It’s been a rough year so far. And that’s putting it lightly.
Not only has the world been devastated by the coronavirus, but now the murder of George Floyd has become the straw that broke the camel’s back in terms of folks finally being fed up with police brutality. Of course, Floyd was killed by asphyxia when officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on his neck for well over 8 minutes while arresting him in Minneapolis, despite Floyd telling him multiple times that he couldn’t breathe.
The incident has sparked nationwide protests and riots in nearly every major city in America, while many celebrities have taken to social media to make their voices heard as well. But some of them have been a bit misguided in their attempts. Like Hugh Jackman, for instance.
The Aussie actor hopped on Twitter earlier this week to post a photo of a protestor and cop sharing a hug, with the caption “solidarity.” Seems innocent enough, right? Well, not quite, as many are calling it “pro-police propaganda” and have begun blasting the X-Men star on social media.
Solidarity. pic.twitter.com/EdNmRipv0B
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) June 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/thelindsayellis/status/1268263489774075905
https://twitter.com/sjw_LauraKinney/status/1268188866105749505
https://twitter.com/TomTaylorMade/status/1268225353966739458
I’m sorry but you can’t post that if you aren’t also sharing the videos of police brutality! The news is doing enough of sharing this bullshit instead of what’s actually going on. Peaceful protesters being attacked for no damn reason by the cops who are supposed to keep them safe
— ✨Amy✨ (@AmyWonderland92) June 3, 2020
Aren’t you friends with Rupert Murdoch
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) June 3, 2020
— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) June 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/sassygravy/status/1268224840558837764
Hugh, I'm quite certain that Wolverine and Deadpool could say some stuff to really help this situation.
— Jay H. (@deletemysnap) June 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/yusufneedsarest/status/1268285585426468869
Propaganda.
— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) June 3, 2020
To every single person booing this
Do you want people to come together and support this cause or no? Ya cant say you want support but then scream when support is shown
— 🇭🇰🔞Roon Kolos🇬🇹🏳️⚧️ Quirky Little Sh*t (@RoonKolos) June 4, 2020
stop making australians look bad you jackass
— dan nolan (@dannolan) June 3, 2020
Hugh noooooo
— Rob (@robrousseau) June 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/mystarisfading/status/1268317959832743936
https://twitter.com/nilaffle/status/1268198355840139269
While we imagine Hugh had good intentions behind his post, it’s not hard to see why some people have taken it the way they have. Especially in the current political climate. After all, many celebrities have found themselves in similar positions and most of them probably weren’t expecting to face such backlash.
It’s a tricky time, to be sure, and folks no doubt need to tread carefully on social media. But tell us, what do you think of Hugh Jackman‘s latest post? And do you feel he deserves to be blasted like he’s being right now? As always, sound off in the comments section down below.