Can you ignore your family’s politics? Jennifer Lawrence and Sydney Sweeney disagree
The Euphoria actor wants to keep things apolitical - but treating politics as abstract has always been a privilege
Jennifer Lawrence says she can't fuck with people who aren't political". In a cover interview with Vogue, the actor revealed that she no longer has any patience for people who are passive about politics because things are now too dire ... Politics are killing people."
Politics have been killing people for a very long time, of course. Military spending decisions kill people. Austerity, and a lack of social welfare spending, kills people. Climate crisis and gun control policies, or a lack thereof, kill people. Treating politics as something abstract, something that doesn't significantly impact your day-to-day life, has always been a privilege.
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