Celebrity Culture in the Time of COVID-19 Hot Takes

Celebrities are such a huge part of our pop culture today, they seem to be everywhere online, verified on all social media platforms and are now even dipping their toes into the Youtube content creator space. When the pandemic happened though they faded into the background as we all tried to find a way to figure out how we would deal with the expected and unexpected consequences of COVID-19. Then they started posting online about their experiences and instead of the usual admiration and adoration they got from fans they were met with anger as everyone saw the economic and lifestyle divide of these figures and icons they once felt so close to. This week we'll talk about our reactions to celebrities as they  continued to post on various platforms quickly digging a deeper and deeper hole for themselves in the last several weeks.