Ariana Grande shares link to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund

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[alsemanche 92,270]

This is how you use your platform and following for good. Hopefully more will follow, whether it's though raising awareness or funds.

[Tinnitus15 50,725]

26 minutes ago, alsemanche said:

This is how you use your platform and following for good. Hopefully more will follow, whether it's though raising awareness or funds.

Apparently her post gained $20k in less than an hour 

Edited May 28, 2024 by Tinnitus15

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That’s mother right there…

[Lady Rah Rah 1,988]

What worries me about donations is at least in the UK, a lot of charities are set up so the people at the top line their pockets and only a small percentage actually goes where it’s meant to. I’ve donated to LGBTQ+ charities in the past and it just makes me sad to think a lot of it probably didn’t go where it should’ve gone. 
 

I hope these charities are different.

[Dennis 8,391]

Thank god that Ariana finally let us know that we can donate to Gaza, 8 months into the war!

I can't with the whole celebrity thing. Y'all don't need permission or encouragement from celebrities to invest in political movements you care about. It shouldn't even be their place to tell you about it. And deep down, none of them really care that much. 

It's like people are so desperate for validation from celebrities, when they're probably the least educated people on most political issues.

[alsemanche 92,270]

7 minutes ago, Dennis said:

Thank god that Ariana finally let us know that we can donate to Gaza, 8 months into the war!

I can't with the whole celebrity thing. Y'all don't need permission or encouragement from celebrities to invest in political movements you care about. It shouldn't even be their place to tell you about it. And deep down, none of them really care that much. 

It's like people are so desperate for validation from celebrities, when they're probably the least educated people on most political issues.

The fact that you're getting so worked up about a celebrity encouraging people to raise funds for people affected by a literal genocide says a lot really. The campaign gained 20k+ dollars in less than an hour because of her.

Of course we don't need celebs to validate our struggle but it's good that they're shedding light on shit that matters and helping in raising funds and awareness.

[Dennis 8,391]

10 minutes ago, alsemanche said:

The fact that you're getting so worked up about a celebrity encouraging people to raise funds for people affected by a literal genocide says a lot really. The campaign gained 20k+ dollars in less than an hour because of her.

Of course we don't need celebs to validate our struggle but it's good that they're shedding light on **** that matters and helping in raising funds and awareness.

I just think it's sad that people wait for celebrities to donate or become aware of something that has been on the news for 8 months now? 

Now we're congratulating celebrities for sharing donation links in a story? It comes off as performative. But if that's the type of activism you want to see from celebrities, sure. 

At least The Weeknd donated 2.5M$ of his own money. 

This whole "block celebrities" movement (which is going viral on tiktok) is encouraging performative activism. Celebs will now pretend to care and share some donation link rather than actually advocate from a place of deep conviction.

 

Edited May 28, 2024 by Dennis

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$20k in less than an hour… celebrities can make such a difference

[alsemanche 92,270]

6 minutes ago, Dennis said:

I just think it's sad that people wait for celebrities to donate or become aware of something that has been on the news for 8 months now? 

Now we're congratulating celebrities for sharing donation links in a story? It comes off as performative. But if that's the type of activism you want to see from celebrities, sure. 

At least The Weeknd donated 2.5M$ of his own money. 

This whole "block celebrities" movement (which is going viral on tiktok) is encouraging performative activism. Celebs will now pretend to care and share some donation link rather than actually advocate from a place of deep conviction.

 

You're doing entirely too much lmao. Someone made a thread about a celeb sharing a donation link. But since you wanna have this conversation: Ariana has been liking posts about Palestine for months now, she didn't just suddenly change tides because she's scared of getting blocked. We literally dont know what she's done behind the scenes. So basically if they post about it, it's performative, and if they don't, it's not enough? It's better than people gain awareness at some point than they remain ignorant forever. How do you know what her convictions are? Do you know her on a personal level? What I know is that she at least made a small difference publicly, even if it's 76 years later. And that's more than most celebrities who are too stuck up and afraid of the repercussions to even bother posting a story let alone a donation link. 

[alsemanche 92,270]

This is probably the most thought I've put into celebs speaking up about Palestine, mind you, because there's so many more important things in life at the moment. 

Edited May 28, 2024 by alsemanche

[Dennis 8,391]

1 minute ago, alsemanche said:

You're doing entirely too much lmao. Someone made a thread about a celeb sharing a donation link. But since you wanna have this conversation: Ariana has been liking posts about Palestine for months now, she didn't just suddenly change tides because she's scared of getting blocked. We literally dont know what she's done behind the scenes. So basically if they post about it, it's performative, and if they don't, it's not enough? It's better than people gain awareness at some point than they remain ignorant forever. How do you know what her convictions are? Do you know her on a personal level? What I know is that she at least made a small difference publicly, even if it's 76 years later. And that's more than most celebrities who are too stuck up and afraid of the repercussions to even bother posting a story let alone a donation link. 

Fair enough. I haven't been following any of this. If you're saying she's done a lot more than just share a donation link, i'll take your word for it.

I think the bigger point i was trying to make, I'm just not a fan into pressuring celebrities into performative activism. When they decide to advocate for certain issues, I want it to come from a place of deep conviction and do it in a meaningful way. That's all.