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Amala Ekpunobi

STOP Obsessing Over Influencers’ Opinions

Amala Ekpunobi

Amala Ekpunobi

Education

4.22.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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With everything happening between Israel and Palestine many are turning to influencers for opinions and solidarity. They want those that they follow online to use their voice and platform to support the Palestinian people. Is this justified? Let’s talk about it.

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0:00.0

So here's a take that I recently found out is controversial. We should not rely on influencers and celebrities for

0:14.8

their take on Israel, Palestine. Let's talk about it.

0:17.8

Yeah, you're better.

0:20.8

Yeah, you're better. Yeah, you're better. Guys, before we get into this video if you'd like to support the work that I'm doing on this channel, consider signing up for my Patreon.

0:30.0

The link is in the description down below. Now, let's talk about something that I've recently noticed on the internet,

0:35.6

and it is individuals dog piling on influencers and celebrities

0:39.8

for not giving their take on Israel, Palestine, giving the wrong take on Israel

0:44.0

Palestine, giving a take that emphasizes the loss of innocent life on both sides.

0:48.8

People are upset across the board no matter what you do and I think we've all learned that very quickly

0:54.0

but there are three instances that I've witnessed really in the last couple of weeks

0:58.2

that have shown me that we really emphasize the opinions and the it takes of influencers and celebrities far too much in our society.

1:06.3

Now let's talk about those instances.

1:08.0

Selina Gomez actress, singer, and former Disney star

1:10.6

ended up posting an Instagram story where she talked about how her heart ached for the loss of

1:14.5

innocent life in this conflict. People were deeply disturbed by that and mainly people on the free

1:20.0

Palestinian side of this conflict. They came after her with tweets and

1:23.2

Instagram posts and YouTube videos and eventually Selina Gomez decided

1:27.1

I'm going to log off Instagram. After the backlash it seemed that she later decided

1:31.6

to have her company rare beauty give humanitarian aid to those

1:35.1

suffering in Gaza. And just as a disclaimer, I see nothing wrong with giving humanitarian aid and I see nothing

1:40.0

wrong with the decision that she made with rare beauty. I just want to talk about

1:43.4

the mechanism that some activists have used in order to get her to that place.

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