There is the blunt question of how consequential any kind of celebrity political activism is. Celebrities speaking on mass platforms can, of course, help to normalise a discourse and unveil what is occurring to those whose engagement with the news may only be through culture. Yet it has always been viewed as a limited approach. In 2024, Saturday Night Live mocked the “teeny tiny statement pin” favoured by celebrities on the red carpet, skewering it for evidencing a commitment to saying something while saying as little as possible. But even when the statements are loud and unequivocal, there is still the same chorus: why should any of us care about what celebrities have to say?