It’s been a rough week for celebrities. The realization that the views espoused in their liberal strongholds of LA and NYC were not shared by many Americans was a startling reality check to say the least. But many have refused to give up the fight.
As the election outcome became increasingly clear Tuesday night, the Clinton camp reached for tissues, shots and barf bags. Hope was shattered … not the glass ceiling.
Although many grudgingly accepted their idol’s defeat, others began the trending hashtags #Caleavefornia and #Calexit, suggesting that California depart the Union in protest. Some, prior to the announcement of the results, revealed their intentions to move north if Trump prevailed. And others indicated their undying allegiance to Hillary through protests and #stillwithher and #notmypresident social media posts.
When election results appeared to indicate a Trump victory, Katy Perry tweeted: “The revolution is coming.” The following day, she endorsed peaceful protestation. Easily one of Hillary’s most avid celebrity fans, the singer even blacked out her Twitter profile picture and cover photo in mourning.
“I want to quit life,” Rashida Jones tweeted, before indicating that Trump would never receive her allegiance. “#notmypresident #nevermypresident” the actress commented, referring to Trump’s announcement that he would be a “president for all Americans.”
Although she was unable to cast a vote in the election, 14 year old actress Rowan Blanchard tweeted: “Hey anyone know if there are any #notmypresident solidarity meet ups in LA?”
Hey anyone know if there are any #notmypresident solidarity meet ups in LA?
— Rowan Blanchard (@rowblanchard) November 9, 2016
Many celebrities posted video footage of the protests taking place in New York City.
Cher took a rather alarmist view, tweeting: “Stood on 55th &5th &Watched Young Protesters March By.They Carried Home Made Signs & Chanted,They Will Not Go Gently In2 Americas Dark Nite.”
On Instagram, Jamie Lee Curtis captioned a video of young protestors chanting “Not my president!”: “And now this….it begins. My niece in Chicago is voicing what so many feel voiceless about today. #notmypresident.”
Actress Debra Messing posted a similar video to Twitter, with the caption “Downtown NY NOW” and a fist symbol. The marchers chanted: “Donald Trump, go away. Racist, sexist, anti-gay!”
On Facebook, documentarian Michael Moore wrote: “Out with tens of thousands of protesters in the streets tonight. The shit has only begun to hit the fan. #OccupyTrump.”
Julia Stiles was “proud of NYC, and my sister representing in the rain #notmypresident #imstillwithher.” Marchers in her clip chanted “Fuck Donald Trump!” and “Not my president!”
In a letter to his ex-wife and daughter Roxy which was published in Vanity Fair, screenwriter/producer Aaron Sorkin wrote: “The Trumpsters want to see people like us (Jewish, “coastal elites,” educated, socially progressive, Hollywood…) sobbing and wailing and talking about moving to Canada. I won’t give them that and neither will you. Here’s what we’ll do…we’ll fucking fight. (Roxy, there’s a time for this kind of language and it’s now.)”
Sure, fight, Hollywood. You have that right. But a great way to implement being #strongertogether would be to understand the viewpoints of those who aren’t “socially progressive coastal elites” as Sorkin put it. That would certainly be a start toward healing America’s fractures.
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