look like a criminal while Palestine made the terroristic actions to have Israel declare war on Palestine. Israel gave enough time for any and all citizens in Gaza to leave-but because the Hamas, a terrorist government led party of Gaza is using citizen clothing to hide, of course no matter what Israel does- the world wants to get emotional over a UN vehicle getting destroyed. When war happens, even UN workers and volunteers should stay out of their way . Let Israel wipe out the terrorists. For those who are actively going to Jewish universities in first world countries and are threatening Jewish students. Why don’t you go to Palestine and fight for it? Don’t run away from your violent homeland and come here with your violent mindset. The only reason why you have a freedom to your religion is because of the religion that built the country, Christianity and those who fought against tyrannical, authoritarian, etc people. You escape from a place that’s crappy and you hate the west for the freedom it gives.
Never heard of this to be honest
People treat celebrities like Gods, their word is law. Theres a difference between not saying anything because you do not understand the situation and not saying anything so you dont piss people off.
"In a way, to be indifferent to that suffering is what makes the human being inhuman. Indifference, after all, is more dangerous than anger and hatred. Anger can at times be creative. One writes a great poem, a great symphony. One does something special for the sake of humanity because one is angry at the injustice that one witnesses. But indifference is never creative. Even hatred at times may elicit a response. You fight it. You denounce it. You disarm it.
Indifference elicits no response. Indifference is not a response. Indifference is not a beginning; it is an end. And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor -- never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten. The political prisoner in his cell, the hungry children, the homeless refugees -- not to respond to their plight, not to relieve their solitude by offering them a spark of hope is to exile them from human memory. And in denying their humanity, we betray our own."
- Elie Wiesel, The Perils of Indifference
I think that if its on a large enough scale and people keep to it, I feel like this large scale blocking would do something, if not scare celebrities into doing something. It won't matter if people unblock celebrities after a week or two
Obviously, the whole Palestine thing is a horrible thing that is currently happening, but I don’t think not having a Met Gala would change anything. People are going to be mad at celebrities no matter what they do
either way, calling for a cancellation of the met gala is absolutely the wrong move. that event is practically the sole source of funding for the costume institute of the met. without it, historical preservation could not be kept up with.
now of course you could argue that lives matter more than old dresses, but my point is it shouldn’t be a debate of which one matters more. both should have a chance to be funded, meaning both the met gala and drives for palestine should be allowed to occur, regardless of how dystopian it may seem for them to coexist.
It’s because of Hailey Baylee’s elitist video in which she quoted an elitist quote at one of the most elitist events. That’s when blockout2024 started. It isn’t the cancellation of the Met Gala, which she got completely wrong in this video.
@@geekmythsthey aren’t calling for the cancellation of the met gala, just celebrities that don’t think 40k lives, 2 generations of amputees, 30 rotted NICU (I think that’s what America calls it) babies in one hospital alone, and 1-2 million displaced people, are worth standing up for.
I’m all for a targeted blockout, same as the targeted boycotts. Celebrity culture sucks ass anyway.
Also standing against a genocide should not be political
saying malala yousafzai is complicit is actually wild 💀
she is complicit tho-
Blocking them just because they're not talking about stuff happening in another country isn't logical. The fact that stuff like Met Gela exists and people in the country are struggling, that should be the reason
For those who say this is not there business, this in not political things that is HUMANITY if you were the one who is hurt you will be more upset!!, people are brainwashed with lots of stuff that they care about their interests more than a HUMAN AND A CHILD DYING
This is highly political, saying it over and over does nothing. People did this for Vietnam and guess what, Vietnam only ended when the us called quits cause they didn’t want a loser mark on their scoreboard. Spreading the world doesn’t change the fact israel doesn’t have to do shit we say. They’re a whole ass country, what’s brainwashed their own people into facism. There was a protest for WWII guess what WWII still happened and 85 million people still died,sometimes global politics trump how you feel
it’s so unfortunately common, people will minimize things until it happens to them. it only matters when it affects them.
@@grouchysoupBut isn't that the way it works? I mean you can't really focus on every single thing going on. The world is really big and there's always something happening. (Some bigger than others) You can't spend your life worrying about things that (probably) won't affect you all the time. I mean.. if you want to do that, you can, but not everyone wants that or can do that.
Y'all don't get me wrong i feel very bad for suffering people in gaza and pray for them every day but this whole drama is'nt going to help anyone or anything and it will be much mooooooreeee helpful if YOU do something. Many people work hard to be in a famous position and I can understand struggle just so you can be appreciated. Not all celebs are corrupted,misleading. Some of them deserve recognition and I believe that as a human when people dont recognise the effort and just block you for remaining SILENT IT HURTS! Celebs are not machines they are also humans so please. Some people might deserve it i agree.. However this is just unkind and if you think what's happening in Gaza is bad this is as well
This is such a compassionate comment I have yet to see in all the Gaza stuff going on. It’s definitely turned people to extremism for a valid reason, but if you think of things in multiple perspectives people with vilify you. Even I got kinda caught up in the blockout stuff and was happy it was happening until you said this. Good point. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
I would think that you would have the same energy when G/za is getting mistreated. Being ignored and left to suffer alone hurts, and it's unkind to not recognize one's suffering. However it hurts more physically when you have b/mbs and debris flying in on you and your loved ones. I guess the perspective can be shifted both ways except celebrities will live even if they have less revenue coming in but the same can't be said about G/za.
Boycotting is still useful. It can show that we are not going to stand for the indifference. The people make a Celebrities career and they need to be reminded of that. What's happening in Gaza is a literal genocide and I think thats far worse than being blocked online.
Celebrities?? Good people?? LMAO bfr. People are mostly famous//well-known from controversy or doing unethical things. There isn't a single person who is at that elitist level, without doing something unethical. Just some celebrities are better at hiding it than others.
And tbf they don't care about your support for them. All they care about is your attention for their own selfish reasons and money.
Is it just me or does it feel like our society is evolving into the capitol from the hunger games, especially our celebrities? On the example of current fashion: Met gala had so many looks that might as well belonged to capitol citizens, the entire high fashion industry right now are making gowns and outfits that are ridiculously close to Capitols fashion in the movies. I am playing this fashion game that uses actual clothes from the current fashion season and the trending pieces SCREAM capitol fashion to me. The empathy for other people, especially less fortunate or even outright at risk for loosing their lives seems to decline as more and more right wing „we don’t care about humans that can’t vote for us“ bs parties are rising to power in Europe again…. Idk if it’s just me but it teally feels like where moving towards a hunger games future
The hunger games was based on a lot of things like fashion and wars so it's been happening
OR get this, celebrities aren’t qualified to speak on these issues!! Shocking, i know. Just a thought lmfao also would you still hold the same sentiment of celebrities speaking out if they held a stance OPPOSING your personal ones?
fashion has always looked like this while tragedy occurs. where do you think inspiration for the Capitol came from?
i understand wanting people to speak out, but personally i just can’t handle any more news. it’s all bad, and it’s not good for me. i’m happy to have an escape in looking at pretty dresses. if you want people to have the heart to fight for this, there’s gotta be spaces for both activism and escapism.
@@gisellethejpeg9898 what are you yapping about I was saying that the current state of high fashion made by and worn by celebrities and general societal empathy are reminding me of the hunger games? I literally talked about a fashion game I play that seemingly only has Capitol-eske clothing uploaded for this season. Please redirect your anger and frustration into something constructive and not on other people. Celebrities can absolutely speak about political topics and raise money and attention to issues in society, if they wish to do so because they have huge followings. Powerful and famous people have done that since forever. Powerful people, that includes celebrities, have always spoken out about political issues, wether they shared my opinions or not and wether they where qualified for that or in most cases not. They do that already, they are choosing what to talk about and what to be silent about but I was not talking about that even slightly. I didn’t however say anyone *should* speak up. I talked about radical right wing parties gaining votes in Europe. What is your deal?
@@togas_nightcoresFashion trends have always been weird. Hunger games came out when I was in high school about a decade ago. Fashion was just as odd back then as now. You will find just as much truth in hunger games as 1984 and Fahrenheit.
Lol both Taylor and Selena went to a Gaza fundraiser in Dec 2023 and were heavily criticized for it, then they both chose to stay quiet. Now they are losing followers for staying quiet? The audacity of the generation who cant stay off the internet cant get their facts right 🤣🤣🤣🤣 lort
Thank you for actually saying what is happening instead of completely leaving out the part about the active genocide going on right now . I’ve seen a lot of other creators water it down to “they don’t like how celebs flaunt their money at them!” Which just inst the full truth , I don’t think blocking celebrities is gonna do a whole lot so I’m not gonna do it but yk
You know if americans were this passionate about governemnt and stopped consuming shit from them and associated brands, things would be much, much better. Instead they focus on the media, which will never change, cuz the problem aint there.
Riiight? Like love the movement but its such a waste
it's not like celebrities can change what's happening in a foreign country, that's the governments job
@@K_whatever24 i mean they can influence their audiences, but it wont work when the audiences are the ones trying to influence celebs xd
We are, we’ve made boycott lists for brands, companies, we’ve striked, make encampments. Where were yall when this was happening?
@artistaroundtheblock2047 I'm from another country, also now that I think about it boycotting stuff like starbucks is like trying to clean up the sand from a beach, it's the government that pays for the guns and bullets and all the stuff.
It's nice that you guys are trying, I'm not saying it's not, but like I feel like shit is all over the place, when the main focus should be government. Maybe try to focus all the energy on election day....and maybe actually protesting.
I feel as though people don’t understand that it’s not a celebrities job to talk about political topics what if they are pro Israel
Yeah. I think people mistake them for politicians. It's really not their job nor are they qualified to talk about it
I understand that BUT WHY DONT THEY WANT TO
@@FKissufficient I mean it’s a really heated debate right now and no matter what they say they are going to aggravate a group of people so maybe it’s just better they say nothing at all
Lots are dying in the world rn from starvation and bombing , if these celebrities with their huge number of followers just asked their followers to donate it’ll save hundred thousands of life
Lots of celebrities have supported Ukraine and Israel what’s the difference now?
If you took a second to look at the sheet you’d see that people are being blocked because they feel people shouldn’t be held hostage. That’s honestly crazy
Are you sure that was the reason? Are you sure? Is there absolutely NO context surrounding the no hostages left behind letter they all signed? Are you sure?
it’s hard to describe but i feel like this is actually bad for palestine because blocking random celebrities you most likely didn’t care about or like in the first place doesn’t make anyone talk about palestine, it just makes more people talk about not palestine rather than actually talking about palestine
It did 💀 lizzo spoke out immediately after people blocked her it was so funny cause she was asking fans to pay remaining 20k off to get a family out of Gaza. She’s a multi millionaire 🤦
there have been calls for targeted blockouts but like with most things, people hear about something and run with it with divides attention from it
Fun Fact : Yes this blockout is useful it did let celebrities like lizzo to speak out and ask her fans to donate which did help families in Gaza
So yes this blockout is useful
Did lizzo herself donate when she's extremely well off?,
@@de4dly_n1ghtshade
*Yes lizzo is a hypocrite
*Yes she doesn’t care about the palestinians in Gaza
*Yes she’s an awful person
but the blockout forced her to at least ask her fans to donate which did help people in Gaza
Where were you when other wars happened?
Do you even know of the current ongoing wars? What about them? Why do you internet trendy people only like one or two wars?
What about Sudan? Myanmar? Afghanistan??
Oh they don't matter because they aren't trending.
@@sparkyblue7016This war has been ongoing for the past 76 years th you mean trendy
@@sparkyblue7016 I've been outspoken about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as well as the rohingya Muslim genocide in Burma. Just because someone is speaking about genocide in Gaza doesn't mean they don't care about other world issues.
I don’t want their opinion… I want the comedy, music, romance, etc… we DON’T watch these celebrities for their political views… if we did then they’d be in POLITICS not HOLLYWOOD… and when celebrities do speak out half their fans will be upset at the response… isn’t it better to just enjoy your favorite artist/actor/musician/etc. without bringing the real world into it. We watch shows/movies/cartoons/music videos to get away from the real world. Now you’re bringing those characters into the real world and interrupting the flow.
Dude these are irl people REAL people..that have fame money and power if they speak up about this issue they help spread awareness, any sort of public levy for the poor people that are in desperate need of help. Any human with a heart wouldn’t stand for such behaviours taken by governments.
This is the most chronically online take I have ever heard in my life. Celebrities are elevated to an extremely high status in society with many adopting the same view points/attitudes/trends from them. Millions of people watch their shows or listens to their music. With that level of influence comes the ability to drastically shift public perception. There are REAL PEOPLE with REAL LIVES and REAL HOMES being killed left and right by a genocidal government and with one small statement of “this is wrong” these people can get millions to back the cause.
You cant hide behind the fiction they create or participate in forever this is the real fucking world. They can change the tide with one tweet yet they do nothing and idiots like you continue to claim “We dont watch for their politics blah blah blah” to avoid the fact that you AND them are just cowards.
These people have power in their industry, not in politics. They don't even have enough power in their own industry man 😅 the actual people with power are their "team" or their managers or their labels etc. If you're that much into the Hollywood industry, you'll understand that they don't have the power you think they have except for a handful like the recently popular diddy and the likes. All they can do is raise awareness, but that's all they can do along with charity work.
Literally ❤❤
@@gofaonemainole2165 celebrities have a SHIT ton of political power. You’re really showing your ignorance in all the change celebrities have massively helped to bring about. Even back during WW2 and during the Jim Crow era, during WW2 there were celebrities who were spies and during Jim Crow there were celebrities like Marilyn Monroe who fought to end segregation and had way more reach than an average citizen.
I don’t follow any celebrities, but also i definitely don’t want to hear their opinions on anything, whether war,
Religion, or politics I couldn’t care less. Most of them are
Painfully ignorant anyway.
Entertainers are there to make us escape the real world, not remind us about the horrors in the world.
Absolutely
Lmao people are dying everywhere people are suffering and they're boycotting celebrities and not doing anything meaningful the people doing this are also not doing anything to help they should rest
This is from an article I read about the "pin":
Let’s talk about the red hands on the Oscar pins and why it’s a fraught and painful issue for many of us who care about Israel:
You didn’t know me then, but back in 2000, I was a freshman at UC Berkeley when things got crazy in Israel when the Second Intifada erupted.
I will never forget the first time it hit me hard - I had just finished taking an anthro 1 quiz. I was drinking a green tea boba tea. And I was reading CNN online when I saw the story about the lynching in Ramallah.
Two Israelis, Yosef Avrahami and Vadim Norzhich, had made a very wrong turn, and would never turn back. They were swallowed by a lynch mob whole, who beat them, stabbed them, gouged their eyes out, and disemboweled them as they lay on the floor of the Ramallah police station.
And when one of the Israeli men’s phones rang and rang and rang - his wife, worried that she hadn’t heard from him - his killer picked up the phone and said “your husband is dead.”
The words were enough to make me sick - just as I’m sure they’re making you sick, too.
But it was the photograph that ran alongside the text that left me screaming, screaming, screaming out of my mind, a keening wail from across ten time-zones, as I stared at the picture of one of the men who did this to them, who squeezed their lives from their bodies with such brutal inhumanity, and who then stood by the open window and waved to the cheering crowd below.
His hands, like two bloody flags waving from the window, his hands like something from the darkest recesses of the mind that drags us to that place where humanity shambles off to die. His hands, those two hands with five fingers each, just like mine, just like yours, covered in the blood of another man… a Jew. A Jew like me.
So when I see the Artists for Ceasefire pins with the red hand on it - that’s what I think about. I can’t NOT think about it.
And I wonder if the designers knew about this story. I wonder if they knew but didn’t care. I wonder, also, if it was done on purpose… I’d like to think it wasn’t, but I wonder… I wonder if the celebrities wearing the pins knew the history of the Second Intifada which nearly brought us to our knees in Israel, or about the lynching in Ramallah and those horrible hands out the window red with human blood and if they did know about any of this, I wonder if they made the connection and just didn’t care. And, I have to wonder why they couldn’t also bring themselves to wear a yellow ribbon in solidarity with the suffering of the hostages held captive in Gaza alongside the red. Surely, the human heart is big enough to care for both Palestinians and Jews who bleed the same color anyway?
I wonder.
It's also like everyone forgot about how h-mas rworded and paraded women naked through streets St the beginning of the current eruption of war....and about all the hostages etc.
Also I agree, ppl can care both about the innocent in Palestine and the Innocent in Israel
What do they mean by inaction celebrities are not obligated to take part of foreign affairs
When it’s a genocide, yeah 🥰 many people that specialise in learning of genocides have stated this is one (forgot the career name) and multiple holocaust survivors have come out and also stated it’s a genocide like the holocaust. So uhhh, YEAH. It’s human decency to at least call for a ceasefire (which halts the murder of literally any human being on both sides).
@@hysteri but what can celebrities do to stop this compared to politicians
@@hysterithe entitlement you feel to a celebrity's opinion is ridiculous
I thought it had to do with the theme of the Gala and the fact that people can't even buy food without going broke. Not Palestine.
Yeah, bc they look a lot like the Hunger Games costumes, and we’re out here starving. The parallels are scary to me
I think its a mix of both, everybody has their own political priorities.
It's actually both, people dying of starvation and not being able to afford basic necessities and the genocide going on in gaza
Those people speaking out will do absolutely nothing for a war. Some of y'all are delusional and chronically online.
it’s not a war, clearly ur not online enough
@@q76536 this sounds exactly like the type of people getting their news on tiktok “not online enough “ literally proves the point
@@q76536 War - a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
It is most definitely a war.
It's not a brag to be online.
@@Raccoon00798mate we are both online. Secondly the people of palestine do not have an army whereas the israelis have a military funded by the usa, uk etc etc. Hence it is not a war but a ‘ ethnic cleansing of the palestinian people’ as stated by the UN
Ive never seen blockout but honestly someone of the celebs need to be cancelled for their horrible fashion taste that weve seen at met gala
I dont get why celebrities are FORCED to share their political or views on world events, when that’s not their job. Blame the government and political figures, not celebrities 🤦♀️
I see your point because when a celebrity do they tend to get more people after them
It is, actually. Once you reach a certain level of recognition, it is your job to use that platform for the better. Politicians are swayed by money and public opinion and celebrities recognizing and vocalizing an issue is a major step in change. Especially since their political reach is much wider than that of the average person. Ignoring an issue when you have such a large following is, unfortunately, a political take in and of itself.
@@FrostB1teFPSit’s rlly not tho. I def think ppl w huge platforms should speak out, but they aren’t obligated to. If someone just rlly likes music and gets famous for their talent and skill w music, they shouldn’t have to suddenly be a politician as well. Again, I think they SHOULD speak out, but saying it’s their responsibility isn’t ture
@katkay9923 its a moral obligation. At the end of the day, every form of media is inherently political. From music to film to art, everything has political undertones. We like to absolve celebrities of this moral obligation because it makes it easier to support them. Also, we live in an information era, and remianing uninformed and unaligned on a topic is a privilege and bc its a privilege its poltical. If u are in a position to say "i dont need to care or speak out" you are comfy enough to be profiting of the system that is causing injustice thus you are, in your silence, picking a political side.
Well if only maybe Hollywood wasn’t also all about Zionists then NO and seriously Americans are being homeless on the streets while israel gets money??? Oh must be United States of israel
I understand if they take a specific side and gets blocked. But why is INACTION a reason?????
We don’t need virtue signalling from celebrities. They should do what they do - act/sing/perform (whatever their art might be) and keep to themselves.
Lots are dying in the world rn from starvation and bombing , if these celebrities with their huge number of followers just asked their followers to donate it’ll save hundred thousands of life
@@PALESTINE648its not americas problem its sad yea but there will always be war in the middle east bru😭😭 nd we aint gon be able to do anything abt it
@@a2point083it literally is americas problem cuz they’re using YOUR tax payer money to fund the war also people had no problem with this when people where helping a white country in its time of need Ukraine
@@PALESTINE648 I understand they have big following but the could take either side of the war. It’s not like they’re all going to support one side exclusively, so it’s just better to let celebrities not be political.
@@a2point083 america did give weapons for Israel to “defend it self” and the weapons where from the American tax money you’re paying taxes for expensive healthcare expensive education while the idf is getting new weapons
People act like if a celebrity says something it will magically stop all international conflicts 😂
They have a big following, true, but that does not mean they are in control of wars
Why dont they speak up about ukraine, syria,yemen,iran? Whats this obsession with palestine?
Don’t chat about Ukraine. People supported their life on it. Syria, yemen and Iran are experiencing dangerous things too, yes. But helping one at a time helps. They’re all dying but Palestine js exponentially worse due to the amount of bombs they experience daily. And I am not saying those countries are bad or they are not worthy of helping, because they are also being helped by funds from countries. One at a time
@@omega2477helping one at a time? People are literally dying and some of these conflicts have been going on for so long. These people deserve to be acknowledged. If people have the energy to create a whole block list for brands and celebrities, I’m sure they can talk about these other conflicts.
@@Anna-pm3fq Palestine has been in the condition for 75 years it matters a lot. More child deaths in Palestine than all wars fought in the last 2 yrs.
@@ImAnIdiot-bp5fj do you not see anything wrong with saying one conflict is more important than the other? It gives off the impression that the lives lost in other conflicts are not important enough to be talked about .
Exactly who's also supporting Sudan 💀? People are hypocrites
If they think it will bring change let them
It’s a form of peaceful protests
It’s hardly peaceful for the human beings on the other end of harassment and awful things being said about them en masse.
Blocking people on Instagram won't stop a war bfr
It won't change anything. It's a nice idea in theory but not in practice.
except… it is, lol? c’mon, man.
@@lun-dm5bynot many people do it and people forget with time. And also because it targets so many people it's basically fails to deal a very harsh impact on any big celebrity. Like yes longterm boycotting work but these celebs music is still streaming high, their concerts are still sold out. So it's not affecting much.
@@lun-dm5byoh remember ukraine? i heard the war isnt over there. Where's the same energy when the war was at its early stages?
@@iasked9392 since the start of the russian invasion of ukraine, i have seen plenty of support for ukraine, both online and offline. there was widespread sympathy; yellow and blue banners covered websites, ukrainian flags flew in protest, and numerous countries swiftly imposed sanctions on russia. this is a very sloppy statement that betrays your lack of integrity. why is this degree of activism emerging now, while israel has been waging war on palestine since the late 19th century? your logic doesn't make sense. this is an ongoing genocide. have some decency.
@@Maitray28 there are lots of individuals doing it. if not, this topic would not be trending at the moment. likewise, a lot of people have said that they plan to commit to this for the long run. even though i agree with you that it's not nearly as effective as other boycott strategies and that celebrities will continue to profit, at least it's raising awareness of a significant issue, so that's better than nothing, right? this has a wide-ranging impact.
This is some messed up social pressuring if ive ever seen it. People shouldnt be bullied into speaking out about things they dont want to speak out about. regardless of how good or righteous you believe a cause to be, it is never Okay to bully someone to speak in it.
They should want to speak out because they want to not because they were forced into it
MAN these comments are depressing
I dont want to hear celebrities say anything about the real world. They cant possibly make an educated comment when they live in another reality. Whatever they say will just influence their sheep like fans to think like them instead of talking other people who do have something important to say.
Lots are dying in the world rn from starvation and bombing , if these celebrities with their huge number of followers just asked their followers to donate it’ll save hundred thousands of life
@@PALESTINE648 that kinda seems like wishful thinking, a war isn’t gonna stop because a celebrity talks about it, celebrities have influence in the country they’re in and countries that actively support them. But the military and other countries aren’t actually gonna care if a celebrity brings attention to it
@@PALESTINE648stop copying and pasting the same thing in every reply section
@@Mess_of_a_Maniac thanks for only noticing that not the actual genocide that’s happening in Gaza but I’m not pasting in every replay just people who aren’t educated enough to understand the situation
If they do make an educated statement, it WILL create a difference.
Blocking out is slow self-destruction for the arts. Just waiting for them to be broke.
But how is it fair to force celebrities to confirm to your stand ? Its their voice and they should be able to decide whom they want to speak up for
Yes it is their voice, but wouldn’t it be great if they used their loud and big voice to help people that need help? Like yes it is their thoughts, but their whole thing is that they INFLUENCE so they’d influence the viewers
@@noush1e Unpopular opinion celebrities should stay out of politics and real world problems because of how much influence they hold.
Imagine all these celebrities supporting Israel and since their audience is obsessed with them they will also start to do the same.
@@Rella-rellaiI mean, their silence already constitutes for that so why not send them the message that if they keep this behavior up, there will be consequences. After all, money is power and you said it yourself, they have influence so why not influence their actions.
@@Rella-rellai i dont need to imagine, because most celebrities DO support israel, barely any of them support palestine compared to the amount that support israel.
it's also impossible to make all celebrities not get into the political issues of the world, because most of them in the past have shown good values (except recently, especially the ones that support israel now), its how many movements and information gets out. but i do see your point, they shouldn't use it for negative reasons either but we can't change them
@@noush1ewhy should they? Because you say so? The entitlement is loud with this one 🤡
Who remembers that people are entitled to their own political opinions, and having an opposing one doesn’t mean you need to attempt to financially harm them?
Manipulating people into saying something political to save their careers and livelihoods doesn't bring out honesty from them. You hold a gun to somebody's head, you think they won't say or do anything to get out of it? Celebrities don't bring "change" like that, just awareness, which I'm sure Israel v Palestine don't need. The famous can't really do shit. Governments do.
Not saying anything doesn’t mean people should be blocking them, it’s all so over the top and dramatic
Yes it does.
@@Lina_Deko not everyone is required to comment on politics, that’s not what everyone’s platform is for.
@@N08R76Hthis isn't about politics! It's about wanting celebs to speak up about Palestine! Because celebs hold huge amount of influence and with their support more people will be able to donate more or learn more about what's happening.
a modern day genocide is happening and ur calling this ‘ over the top’ and ‘ dramatic’??? smh
@@celemanj2and how will that stop the killing? Do they hold the guns?
Our generation would not have been able to help end Vietnam, we suck at this.
Where were these people for Ukraine! People are still dying in that conflict, too.
Have you been living under a rock? Ukraine got tons of support not only from celebrities, but also other countries, and they were allowed to leave. The Palestinians aren't even allowed to leave, and politicians are staying quiet about it.
And for Sudan
I know so many people are pro Palestine but people in Israel are dying too. It’s like where is all this momentum coming from when Palestine came to that Music Festival in Israel and kidnapped them and took them as hostages. So many people around the world are dying because of wars but no one was done anything about it.
@@peaches10.09what concert? and what’s happening in palestine isn’t a war, palestinians don’t have an army and the last i checked u need two sides for a war.
Also a ceasefire would stop the deaths of the israeli hostages as many have been killed by the israeli army
@@q76536they had a cease fire last year in October but a couple days later Palestine broke it. Israel was fine not fighting but Palestine wasn’t so know Israel is defending itself.
I’ve never followed a celebrity in my life…
I've seen big tik tok people talk about this blocklist and say nothing about Palestine. Its because of the whole wealth thing, they said.
Ive seen that point ralked sbout more then Palestine.
Taylor swift won’t go down swifties are her army and 95 percent of her followers are swifties so tough luck but still agree that celebrities are not speaking out enough and Taylor swift attended a Gaza fundraiser so before you block someone care enough to actually see what their doing
Hold politicians responsible for political acts not actors.