Singer Selena Gomez was vocal in her support for the #MarchForOurLives demonstration over the weekend leaving many who recalled her dismissal of #BlackLivesMatter a bit peeved.
On Saturday, Gomez showed up to the march against gun violence sporting the words "not just a hashtag" on her arm.
But as Twitter recalled, in 2016, Gomez downplayed hashtag activism as it concerned the Black Lives Matter movement. In response to the controversy that was surrounding Gomez's friend and fellow singer Taylor Swift for pretending she didn't know she'd be referenced as a "b**tch" in Kanye West song "Famous," Gomez tweeted "there are more important things to talk about. Why can't people use their voices for something that fucking matters?"
She was quickly called out and asked why neither she nor her friend had spoken up about police brutality or the BLM movement.
Gomez responded with an offensively dismissive attitude by tweeting, "oh lol so that means if I hashtag something I save lives? No – I could give two f**ks about 'sides.' You don't know what I do."
So when Gomez appeared to have all kinds of faith in hashtag activism on Saturday, Twitter went all the way in.
When it came down to BLM, Selena was all, “Why can't people use their voice for something that fucking matters” and “Oh lol so that means if I hashtag something I save lives?”
And has the audacity to use #notjustahashtag lmao she will never have my respect https://t.co/Zs6uiuE1IL
— ً (@fckwhoregui) March 24, 2018
Hi @selenagomez. I don't want you to explain anything because I know you're full of shit. I just wanted to let you know that I see you, sis.
Be blessed. pic.twitter.com/6gLSq2SsL4
— Bae Grylls (Lord Blaquecroft™) (@TheAuracl3) March 25, 2018
"I don't want this to just be an Instagram post anymore," she wrote in a Saturday Instagram post. "PLEASE. ENOUGH. These people, families and CHILDREN have suffered enough. Today we march for our lives. I'm going to continue to trust god with the future and also play my part in bringing change. #marchforourlives#notjustahashtag."
So, do hashtags save lives or no? You're confusing us, hun.
Weren’t you the same one who said hashtags don’t mean shit? Or does that only apply to #blm?? That’s bullshit @selenagomez
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— Brandi ✧ 59 (@scullysjmo) March 24, 2018
Selena Gomez is like every vapid tone deaf celeb that only latches onto movements that are popular in that particular moment. I bet if the march for our lives movement had as much push back as blm she wouldn’t go near it since, according to her, hashtags don’t save lives pic.twitter.com/zdcN2Y3M6H
— ????????????????????????✨☁️???? (@nycdevotee93) March 24, 2018
selena gomez really said hashtags don’t do anything when discussing the BLM movement but quickly posted #MarchForOurLives. . GIRL. pic.twitter.com/aP7C6mcMI2
— Rob. (@WhoIsRob_Franco) March 25, 2018
Selena Gomez when asked about BLM pic.twitter.com/j2UTgNgfQa
— Yellow Flash ⚡️???? (@shvwnixaac) March 25, 2018
This is especially disheartening coming from a half-Latina WOC. While anti-blackness from POC is nothing new, as we've pointed out before, when a "proud" Latina like Gomez can't empathize with us, we have a longer road ahead of us than we once thought.