Ragne's Abyss

Conservatism has been a recent topic, especially for celebrities in the media. Government officials are promoting the idea of converting into a republican conservative. Books like The Great Gatsby, 1984, and Animal Farm are becoming more prominent in reality. Rights are being stripped away, discrimination is becoming normalized, and conforming to past hierarchies are being pushed. 

 A celebrity who has been breaking the internet with their recent switch is Nicki Minaj. An artist who grew her fame from being different and promoting diversity has since shifted into conservatism. The reason this change is so shocking is because Nicki Minaj’s views on politics, gender, sexuality, and world rights have changed dramatically. Her views now are contradictory to the views she was once known for. 

“It’s okay to be a boy”, she stated to the audience at the Turning Point USA “AmericaFest” conference. Nicki Minaj has appeared to have pivoted into supporting MAGA and Donald Trump, an individual she has been known to not like in the past. Her remarks on stage received a significant amount of backlash due to the comment contradicting her past remarks of her support to the LGBTQ+ community. 

Minaj has also made an appearance on the show RuPaul’s Drag Race, a competition show to see whose drag makeup, costume, and performance is the best. The majority of Nicki Minaj’s fandom is made up of women and the LGBTQ+ community, so her switch was disheartening to a lot of her fans.  

To stabilize and grow their wealth, it’s been pushed by celebrities to denote democratic ideals. Sydney Sweeney and Elon Musk are another set of celebrities who are examples of this. 

In July of 2025, the actress Sydney Sweeney was seen in a commercial for American Eagle using the tagline “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans”. The use of “jeans” in this statement was wordplay for “genes” being that in the commercial Sweeney spoke about how genes are passed down from parents to offspring. She also states in the commercial, “My genes are blue”. 

Sweeney has faced racial controversy due to the ad campaign because of the remarks of her having good genes and her genes being blue. Many referred to the comment as being blue blooded. 

Blue Blood refers to being an aristocratic—born into privileged and powerful families. The term’s roots stem from racial and class distinctions. Aristocratic Castilian families often used the term to distinguish themselves from the dark-skinned working class. The idea was that due to their fair and untanned skin, from not working outdoors or being of a different race, their veins appeared blue. 

Later, President Trump tweeted on twitter a comment about Sweeney’s ad stating, “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the HOTTEST ad out there,”. Sweeney said the comment was a surreal moment for her. 

When spoken to about the ad bringing controversy towards genetic superiority and asked to clear the confusion, Sweeney stated “I think that when I have an issue I want to speak about, people will hear”. Essentially, the actress refused to apologize for any racial confusion her campaign brought. 

As mentioned before, Elon Musk has used the denoting of liberal values for his personal benefit. Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are known to have had a relationship at the beginning of Trump’s second term. Musk used this relationship to his benefit, incorporating the president’s ideals and supporting MAGA. 

Musk donated to many of Trump’s presidential campaigns before his election. He was later appointed in a statement by Donald Trump on November 12th, 2024 to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), giving him a larger scale of authority. Trump’s statement, which has been documented on The American Presidency Project, reads, “I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”)”.

 This relationship was a significant factor in Trump’s victory to presidential status. Musk’s net worth also increased significantly after his endorsement to President Trump’s presidential campaign, as well as his many companies gaining regulatory changes under the current administration. 

The battle between democrats and republicans have become more complex over the years—especially since President Trump’s first election. The introduction of MAGA is overpowering the Republican Party. It’s no longer political, it’s become chauvinistic. 

Through trials and tribulations of trying to mold our society into a place of equality, it’s being promoted to revert back to what we ran from. A prime example would be President Trump’s removal of DEI; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, which is the framework that fostered equality for people of different backgrounds and races in organizations. The glorification of wealth is one of the many reasons for the ability of rights to be removed.

America has the habit of idolizing wealthy people and putting them on a godly pedestal. The concept of worshipping a human-being is extremely dystopian. Especially human-beings who are benefiting from the suffrage of a community. 

 I find that MAGA is amplified solely because it’s believed to benefit all of those who support it. The imagined belief that “they’re just like me, so they’ll help me”. That belief will never be reality, instead it only fuels oppression and weakens opportunity for the average person. The average person being the majority of America. 

It isn’t surprising that celebrities are converting to MAGA conservatism. The more wealth that is accumulated, the more you wish to earn. They’re simply trying to keep their wealth while growing their status by associating themselves with a bigoted political force. There’s power in wealth and that power is used for personal gain disguised as societal progression.

Regression in America is sought after by MAGA conservatives. Their support pushes forth the possibility of this country being governed by one puppeteer. An individual who shows no interest in helping the people and only seeks to endorse their echo chamber. The process of turning a stolen land into a home for oligarchy has only just begun.