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Post by Admin on Oct 24, 2020 5:46:44 GMT
As much press as the latest ugly sneaker or mini-purse may get this November, there is only one accessory that genuinely matters: The “I Voted” sticker. An easy way to show you’ve done your civic duty and remind followers to do the same, it pops up every time an election rolls around. 2020’s presidential race is the most important one in recent memory (or at least since 2016’s), and as such, stars have been spreading the word every way they can. This afternoon on Instagram, Selena Gomez sent the message to the 194 million people who follow her on the platform. Gomez let them know that she’d just filled out her ballot for the upcoming election and linked to voter resources non-profit, When We All Vote so everyone could do the same. http://instagram.com/p/CGp_hsjAMUU Usually, Gomez’s social posts range from previews of her new music to glimpses behind the scenes of her cosmetics range, Rare Beauty, but this year she’s transformed her account into a resource. From connecting her young fans to activists like Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza to uploading an explainer on the electoral college earlier this week, she’s leveraging the power of her platform for good, and what’s chicer than that?
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Post by Admin on Oct 25, 2020 5:08:46 GMT
Timothée Chalamet just went live on Instagram with Selena Gomez while waiting in line to vote in the upcoming 2020 U.S. presidential election—and he made sure to let her know exactly how he feels about her. Gomez called the actor on October 24 while he was in line to vote early in New York and he used the opportunity to encourage their followers to get out and cast their ballots. "I really hope this guy loses….oh, man. I think in New York we’re safe, victory-wise,” Chalamet said, referring to President Donald Trump, to which Gomez responded, "My stomach hurts because I’m nervous.” Even though the former A Rainy Day in New York co-stars' conversation was only 10 minutes long, fans couldn't help but feel a vibe between them. In fact, Chalamet was straight up about his obvious fondness for Gomez—especially when it comes to her political activism. "I know it goes without saying—and don't think I don't mean it because I'm younger than you—but I'm really proud of you. You've been all over this stuff," he said, referring to Gomez's commitment to getting out the vote. “I know it's making a difference.” "I felt like that when we shot our movie together," he continued. “But I feel like you're really on the curve with this stuff. It's really important. Yeah, I'm really inspired. I mean it.” "That's really sweet, thank you," the singer replied. Fans couldn't help but notice her blushing.
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Post by Admin on Oct 25, 2020 21:15:15 GMT
"This is the one time that we can make a difference," she says in a new conversation with former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Selena Gomez chatted one-on-one with former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams about empowering the Latina population during this election season. Their livestream Spotlight Conversation on Friday (Oct. 23) was one of the last stops on the weeklong She Se Puede Latinas Make a Difference Tour 2020, which galvanizes Latinas to vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election, less than two weeks away. Gomez proudly wore her "I Voted" sticker on her sweater, which she first showed off in a patriotic Instagram post on Thursday while filling out her ballot. Abrams, who is the first Black woman to become a gubernatorial nominee of a major party in the U.S., told Gomez about her historic 2018 run and how she recruited Latinos for her team when she was elected as Democratic leader in the Georgia House of Representatives. "I picked up the phone and called the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials and said, 'I want to hire someone Latino. I want to make certain that my office actually looks like Georgia. I need to make certain that I'm not trying to speak for a community I'm not apart of, but that I know is incredibly important,'" she told Gomez. "...I may start out standing as a Black woman, but if I'm doing my job right, every woman of color knows that she should be standing right there with me, especially the Latina population." The Rare artist spoke to the politician's point about the younger generation stepping up this year, and why she used her voice to speak on this issue. "A part of why I wanted to do so much around voting and around getting my generation going is because I believe that my generation specifically gets distracted and there’s so much going on in the world," Gomez said. "This is the one time that we can make a difference." According to a recent study by The New York Times, the Latino population has a significantly larger gender gap, with the women leading by 26 percentage points, compared to Black, white and Asian voters. But Gomez read out another statistic about how the voter turnout rate for Latinas was 14-20% lower than non-Latina Black women. "When you look around, sometimes you despair when you see intergenerational poverty, when you see persistence of prejudice and bigotry, when you see these artificial barriers to your success, it is absolutely understandable that you decide the system just doesn't work," Abrams said about why women of color can feel reluctant to cast their ballots. "But then, we've got to have a conversation about what's possible if we can suspend that suspicion for just one day, for just one vote."
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Post by Admin on Oct 27, 2020 5:37:42 GMT
The 2020 presidential election finally has an end in sight, and Selena Gomez just got real about how this year is her first time voting. During an appearance on Voting Power Hour, Selena opened up about how she hasn't always been politically engaged when it comes to casting a ballot. When "super texter" Sam J. from Michigan asked Selena about her first time voting, she grimaced a bit while saying, "Honestly, I’m not ashamed to say this, but I kind of—this was my first time." Sadly, this is a common feeling that many people share. But please know that your vote does count, and it's vital that everyone who is able to casts their ballot in this presidential election as well as in their state and local elections, which usually don't have as big of a turnout. If you didn't vote in the last election, there's still time to register and vote in this one. Check out these handy guides for the election, first-time voters, and coming up with a voting plan for November 3:
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Post by Admin on Oct 27, 2020 21:47:07 GMT
EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee has lamented the partisan split in America, with people on opposite political sides unable to talk — and listen — to one another as polarization continues to increase.
"We have to be able to have a conversation still," Amy told Marci Wiser of the 95.5 KLOS radio station (hear audio below). "Things haven't always been this way, where we couldn't have a conversation. It's either that you believe like me or I don't talk to you and I don't agree with you and I'm not listening to you, and, in fact, I'm plugging my ears and running in the other direction. That isn't how this works. That's not how any relationship works."
She continued: "We are a country together, and we have to work together. And we all believe different things and we all have been through different things, we all have different perspectives, and that's good — that's part of what makes it awesome. And it's made up of a whole bunch of different people, and we have to find a way to work together. And we're not always gonna agree, but that's always been the case. We have to be able to move forward with respect and honor, and speak to each other like family, because we need to function like a functional family."
Last May, Lee said that she was " angry, horrified" and "ashamed" over the murder of George Floyd in police custody as well as President Donald Trump's response to the subsequent protests and riots.
Just three months earlier, Lee opened up about her political views for the first time, explaining that she couldn't "stand by" and keep her mouth shut while her "country's freedom is taken away." He decision to speak out was apparently prompted by the GOP-controlled Senate's vote to acquit Trump on both articles of impeachment without calling witnesses.
She wrote at the time: "I do not accept lying, cheating or bullying from my government… Accepting this abuse says it's okay for our leaders to lie to us, cheat on us, make decisions without our input, and silence us when we try to speak up. This isn't about your policies or beliefs, it's about our freedom."
Lee added: "I will never bow down to a dictator."
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