In the column Straight Nonsense, columnist Moises Mendez II takes a queer eye to the insanity of straight culture.Celebrities will disappoint us, and no one is immune to that not even Beyonc or Taylor Swift. But some disappointments are easier to see from afar than others. And one thing we need to do as a society is believe the people who are showing us exactly who they are and take them at their word and not try to explain it away. In the past week, weve become inundated with idiocy from three celebrities (well, two celebs and a D-list reality star): Sydney Sweeney, Nicki Minaj, and Emma Hernan.Their antics filled my feed this week, and I couldnt get away from their stupidity. Most recently, Sweeney graced a cover of GQs Men of the Year issue. Here, she had the opportunity to stave off the accusations of being a white supremacist after the backlash to her American Eagle jeans ad, which some critics clocked as containing right-wing, white supremacist dog whistles. Its no shock that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance applauded the ad and its messaging (it seemed to have reached the right audience). But even after fielding softball questions, Sweeney dug her heels in. In the print version of the interview, the writer says Sweeney declined to answer questions about the controversy. But that didnt stop the interviewer from asking about the public reaction to the ad, including praise from the president and vice president, as well as the private moments of dealing with the fallout in the public eye. The actress categorized the recognition from the White House as surreal but remained relatively tight-lipped about the backlash throughout the rest of the interview.Sydney Sweeney on the reaction to her American Eagle campaign: It was surreal. https://t.co/nXrhkNTGcz pic.twitter.com/deqbdN9bD5 GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) November 4, 2025 Sweeney was asked if she was surprised about the reaction to the ad. And instead of tackling the issue head-on, Sweeney skirted around the opportunity to clear things up and stood firmly on the stance that she only did a jean ad and the reaction was definitely a surprise, but I did a jean ad. The interviewer then plainly asked if she had anything she wanted to say about the ad. Sweeneys response: I think that when I have an issue that I want to speak about, people will hear.The public got hints of Sweeneys alleged ties to the right after her family was pictured wearing MAGA hats at her moms birthday party in 2023 (the height of her Euphoria fame). She explained it away by telling people to stop making assumptions and scolded critics for turning an innocent celebration into an absurd political statement. When she said this, I just know the Euphoria casts group chat was popping off on her.But Sweeneys showed us countless times over the past few years, as her celebritys grown, her true political colors; her refusal to denounce the Republican cosign speaks volumes. The same could be said about Nicki Minaj, who has been scribbling Im a bigot on the walls for years. Weve seen it in the form of her anti-vax standpoint that she casually dropped the night of the Met Gala in 2021 (hope her cousins testicles are OK). There were also her decisions to marry a man accused of sexual assault and stand by her brother who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for child rape. Additionally, she routinely weaponizes her fanbase to harass and dox her detractors, encouraging them to do her bidding online and rewarding them with scraps in the form of likes, retweets, and replies.If calling another womans Black children roaches or monkeys wasnt enough to hold a mirror up to the Barbz [her fanbase] to make them see what theyre dealing with, what will? What about harassing a woman like Megan Thee Stallion, who lost both of her parents and her grandma. (Minaj claimed she she lied about getting shot, and her fans threatened to deface her deceased relatives resting place.) Yeah, the Barbz will play it off as, Well, she started it, when in reality, Minaj is always at the scene of the crime, throwing rocks and then hiding her hands.Nope, its Trump. Weve suspected Minaj has terrible politics, and it was bound to come out sooner or later that she was a Trump supporter. This week, it finally happened. In one of her more concerning rants on X, she frantically writes about not being able to fully be open about her Christian faith (which is just an excuse religious people take when theyre asked to not force their beliefs onto others, but whatever). She shared a screenshot of the presidents Truth Social post about the persecution of Christian Nigerians. (Fact check: A representative from the countrys ministry of Foreign Affairs denied that a Christian genocide is taking place in an interview with Al Jazeera.) Then she got giddy about the White House partaking in the Beez in the Trap/Whats Up trend that every celebrity attempting to maintain relevancy on social media is doing.This last act finally prompted backlash from the Barbz, who apparently are able to look past the support of a child rapist, the incessant bullying of another Black woman who was shot, and the overuse of AI (for the love of God, stop killing the planet for a made-up Gag City bit that people havent cared about in years!), but they draw the line at Trump. A decent line to draw, but its not like this is the first time were hearing of Minajs loathsome political stances. But explaining someones shitty behavior online is the most pick-me behavior, and it devalues you as a person and your credibility about quite literally anything moving forward. Take our last subject for this weeks column, Selling Sunset star Emma Hernan. She was a fierce ally to the only queer woman on the show, Chrishell Stause, especially when she faced homophobic remarks from Amanzas stylist or Nicoles ignorant comments online. But something seems to have clicked (off) for Hernan in this new season when she stood 10-toes down behind a man, Blake Davis, who said guacamole looks like baby throw-up and didnt know where Boston was. Not only did he make racially insensitive jokes, he blasted his ignorance across his social media channels in the form of ableist and fatphobic jokes, along with praising tech companies for changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and also posted a video of himself pushing Hernans head into his crotch as a joke.At first I was like damn Chriselle is tripping. Why is she being so controlling? But it's so much they leave out! Now Emma! This mf is doing this bullshit and you're defending him, STILL!?!? Emma was a bad ass bih. This is disappointing for sure #SellingSunset pic.twitter.com/y9uxCqkUli Pri (@ChinkyBrwnRound) November 5, 2025 But still, Hernan is going on an apology tour for this man and trying to explain his immaturity by saying that she feels like she can change him and that they have the opportunity to grow together.Interviewer: "You said you don't agree with his beliefs, so how do you navigate that?"Emma: "I can change him"Pick-me-sha the builder got her tool kit READY!#SellingSunset #SellingSunsetReunion pic.twitter.com/jo1G945rgy APPAULLEDDD (@appaulleddd) November 6, 2025 We all know sometimes, a friend dates someone questionable. And the only course of action is to let them experience it, and then be there for them when they start to see the light. But Stause was done taking the high road, and I fully support her in that.If I have to pick a side, I am team Chrishell and Chelsea. There is no defending Emmas boyfriend and him saying the N word. She staying with him is a choice #SellingSunset pic.twitter.com/dVOxjZ5QUH TV & Movie Addict (@TVMovieAddict) November 6, 2025 The question then becomes, how do we engage with artists whose work we enjoy? This really only applies to Minaj and Sweeney (I did see Christy and genuinely enjoyed it); Im OK with never seeing Hernan again. Do we separate the art from the artist? In my opinion, its all intertwined the artists intention for picking certain projects and what they do with the art they create. In these three cases, theyve been careless with the way theyve gone about being in the public eye, and I think karma will take care of them.Moises Mendez II is a staff writer at Out magazine. Follow him on Instagram @moisesfenty.Voices is dedicated to featuring a wide range of inspiring personal stories and impactful opinions from the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. Visit out.com/submit to learn more about submission guidelines. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on any of our stories. 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