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News? Nah, tea!
This month, WOMEN are everywhere!! Starting with the "Selena and Hailey" tea (by the way, which side are you on?) For me I keep on worrying about poor Justin who will clearly never move on, “I am so grateful that I didn't end up with what I thought I wanted”, like man, seriously? Personally, I believe both of them are way above Mr Bieber and for god's sake, the fans need to move on (including me). What I don't really get is why my FYP is mostly dumb (does this say anything about me? *side eye*) but I know how the algorithm loves to hide what matters and directs all spotlight on analyzing whether Kylie Jenner's story was promoting her new product or shading Miss Gomez (but really who still buys Kylie Jenner's makeup?). No shade for whoever buys it though but take it from me, try Rare Beauty.
More of this tyranny, the video of Iranian women dancing to Selena Gomez's song going viral and when those same Iranian women are fighting for their rights, being killed under the sun on the streets for not covering up their bodies, it falls on deaf ears. They get robbed of their rights and souls, and no one talks about it because check this out: Ms Selena just hit 400 million followers and with that she becomes the most followed woman on Instagram. Nevermind the women in Iran who are followed and stalked and can never find safety. And when Mrs Bieber asked the fans to "leave her alone’’, the internet went up in rage, while when Iranian women asked the world to "help them get their rights'', no one moved a muscle.
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Everything is so messed up and how the internet showcases these news is unfair. I feel that it is also our fault for using those platforms only as way of entertainment when we all know the power of social media and how much change it could do to our real world. Just allow yourself to think and imagine with me the internet giving half of its attention to what is happening to women in Iran. How would that change millions of women’s lives? Next time you retweet or repost something, just think for two seconds and ask yourself "Was Ms Selena wrong all this time?".
No matter, let's focus on the TEA. Recent development: Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber have officially called it quits (we hope?). With both women publicly supporting each other and asking for an end to all the hate, is the drama well and truly over with? *lifts eyebrows*