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Hollywood’s latest virtue parade over Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows a cultural elite more interested in performative outrage than facts. After high-profile confrontations between federal agents and civilians in Minneapolis, a flood of celebrity denunciations swept social feeds, turning complex law-enforcement matters into soundbites and hashtag campaigns.
The Grammys became another stage for this moral exhibition, with several big-name performers using their moments in the spotlight to slam ICE and wear “ICE OUT” pins as if outrage were a fashion accessory. Stars from Bad Bunny to Billie Eilish leaned into the moment, trading policy nuance for theatrical moralizing while expecting audiences to follow their cue.
Serious questions remain about the facts surrounding the incidents that sparked the outrage — including the deaths that set off the latest round of condemnation — but those complexities were largely swept aside by a media cycle eager for a villain. The rush to simplify and sensationalize tragic events into black-and-white narratives does a disservice to victims, families, and anyone who cares about measured justice.
Ben Shapiro’s Woke TikToks segment dutifully shredded the celebrities’ reactions, pointing out the gap between their onstage denunciations and any real engagement with policy or law. Whether you agree with his tone or not, the clip highlighted a truth conservatives have been saying for years: celebrity outrage is often cheap, loud, and hollow.
What’s worse is the selective moral fervor from Hollywood; while they scream about domestic enforcement, many of the same voices remain conspicuously quiet about foreign atrocities and broader geopolitical horrors. That selective activism exposes these protests as branding exercises rather than principled stands, and it’s no surprise the right calls them out for hypocrisy.
This moment should prompt something healthier than performative posturing: a sober demand for accountability, a thorough investigation where warranted, and public debates about immigration policy that respect both the rule of law and human dignity. Conservatives can — and should — defend law enforcement from unfair caricature while insisting on transparency and real reforms when wrongdoing is proven.
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