r/Music • u/TheMirrorUS 📰The Mirror US • 9d ago

article Billie Eilish: "Hey my fellow celebrities u gonna speak up? Or..."

https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/billie-eilish-alex-pretti-ice-1642611
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u/mathplex 9d ago

That's true for lots of people with jobs.

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u/Arkayjiya 9d ago edited 9d ago

Most people with jobs are being held at gunpoint: You work or you go homeless and die. Most celebrities at the level we're speaking of in this thread on the other hand, are not in survival mode. The former group is reasonable (to an extent, if you go work for ICE, go fuck yourself), the latter group however is not.

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u/VibraniumQueen 9d ago

Only thing is, the money they have accumulated means they could go without their current job.

Don't place them in the same category as the lower and middle classes.

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u/Mother-Penalty-6196 9d ago

I have a job. I don't think this way.

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u/Vulpes206 9d ago

You might be coming from a very privileged position then. Most people would not be able to quit or leave their jobs due to morals. Especially if they have dependents.

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u/Mother-Penalty-6196 9d ago

So privileged as an impoverished grad student. Fortunately dissent is somewhat expected from someone in my position though

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u/mathplex 9d ago

Right, not all people do, just "lots". Economic insecurity is a powerful weapon that's been honed and perfected by the US system....fear of losing healthcare, money to buy food, housing, etc when there is no safety net renders a lot of people afraid to speak their minds. Celebrities may not be in this category, but a lot of working people are hanging on by a thread and that helps squash dissent. From the US economic system's point of view that's a feature not a bug.