What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad, with Clevver News, and now more than ever, celebs
are using their platforms to get people to get out and vote, but in times of desperate
measures, what better way to encourage the people to step up than by stripping down?
We’ve seen it all when it comes to high-profile celebrities and getting their fans’ attention
-- from dropping teasers to partaking in the newest viral challenges, apparently nothing
is off limits.
But now that the 2020 presidential election is just around the corner, celebrities have
gone to extreme measures in order to seek fans’ attention in the sense that anyone
who is 18 and over needs nothing but some good ol’ knowledge in order to do so…
and we’re talkin’ NOTHING.
Back around the time of the 2016 election, Katy Perry teamed up with Funny Or Die for
their ‘Everyone Votes’ campaign to prove that there is no excuse nor is there any dress
code for getting out and hitting the poles.
“Yep, I’ve briefly scanned the Constitution, and nowhere does it say you can’t just roll
out of bed and come to the polls in whatever state you woke up in.”
Ok, so maybe Katy should’ve done a little more than “briefly” scan the Constitution,
because her next power play proved to be a little more controversial when telling fans
you’re allowed to vote in whatever state you woke up in:
“Or, if you’re like me, I sleep naked!
Yep, let those babies loose, ‘cause no one ever said that --” “Ma’am!
Alright ma’am.
Alright, that’s enough of that.”
After Katy gets thrown into the back of a cop car with comedian Joel McHale, the video
PSA ends with the message, “Remember to vote.
Who cares what you wear.
Just wear clothes.”
And since we are on the topic of clothing, please note there are some guidelines to what
you can and cannot wear to polling places.
According to InStyle, “Most states ban electioneering (a.k.a. campaigning) within a certain radius
of a polling place and, depending on where you live, that can include simply wearing
political garb, such as buttons, T-shirts, and hats emblazoned with your fave candidate’s
name, or political party of choice.”
Okay now that that’s done… let’s get to our next celeb stripping down to promote
voting!
Recently, Kylie Jenner stripped down to a bikini during one of her daily photo shoots,
but this time around, her message contained more than a few emojis and a weather update.
Kylie kicked off the one month countdown to the election last week by writing, “But
are you registered to vote?
Click the link in my bio.. let’s make a plan to vote together.”
Fans quickly reacted to Kylie’s photo with comments like, “All of a sudden I wanna
vote,” but joke’s on the haters who rolled their eyes and kept scrolling, because one
spokesperson revealed to The Hill that the US online voter registration and verification
tool saw a massive surge in Kylie’s link after urging fans to report to the link in
her bio… a 1,500% surge, to be exact.
Vote.org CEO Andrea Hailey also issued a statement to the outlet saying QUOTE, “Following Kylie
Jenner’s Instagram post, the surge in interactions with Vote.org’s registration verification
tool speaks to an energy among young Americans who want to make sure their voices are heard
this election.”
Never underestimate the power of a thirst trap, my friends!
Speaking of thirst traps, Chris Evans recently made headlines, in true 2020 fashion, for
accidentally leaking his own nudes to his Instagram.
This all went down last month when he posted a video of his family playing Heads Up to
his Instagram Stories, and accidentally showed his phone's photo roll, which just so happened
to include a photo of Captain America’s “Little America.”
He was quick to delete the video, but the damage had already been done, and the screenshots
went viral in a matter of seconds.
Clearly all group chats and Twitter threads around the world were talking about his slight
mishap, as memes and reactions about Captain America came rolling in.
Chris appeared on The Tamron Hall Show just hours after the incident and made a lighthearted
joke about leaking his own nudes, joking, “Did something happen this weekend?”
He went on to say, “Look, it was an interesting weekend full of lessons learned, a lot of
teachable moments.
Things happen.
It’s embarrassing, but you’ve gotta roll with the punches.
I will say, I have fantastic fans who came to my support.
That was really nice.”
Chris then decided to turn this situation into a political statement, later issuing
a Twitter PSA to fans, writing QUOTE, “Now that I have your attention…
VOTE Nov 3rd!!!”
A job well done!
Chelsea Handler has always been one to use her voice and her platform to bring awareness
to social issues, more specifically urging people to vote in the midterm elections, but
this time around, she shared a PSA with the help of her closet.
Back in 2018, in one of many instances she posed with very little clothing, Chelsea shared
a photo of herself wearing nothing but a pair of black lace underwear while covering her
chest with her arm.
Her statement was made loud and clear as she wrote alongside the post, QUOTE “You have
to vote, like your life depends on it.
Vote!”
Lili Reinhart’s recent attempt to bring awareness to important topics, on the other
hand, was met with a heavy amount of backlash from fans, after she shared this since-deleted
topless photo of herself with the caption, “Now that my sideboob has gotten your attention,
Breonna Taylor’s murderers have not been arrested.
Demand justice.”
The post was met with a heavy amount of backlash as fans slammed Lili’s “tone deaf” strategy
to bring awareness to a heavy topic, which led Lili to apologize to fans in a series
of tweets.
She wrote back in June QUOTE, “I’ve always tried to use my platform for good.
And speak up about things that are important to me.
I also can admit when I make a mistake and I made a mistake with my caption.
It was never my intent to insult anyone and I’m truly sorry to those that were offended.”
Lili went on to say, “I’ve tried very hard to be honest on my IGTV lives that I’m
still learning and trying to be better.
But I understand that my caption came off as tone deaf.
I truly had good intentions and did not think it through that it could come off as insensitive.”
At least Lili recognized that her post was in bad taste and addressed it, the important
thing is that we continue to stay educated.
Then again, at least she didn’t lose access to her accounts like, Tana Mongeau, who was
just stripped of her YouTube verification (no pun intended).
As of Monday, it was unclear why Tana’s check mark got axed, but according to TMZ,
one big reason could be the fact that she hopped on Twitter to bribe fans with free
nudes if they proved they voted for Joe Biden, which allegedly violates U.S. electoral law,
in that “making an expenditure for a vote” is illegal.
Tana made another attempt at getting people to vote Trump out of office come November
3rd, sharing a risque photo of herself posing with her assets hanging out in the air and
Biden’s face photoshopped as her head.
In the caption, Tana wrote, “update: #BootyForBiden broke Tana Uncensored.
Love to see so many ppl who want change as badly as I do.
U don’t need my ass to know what’s right for America so go VOTE! today was fun, ily.”
So maybe this isn’t the most “morally correct” way to get the public’s attention,
BUT hey, we’ve gotta hand it to all of these celebrities for thinking outside the box and
using their platform to “expose” the cold hard truth about the many social issues at
hand … again, no pun intended.
To see how Little Mix was recognized for speaking out on racial injustice, you can click right
over here to watch another Clevver video.
Then be sure to let me know all your thoughts on celebs who strip down to get their fans’
attention… is it a smart marketing move or is it just a little desperate?
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on Instagram @Sussan_Mourad, bye guys.