In the Guardian interview, Johansson hits back at Oxfam, claiming, “for a non-governmental organization to be supporting something that’s supporting a political cause … there’s something that feels not right about that to me.”
As though Oxfam isn’t political. Rights are political because they are based in what a given society will and will not allow. Oxfam theoretically is fighting for rights and therefore political.
Oh she is very well aware of what she is doing:
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/scarlett-johansson-doubles-down-support-israeli-settlements
As though Oxfam isn’t political. Rights are political because they are based in what a given society will and will not allow. Oxfam theoretically is fighting for rights and therefore political.