“Selena Gomez Breaks Silence: The Surprising Reason Behind Her Emotional Post That Has Everyone Talking!”
“Selena always finds a way to make it about her feelings. This isn’t the time for performative tears, it’s about real lives being affected,” one netizen wrote.
Selena Gomez was forced to delete a video of her crying about immigration after netizens accused of “making it about herself”
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“Instead of crying on camera, maybe Selena should use her platform to share resources, donate, or raise awareness in a more constructive way,” another user argued. “Celebrities crying into their phones doesn’t help at all.”
The backlash got so bad that Gomez was forced to delete her video, posting a follow-up story with a black background that read: “Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people.”
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Gomez is not a stranger to showing her emotions publicly, becoming known for wearing them on her sleeve in videos and charitable events.
The actress has made an effort in the past to connect herself to the plight of immigrants, emotionally sharing her family’s immigration story in a 2019 Netflix docuseries called Living Undocumented.
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Gomez was also recently snubbed at the Oscars, receiving no nominations for her work, which some of her fans believe has put an extra layer of pressure on her shoulders, making the recent news about immigration hit much harder.
“Oh Selena. You can show empathy without making it a spectacle. When you make it a dramatic spectacle, you make it less about the cause and more about you,” a user wrote.
