'If law enforcement were killing people on the streets in England and people were bringing up Adele in the conversation instead of law makers, I would lose it. No way that's what you're thinking about rn...'
Editor's Note: While we can't endorse what X has become, we can bring you the worthwhile moments that still exist there, curated and free of the surrounding chaos.made what turned out to be a very controversial post on her Instagram story, sharing a photo of her face with the text,"hey my fellow celebrities u gonna speak up? or.
.." in which she criticized her peers for their silence on recent events in the US.The call-out was sandwiched between reposts honoring Alex Pretti — who was fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis this weekend — as well as those criticizing non-political people and others who don't use their platforms, giving some insight as to what specifically she intended to urge her peers to speak up on., garnering over 91,000 likes and 9.6 million views. From there, the conversation quickly ignited about whether or not Billie was in the right for putting pressure on other celebrities to speak out. Some praised her for using her platform in ways other influential figures have failed to..., even got involved in the fray, reposting this tweet to his Instagram story that shaded critics of his sister and inciting conversations about"stan wars" on Twitter:In the midst of the back-and-forth over Billie's post, a larger — and, frankly, more interesting — conversation broke out amongst non-Americans on the platform, criticizing folks in the US for how celebrity-obsessed our politics are: "How Americans view politics will never not shock me," one user began."why do you need on politics. It's all so performative to me.""If law enforcement were killing people on the streets in England and people were bringing up Adele in the conversation instead of law makers, I would lose it. No way that's what you're thinking about rn," this user commented, highlighting the way this conversation about Billie's story actually takes away from the real issues at hand."This is such a specific American way of thinking," another user said."It's so bloody bizarre to see your society breaking down and to start wondering where celebrities are.""Why are you only getting your news from celebrities if that's 'raising awareness'" this user began. They continued by urging Americans to take action themselves rather than rely on celebrities to do the heavy lifting, saying,"Grow the fuck up, do some research yourself, make informed voting decisions, call your local representatives and tell them how you feel."What do you think? Was Billie right in calling out her fellow celebs to use their platforms, or do you think the way Americans view politics and political activism has become so celebrity-obsessed that it's lost the plot? Tell your take in the comments.
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