Read the Room, Babe: Is Your Fave Celeb Living Under a Rock?

‘We’re the same! I just have a private jet, that’s all!’. Yeahh, no. It’s no secret that celebrities have been more out of touch than ever. We think it’s about time we bring them back to celeb(real)ity (ignore that).

It’s bizarre how privileged and extremely clueless they are about the ongoings of the rest of the world. Gen Z, however, does one thing best: hold people accountable. And that’s exactly what they’re doing.

The Dreaded ‘Apology’ Videos

Listen, we’re sick of them too. Remember when we came across Mila Kunis and Ashton Kucher writing a letter on behalf of a literal rapist? Yeah. They, then, took to social media to take all their makeup off, sit in front of a huge colourless, depressing wall, and puff their eyes up to make the standard ‘apology video’. Incredibly kind, if you ask us.

The funniest and most infuriating one of all, though? Miss The-Only-Thing-I’ve-Ever-Groomed-Is-My-Cats and the completely unserious video of her sitting with a ukulele (Ah, yes. The child of all guitars. Ironic, isn’t it?).

It’s clear to everyone that these ‘apology’ videos come out of the celebrities’ desperate need to be seen in a positive light. Instead of genuinely reflecting on their actions, they bring in their scripts and use the same half-assed ten words in a video with no cuts. How sweet.

‘You Said WHAT?’

While we have you here, feast on these insane takes from some nauseatingly privileged celebrities.

‘I never, growing up, had anything designer. My mom wouldn’t let me. I think I got my first pair of Louboutins when I graduated highschool. It makes me really emotional.’

Bella Hadid

Absolute poetry if you ask me.

‘We’re mostly commiserating over the fact that just 24-hour parenting is just not human.’

Justin Timberlake (during COVID lockdowns)

Yeah, we genuinely don’t know what to say for this one. Imagine being a parent. Sob sob.

‘I spoke to a girl who had cancer and we were talking about how this is such a hard thing for her, but it taught her a big lesson on who her friends are and so much about life. She’s 18…’

Wait for it.

‘…And I was like, that’s how I feel.’

Kim Kardashian

The name says enough, we’ve got no words.

‘I’m sorry but like, it’s a virus, I get it, like, I respect it but at the same time like, even if everybody gets it, like, yeah people are gonna die which is terrible but like, inevitable? I don’t know maybe I shouldn’t be doing this right now’

Venessa Hudgens

We’re all in this together (but not really, I live in a mansion).

‘We are diverse… Audrina and Mischa have darker hair’

Heidi Montag

Guys, brown people don’t exist. You’re an illusion.

We’re gonna stop here because we care about your mental health. We didn’t even mention the terrifying number of celebrities coming together to ‘empower’ us during quarantine with a cover of ‘Imagine’. Tears in my eyes as I’m writing this, really.

Why so Tone Deaf?

As fun as it is to just rant, it’s important to question where this disconnect comes from. Let’s be so honest, can you imagine never checking your bank account because you know you’re good? Or having a bathroom the size of a living room in your ten-bedroom mansion? We can’t. And that’s exactly the problem!

It’s like they’re living in a curated bubble where everyone agrees with them all the time, gives them whatever they want, and never delivers on the consequences for their actions. No wonder they’re confused when they interact with the rest of us. They don’t get it and maybe they just don’t want to.

Is it the pressure to perform? The fear of being outcast from the celebrity world? We don’t know (we kinda also don’t care). Their role in furthering out-of-touch culture might not be their fault entirely but that doesn’t mean they can’t check themselves.

Gen Z will continue to hold them accountable, but we all know change comes from within. Self-accountability is the way to grow. The question is: Do they care enough to put in the work?