It's F the police until it benefits you.

Nicki Manaj, "The Queen of Rap" as the streets call her has BEEN a weirdo way before she became the Queen of MAGA, Trump's campaign. As anyone that even is remotely on the internet knows, Nicki Manaj has been slowly loosing her mind for years now. From beefing with rappers like Cardi B to singers like Mariah Carey, Nicki Manaj has Twitter trigger fingers. In June of 2018, Nicki was accused of slut-shaming sex workers and Instagram models. In August of 2018, Nicki stated that it's "me against baby Stormi" and that she had beef with Kylie Jenner's daughter. In 2021, Nicki openly stated how she was anti-vaccine and in 2024, Nicki made off-handed remarks about Megan Thee Stallion's deceased mother. Nicki Manaj is even married to a well known pedophile and defends him often! Even though Nicki did all of these things in her past, it took her appearance at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest for many of her fans to turn on her.

Was Nicki Manaj always like this? In June of 2018, Nicki Manaj stated that she "came to this country as an illegal immigrant at five years old. I can't imagine the horror of being in a strange place and having my parents stripped away from me at the age of five. This is so scary to me. Please stop this." Only six years ago, Nicki stated "But what stuck with me was the children being taken away from their parents when they came into this country. That really bothered me because I was one of those immigrant children coming to America to flee poverty."

So what changed? What happened in the five years between 2020 when Nicki refused to support Trump and 2025 when Nicki stated "Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids. Haha. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that. Normal adults wake up and think they want to see HEALTHY, SAFE, HAPPY kids. Not Gav. The Gav Nots. GAVOUT. Send the next guy, I'm bored."

Some theories could be money, that Erika Kirk and other politicians paid her a reasonable sum to change her political stance. Another theory was that they allowed her to stay in the country as she is not currently a citizen. Whatever the reason for this shift in views, I'm fairly certain she did it to benefit herself over the community.

Take Snoop Dogg for example.

In 2011, Snoop Dogg made a mockery of Donald Trump at a comedy show, stating "Donald's saying he wants to run for president and move into the White House. Why not? It wouldn't be the first time you've pushed a black family out of their home." In 2017, Snoop shot a fake version of Trump in a music video. In 2018, Snoop cussed him out. Only six years later, Snoop proclaimed that "He has done only great things for me. He pardoned Micheal Harris. So, I have nothing but love and respect for Donald Trump."

Even Nick Cannon, a well-liked celebrity that stated "We got the Gulf of America now. He's like the club, charging $5 million bottle service to get into the country. I f*ck with Trump!" Ten years ago, Cannon said that Trump has a "elitist mentality." (It is noted Cannon does not subscribe to either political party and has since claimed this quote was taken out of context.)

This is a common theme with celebrities.

I could continue my argument with more examples like Kanye West and Amber Rose, but it would only delay the conversation that is long overdue. People only maintain arguments that benefit them. Before, supporting Trump wasn't in these celebrities' best interests. Now, it may be. Having a politician in the back of your pocket and protecting your tax dollars is a pretty good selling point. It's a powerful friend to have.

But with celebrities constantly changing their viewpoints, it's a good time for everyone to check in with their own morals. Ask yourself, "Do I hate what this person is doing, or do I hate that it's having a negative effect on me?" That's pretty pessimistic. Are you down for the cause or are you down to protect yourself? Some of you might be asking "why can't I have both?" Well, I'm certainly not the morals police. In fact, I don't think theres anyone who can tell you that their morals are inherently better than yours. I guess my views are a bit like Nietzsche in that matter. But I also subscribe to Nodding and Held's views on the ethics of care. Those beliefs are rooted in our responsibility to care for others.

However, I think we give people too much credit for caring for others. Just being a decent human being doesn't mean you deserve a medal. An example of this would be how fathers that are involved in their children's lives or take time to listen and care for women are overly praised. It shouldn't be remarkable to do the bare minimum. But it's praised because it's not something we see often in men. Which is sickening.

Selflessness isn't just standing beside others, but standing up for others. The difference between the two is that standing beside someone is fighting against a struggle because you're in it together whereas standing up for someone is fighting against a struggle because you morally believe it is the right thing to do. You're not being performative or hoping that someone will recognize your good deeds, you're honoring your own moral code. Not to say being vocal about an issue is bad, because usually people pay attention to things because someone is vocal. My main point here is that even if you're helping someone, your intentions matter. We shouldn't be surprised that celebrities are MAGA, because more times than not, they weren't ever really pro-humanity. They were just pro-themselves.