The Oscars and the Comfort of Selective Outrage
At this year’s Oscars, several celebrities wore symbolic red pins and used acceptance speeches to call for “Free Palestine,” transforming one of the world’s most visible cultural stages into a platform for political messaging.
The issue is not that entertainers express political views. The issue is the moral asymmetry those views revealed.
Years after the October 7 massacre — when Hamas terrorists murdered civilians in their homes, burned families alive and abducted hostages into Gaza — the scale and brutality of that day are no longer contested. The events were documented in real time. Testimonies from survivors have circulated globally. The strategic........
