Social media users are blocking celebrities who have remained silent on Gaza
Social media users are blocking the social media pages of stars who remain silent about the ongoing atrocities in the Gaza Strip. Stars like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Zendaya, the Kardashians, and Taylor Swift have come under criticism.
Social media users are criticizing stars who remain silent about the ongoing atrocities in the Gaza Strip, blocking their social media pages. Many celebrities have come under fire, including Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Zendaya, Drake, the Kardashians and Taylor Swift. Even longtime fans of stars like Taylor Swift have announced their decision to block celebrities they once followed and admired.
According to NBC news, Palestinian supporters have been pressuring celebrities for months to show more support for civilians in the Gaza Strip. The deep sense of frustration among bloggers reached a boiling point in early May after the 2024 Met Gala coincided with the Israeli attack on Rafah. Many social network users considered this demonstration to be excessive.
Met Gala audience members have long compared the event to Suzanne Collins' popular book franchise, The Hunger Games. It highlights the social divide between the wealthy elite of the Capitol and the poor district residents who live under the oppression of the state. But criticism of what many see online as a show of wealth has become more strident this year as pro-Palestinian protesters take to the streets.
Within days of the anti-celebrity campaign, some of those blacklisted posted their first public videos in support of the people of the Gaza Strip.
The backlash erupted after celebrity blogger Hayley Kalil posted a video of herself posing in her stunning Met Gala dress and lip-syncing to the sound of Let Them Cake on TikTok.
Marie Antoinette, who was executed in 1793, "If you don't have bread, eat cake!" saying has been used for a long time. Of course, it appears in many collections of quotations and is used in critical texts on political and economic topics.
"Celebrities and influencers need to be blocked. It's time to take back everything we gave them to help those in need: likes, comments, money," the protesters said.
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