The Middle East crisis has sharply divided Hollywood. Celebrities who've spoken out have lost jobs and been harassed. But there's a long history of celebrities lending their voices to bigger causes.
The Middle East crisis has sharply divided Hollywood. Celebrities who've spoken out have lost jobs and been harassed. But there's a long history of celebrities lending their voices to bigger causes.Alyssa Milano says that celebrity activism is at its best"when we are able to hand over the microphone" to the"incredible heroes" doing activism work day to day.
She says the backlash was swift."I felt like every time I posted from this place of peace, I was either a terrorist sympathizer or I did not fight strong enough for the oppression of the Palestinian people," Milano explains. She says, while social media is a powerful tool for activism,"There's no way to not be exposed to the vitriol" you get in return.
Not all of the Congress people. Sarandon met with Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush. But Ritchie Torres refused to see her. Sarandon told reporters she suspected that's because he receives money from the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC. On social media, Torres "What business have we to exterminate a people," Jane Fonda told KQED in 1973 in an interview about the Vietnam War.Fonda was widely criticized for things she said about U.S. troops in Vietnam. But her antiwar stance resonated with millions of people.
Batrice says many of the artists were discouraged from signing the letter by their agents or publicists, and those who did faced pushback from friends and others in the entertainment industry."I sort of have this expectation that people will step up and utilize their privilege," Batrice says,"I also am incredibly grateful for those artists who stepped up despite having all of these voices in their ears telling them not to do it.
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