- Halsey was quick to call for "accountability" after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died on Monday after a white police officer kneeled on his neck.
- In a string of tweets, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter also condemned other celebrities who have failed to speak out against systemic racism and police brutality.
- "man f--- every single person with a platform who is choosing to be silent," she wrote on Twitter. "idc. f--- all of them. you have a platform. you have seen that a man was murdered. you don't care."
- "There are no 'contracts' keeping celebs on American soil from speaking up about this," she added. "They are just choosing not to because a brand is more important and they want to keep pocketing the money of racists. F--- all of em. Idc."
- Some fellow artists, like Ariana Grande, have used social media to signal-boost petitions, encourage donations to Black Lives Matter, and support protesters.
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Halsey was quick to call for "accountability" and condemn police brutality in response to George Floyd's death — and she's calling out any fellow celebrity who hasn't done the same.
Floyd, an unarmed black man, died on Monday after Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kneeled on his neck for about eight minutes. The incident, which occurred after Floyd had already been handcuffed, was caught on video and circulated widely on social media.
In a string of tweets on Wednesday night, Halsey made it clear that she will throw her full support behind the Black Lives Matter movement, regardless of negative reactions from her followers.
"unfollow me. i don't care if you don't want to see 'this stuff' on your timeline. Twitter has long since evolved from being an entertainment space to being a center of political conversation," she wrote, adding the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag.
—h (@halsey) May 28, 2020
Halsey, who is biracial and outspoken about social justice reform, encouraged her fans to talk about Floyd's death and educate the privileged people in their lives.
"Show them photos. Say his name. If your loved ones have the privilege to 'stay away from that kind of news' take that f---ing privilege away."
—h (@halsey) May 28, 2020
The 25-year-old singer-songwriter also condemned other celebrities who have failed to speak out against systemic racism, especially when it comes to law enforcement.
"man f--- every single person with a platform who is choosing to be silent," she wrote. "idc. f--- all of them. you have a platform. you have seen that a man was murdered. you don't care."
"There are no 'contracts' keeping celebs on American soil from speaking up about this," she added. "They are just choosing not to because a brand is more important and they want to keep pocketing the money of racists. F--- all of em. Idc."
—h (@halsey) May 28, 2020
Halsey's activism has been echoed by some fellow artists, like Ariana Grande, who has harnessed her social media platform to signal-boost petitions and encourage followers to "put pressure on [Hennepin County Attorney] Mike Freeman to charge and arrest" the officers involved in Floyd's death.
—Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 28, 2020
—Ariana Grande Today (@ArianaToday) May 28, 2020
Other artists like Lauv, YUNGBLUD, and mxmtoon have also voiced their support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
—lauv (@lauvsongs) May 28, 2020
—YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) May 28, 2020
—maia (@mxmtoon) May 28, 2020
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