White House Fumbles 'Espresso,' Still Serving Genocide
When the White House tried to be hip, featuring Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' in a social media clip, they apparently forgot it was the same song she vocally objected to being used by ICE just weeks prior. This tone-deaf performance follows a pattern: an administration seemingly more concerned with viral content and celebrity association than with, say, the 37,000+ Palestinians killed by an
Israeli military campaign according to UN OCHA . We're meant to believe they're engaging with youth culture while simultaneously greenlighting 2,000-pound bombs that NPR reported are obliterating entire city blocks. It’s a peculiar brand of PR, isn't it? The same public that's expected to swoon over a pop song reference is also supposed to ignore the Human Rights Watch findings of insufficient
civilian protections in Gaza, or the consistent flow of US tax dollars to fund the very actions generating global condemnation. How much 'Espresso' does it take to wash down the bitter taste of official apathy towards human suffering?