Pedro Pascal, the Chilean-born star of HBOs The Last of Us and Marvels upcoming Fantastic Four, is facing a backlash from some of his own admirers on the woke left, who now accuse the actor of hypocrisy over rumors that he may be romantically involved with a man alleged to hold pro-Israel views.
According to Breitbart, a prominent Pascal fan account on X (formerly Twitter) issued a lengthy statement announcing a break in its activities after the actor was reportedly seen dining with his sister, Lux Pascal, at a restaurant said to donate money to Israel, and after he was recently spotted in public with Argentine designer Rafael Olarra. Well, as you probably already know, Pedro is supposedly dating a Zionist and, to top it all off, he went to dinner with Lux at a restaurant that donates money to Israel, the fan page declared, signaling that, in the hierarchy of modern identity politics, even a reliably left-wing celebrity can be swiftly punished for perceived deviations from hardline anti-Israel orthodoxy.
The account, @acervopedrito, lamented that Yes, a man who has always shown support for Palestine and hosted a benefit concert, someone we have always loved and admired for his character and activism, is now on a wave of hypocrisy, underscoring how quickly progressive activists will turn on their own. The same statement added, That being said, we want to make it clear that we, the admins, DO NOT AGREE with everything that is happening and will not tolerate this type of behavior, language that reads less like fan commentary and more like a political tribunal.
The page, which describes itself as the largest and best collection of memes and curiosities from the worlds first hot Chilean, Pedro Pascal, then announced it was effectively shutting down over the controversy. As a fan page and not a cult, we dont have the mental health to continue with the collection for now, and thats why were going on hiatus, the admins wrote, before subsequently making the account private.
Pascal, who has openly embraced left-wing causes and pro-transgender activism for children, is now learning that ideological purity tests on the radical left can be unforgiving, even for Hollywood favorites. While social media users have accused Olarra of holding Zionist views, the actual nature of his politicsas well as the precise status of his relationship with Pascalremains unconfirmed, highlighting how online mobs are willing to police personal relationships based on rumor and rigid ideological demands.
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