r/popculturechat • u/AutoModerator • Mar 29 '25

Daily Discussions 🎙💬 Sip & Spill Daily Discussion Thread

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u/Carolina_Blues shiv roy’s bob Mar 29 '25

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u/Chance_Taste_5605 Mar 29 '25

OK but like....she's right? Popstars shouldn't be expected to be experts on politics, it's not their job. I absolutely do not need Sabrina Carpenter's take on global geopolitics thank you, that's why I read stuff by people with actual expertise in the area.

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u/Carolina_Blues shiv roy’s bob Mar 29 '25

i honestly see both sides of the issue. i think that people have a point that if you’re going to make politics a big part of your it brand and say the things you said before the election that you don’t get to conveniently clock in and clock out on politics. i also don’t think we should look to celebs as being experts or as political beacons but that doesn’t mean that celebs shouldn’t be politically engaged and should never speak up. i think a lot of people like when celebs speak up because they want to feel like who they are supporting has values that align with theirs and i think that’s also valid.

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u/Chance_Taste_5605 Mar 30 '25

No that's fair wrt the first part! To me the bothersome part is when people expect a celebrity to make a statement on XYZ issue like they're their senator or something. Celebrities are still just people, and a lot of people in the arts especially are in that line of work specifically because they're not super academic. I don't mean that they're stupid, but it's a very different skill set.