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Men, women, and children queue to receive food rations from a public kitchen in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on May 13, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. Washington, United States—Celebrities who have remained silent on the crisis in Gaza are feeling the wrath of angry fans wielding the “digital guillotine” to block them on social media and streaming platforms.
But matters came to a head after last week’s Met Gala, a glitzy fundraiser and the biggest night in fashion featuring A-list stars from screen, stage, sports and the world’s runways. “This is about lives and justice—if she can rally all of us to vote, she has the power to speak up about injustice,” said a TikToker who described herself as a “Palestinian Swiftie” and said it was time to block, unfollow and stop streaming her idol.
“Sometimes people make a decision based on an emotional response to an issue and decide that if a celebrity isn’t on the same side… they don’t want to follow them anymore, but that takes a second,” she says. Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon was dropped by her talent agency UTA after speaking at a pro-Palestine rally in November.
She later wrote on Instagram that she supported a peaceful rally days earlier and did not support or contribute to any violent actions.According to David Jackson, a professor at Bowling Green State University who has studied how the political positions taken by stars affect their approval ratings, told AFP “there’s a history of celebrity involvement in politics that goes back a hundred years or more in the US.
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