Jennifer Lawrence Is Being Praised For Admitting That She Can t Get Over Her Republican Dad s Political Views After She Revealed They Fell Out During The 2016 Election

Don’t gaslight your fans (many are likely young progressive people based on the content of the show that gave you fame). Your family is obviously far-right based on the blue lives matter shirts and MAGA babies.

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Sydney soon began to trend on Twitter as fans expressed their disappointment at her controversial political affiliation with one person tweeting at the time I said i d defend sydney sweeney no matter what but i gotta back down this time cause girl…

saturn lvs lissette @sluttypov i said i’d defend sydney sweeney no matter what but i gotta back down this time cause girl… 09:22 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @sluttypov

Another wrote Yes people need to be held accountable for being in community with facists racists etc you re comfortable enough to be around them and their ideas meanwhile others would never be also if you re white i honestly don t want to hear your opinion on sydney sweeney

shy? @ImmaterialShy yes people need to be held accountable for being in community with facists, racists, etc. you’re comfortable enough to be around them and their ideas, meanwhile others would never be.

also, if you’re white i honestly don’t want to hear your opinion on sydney sweeney. 11:18 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @ImmaterialShy

One more said Sydney sweeney a bold bitch like no way you picked them pictures out and decided to post them it s 2022

montana @backindacloset sydney sweeney a bold bitch. like no way you picked them pictures out and decided to post them.

it's 2022 11:20 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @backindacloset

And Sydney acknowledged the backlash on her own social media page where she insisted that people were making assumptions and she d simply attended an innocent birthday party

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You guys this is wild she tweeted at the time An innocent celebration for my moms milestone 60th birthday has turned into an absurd political statement which was not the intention Please stop making assumptions Much love to everyone and Happy Birthday Mom

Sydney Sweeney @sydney_sweeney You guys this is wild. An innocent celebration for my moms milestone 60th birthday has turned into an absurd political statement, which was not the intention. Please stop making assumptions.

Much love to everyone and Happy Birthday Mom! 10:50 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @sydney_sweeney

But this response only added fuel to the fire with many pointing out that it wasn t presumptuous to link MAGA hats and support for Blue Lives Matter to right-wing political leanings

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You posted an image celebrating racism and you re surprised you re getting pushback one person tweeted The clothing is literally designed to make a political statement If you agree with it just say so but don t try to weasel your way out of it

RP alt @RP360alt @sydney_sweeney You posted an image celebrating racism and you're surprised you're getting pushback? The clothing is literally designed to make a political statement.

If you agree with it, just say so but don't try to weasel your way out of it. 11:56 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @RP360alt

Sydney sweeney s response to people criticizing her klan family is WEAK AS HELLLL posing happily next to ANYONE wearing political attire and POSTING IT PUBLICLY family or not looks like a statement to me someone else wrote

jess @jessedmundsss Sydney sweeney’s response to people criticizing her klan family is WEAK AS HELLLL posing happily next to ANYONE wearing political attire and POSTING IT PUBLICLY, family or not, looks like a statement to me 11:19 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @jessedmundsss

I m sorry but if people are wearing MAGA hats to a birthday party it s not innocent They may as well be waving Confederate flags I get it- I have a couple of relatives who joined the MAGA cult & I don t talk to them any more You gotta take a stand another replied

Oothoon @oothoon @sydney_sweeney I'm sorry, but if people are wearing MAGA hats to a birthday party, it's not "innocent." They may as well be waving Confederate flags.

I get it- I have a couple of relatives who joined the MAGA cult, & I don't talk to them any more. You gotta take a stand.

11:55 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @oothoon

And this was a sentiment echoed by many with it argued that Sydney must either agree with her family s political views or she was using her privilege to remain apolitical

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As a half white person who cut out all of her conservative family when she reached adulthood and hasn t seen them in over a decade continuing to interact with conservative family members when you are able to cut them out is white privilege one person wrote

reem @nori_brandyfoot @BariAWilliams @crastle13 @sydney_sweeney as a half white person who cut out all of her conservative family when she reached adulthood, and hasn't seen them in over a decade, continuing to interact with conservative family members when you are able to cut them out is white privilege 11:54 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @nori_brandyfoot

Peak white privilege is not being concerned if you disagree politically with someone bc your life isn t on the line another tweeted

misa @SSERABLUE @carterchapman @angem9on @sydney_sweeney peak white privilege is not being concerned if you “disagree politically” with someone bc your life isn’t on the line 11:29 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @SSERABLUE

But others argued that it wasn t that simple with one person writing If the politics of sydney sweeney s parents shock you you re gonna be pretty disappointed when you find out the politics of most white people s parents but especially the famous ones

ashley ray @theashleyray if the politics of sydney sweeney’s parents shock you, you’re gonna be pretty disappointed when you find out the politics of most white people’s parents, but especially the famous ones 11:34 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @theashleyray

Someone else echoed Not y all canceling Sydney Sweeney Do you think she will stop talking to her family because they have different opinions at political levels Oh god

vstarkey CK5 SPOILERS @starkeyhawke not y'all canceling Sydney Sweeney Do you think she will stop talking to her family because they have different opinions at political levels??? Oh god 11:20 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @starkeyhawke

Someone else agreed Seriously bro Leave Sydney sweeney alone What do yall want her to do just cut her family off from her life So ridiculous

Ja'crispy jay @Jacrispyjay Seriously bro Leave Sydney sweeney alone. What do yall want her to do, just cut her family off from her life?

So ridiculous 09:46 PM - 27 Aug 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Jacrispyjay

But another celebrity has revealed this week that they did exactly that with Jennifer Lawrence opening up about her decision to distance herself from her Republican family members in a new interview with Vogue

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In the profile the actor spoke openly about growing up in a conservative home and thinking that she was a Republican until the age of 16 She said that she used to think that being Republican meant Why should my taxes pay for your haughty lifestyle but as she got older she grew a deeper political understanding

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Nobody likes to see half their paycheck go away but it made sense to me Jennifer said Yeah for the greater good I guess it makes sense

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She then revealed that the 2016 election triggered a rift between her and relatives back in her hometown of Louisville Kentucky — including her father

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And despite her best efforts to get over their political differences especially since the birth of her son earlier this year Jennifer admitted that she believes that the situation in the United States is too dire to be able to agree to disagree

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I just worked so hard in the last five years to forgive my dad and my family and try to understand It s different The information they are getting is different Their life is different she told Vogue

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I ve tried to get over it and I really can t I can t she went on I m sorry I m just unleashing but I can t fuck with people who aren t political anymore You live in the United States of America You have to be political It s too dire Politics are killing people

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People immediately highlighted the stark difference between Sydney and Jennifer s approaches to politics and heaped praise on the latter for taking action

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Responding to the profile on a Reddit thread one user wrote My first thought was definitely anyone who said Sydney Sweeney can t be expected to distance herself from her family s politics needs to read this article

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I really like that she stepped into the politics of it all and really discussed the strain it caused with her Republican family members especially so soon after the sydney sweeney controversy one more agreed Another commented Good on her for not trying to hide from or make excuses about her Republican background

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Too bad Sydney Sweeney isn t like Jennifer Lawrence someone else tweeted One more echoed Jennifer Lawrence taking a stand against her Republican family Sydney Sweeney could never

Jonathan Jewel @jonathanjewel Too bad Sydney Sweeney isn’t like Jennifer Lawrence 07:18 PM - 06 Sep 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @jonathanjewel

And others thought that Sydney s publicist should take note writing I honestly wonder if Sydney Sweeney s PR team will model their approach to one similar to this after reading Jennifer s interview especially since Sydney s first swing at correcting the situation failed so miserably

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I don t know if Sydney has that care free and openness to pull off the off the cuff frustration that Jennifer seems to genuinely have when discussing her family they added

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But it was argued that it isn t even known if Sydney does in fact disagree with her relatives political views with one person pointing out We also to be fair dont know what Sydney s views are There is nothing about her behaviors that suggests she disagrees

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Even if Sydney disagrees with her family members she s clearly nowhere near as politically engaged as Jennifer is so there s no real way to make that approach work for her someone else replied But it s not clear she disagrees with her family in the first place--she s been very quiet about her politics

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Sydney has not commented on the discourse beyond the one tweet and has instead been posting photos to her Instagram page from her time at the Venice Film Festival

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