Celebrities wear pins protesting ICE on the Golden Globes red carpet

[highplainsdem]

Source: Independent

Some celebrities donned anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes on Sunday in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer this week in Minneapolis.

The black-and-white pins displayed slogans like “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT,” introducing a political angle into the awards show after last year’s relatively apolitical ceremony.

Mark Ruffalo wore one such pin on the red carpet, and other celebrities were expected to have them on display as well.

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“We need every part of civil society, society to speak up,” said Nelini Stamp of Working Families Power, one of the organizers for the anti-ICE pins. “We need our artists. We need our entertainers. We need the folks who reflect society.”

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/minneapolis-golden-globes-celebrities-portland-trump-b2898478.html

[The Grand Illuminist]

1. Like that does any good.

That is a mocking magnet.

[highplainsdem]

2. Actors' support matters. And I hope they'll speak out, too, as Jean Smart did just now, on the red carpet.

[The Grand Illuminist]

3. They are millionaires.

They can afford it.

[highplainsdem]

6. They deserve respect and appreciation.

[SheltieLover]

8. Absolutely!

[The Grand Illuminist]

9. They have the clout, yes.

nt

[Xipe Totec]

13. I just have a question for you, if I may,

What is your fucking problem?

[Cha]

12. So.. They work for it.. and do Good With IT.

[electric_blue68]

14. Don't be so darn cynical. Lots of celebrities never speak out. Their voices carry.

[Cha]

15. And, most are Democracy loving People..

they have every right in the World to Speak OUT.

And, I love them for it. 💙💙💙💙💙💙

Mahalo electric_blue68

[electric_blue68]

19. YW

🙂

[Cha]

11. That's your opinion.. It Does GOOD!

[NotHardly]

16. Not a reader of history I see.

[niyad]

17. Just as a matter of curiosity, what actions could those CIVILIANS take

that would satisfy your obviously oh-so-discriminating high standards for civic engagement?

[dflprincess]

18. Would you rather they stay quiet

like so many people did in the 1930s?

[Prairie Gates]

4. There's going to be a lot of naysayers on this thread

I applaud people who are doing something rather than nothing.

[highplainsdem]

7. We should applaud them.

[highplainsdem]

5. Jean Smart spoke out on the red carpet. Tweet below with some of what she said. She was warning

people not to give the regime the violent protests they're apparently hoping for.

Link to tweet

[FakeNoose]

10. Right now - 7 to 8 p.m. EST - is the red carpet portion of the show

When they start giving out the awards - after 8 p.m. EST - I'll be interested to see if anyone does any political grandstanding. There might be a little, but I think it will be kept to a minimum.

The political references used to be more common, but the broadcasters aren't going to tolerate much these days.