Not an American so maybe not my place but: I find her friendliness with credibly accused rapist and sexual abuser Brand viscerally shocking and am not concerned with her right wing politics. As she is based in UK she absolutely knows the accusations made against him recently and seemingly doesn’t care and is brazen enough to interest with him publicly. The mind boggles
“I can’t fathom why anyone would look to billionaire pop stars and celebrities for advice on who to vote for.” <— 100% agree. However, they need us in order to to billionaire pop stars and celebs and we can take ‘em out by voting with our feet. Just like I’ve cut out people in my life who (I know) support Trump, I’ll do the same with fuck asses like Nicole Scherzinger. Call me Tom, cuz I’m petty af.
I wasn't in the US for the election and won't be back for another couple of weeks. So I've been curious what the mood is like there, and like you said, it seems to be much more subdued. Seems more like 2004 than 2016. Personally, I remember 2016 being a galvanizing incident and with some people I met online, we started a magazine and podcast to discuss all the things Trump's first victory made everyone talk about. I was just chatting with those friends earlier and there's absolutely no way 2024 generated even 1% of that energy from 2016.
Might the subdued vibes be partly due to a mixture of shock at just how much the GOP steamrolled, plus people coming to terms that people they thought of as friends or allies are not who they thought they were—hence, being afraid to post about their grief online, etc.?
Really great post, I think my frustration with the election led to me a strong initial reaction to any celeb publicly supporting Trump, but honestly it may be for the best that we just stop thinking about them or expecting any billionaire to have a helpful political opinion.
Did you ever find out why Patti didn't attend the show??
Not an American so maybe not my place but: I find her friendliness with credibly accused rapist and sexual abuser Brand viscerally shocking and am not concerned with her right wing politics. As she is based in UK she absolutely knows the accusations made against him recently and seemingly doesn’t care and is brazen enough to interest with him publicly. The mind boggles
“I can’t fathom why anyone would look to billionaire pop stars and celebrities for advice on who to vote for.” <— 100% agree. However, they need us in order to to billionaire pop stars and celebs and we can take ‘em out by voting with our feet. Just like I’ve cut out people in my life who (I know) support Trump, I’ll do the same with fuck asses like Nicole Scherzinger. Call me Tom, cuz I’m petty af.
I wasn't in the US for the election and won't be back for another couple of weeks. So I've been curious what the mood is like there, and like you said, it seems to be much more subdued. Seems more like 2004 than 2016. Personally, I remember 2016 being a galvanizing incident and with some people I met online, we started a magazine and podcast to discuss all the things Trump's first victory made everyone talk about. I was just chatting with those friends earlier and there's absolutely no way 2024 generated even 1% of that energy from 2016.
Might the subdued vibes be partly due to a mixture of shock at just how much the GOP steamrolled, plus people coming to terms that people they thought of as friends or allies are not who they thought they were—hence, being afraid to post about their grief online, etc.?
the funniest part of this Nicole Scherzinger comment is that it brought together F1 Twitter and theatre twitter
It's so interesting to read you figuring out your thoughts on Substack. A great post!
Loved this read! Also I thought I was the only person who remembered Eden's Crush, so that made me smile.
Really great post, I think my frustration with the election led to me a strong initial reaction to any celeb publicly supporting Trump, but honestly it may be for the best that we just stop thinking about them or expecting any billionaire to have a helpful political opinion.
Did you ever find out why Patti didn't attend the show??