Gal Gadot, Imagine and The RISE of Performative ‘Main Character’ Celebrity Political Activism

Social media has been a great tool in promoting activist causes around the world and has seen increased use over the last 2 years in educating people on controversial issues. It had also seen the rise of celebrities taking to social media to talk about causes important to them. However, this often translates to cringeworthy performative activism. Most infamously was a bunch of celebrities led by Gal Gadot in singing John Lennon’s Imagine. This was met with widespread criticism from all sides. This was followed up by Aaron Paul and another crew of celebrities filming another cringey pledge by finally and most recently AnnaLyne McCord recorded herself reciting a bizarre poem. In this video, we discuss performative activism which traces its modern roots back to BandAid and LiveAid in the 1980s, while also looking at better celebrity activists like Marlon Brando. .00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:07 - What is Main Character Syndrome? 00:06:45 - Gal Gadot and Imagine 00:13:45 -