Politics has saturated everything this year, and because the political atmosphere was so fragmented and volatile, that has had a negative effect on many people’s overall well-being. It wasn’t enough to talk about President Trump, Russia, and North Korea every waking moment — now fans, the media, and some liberals are complaining that the artists they love aren’t unhappy when fans are unhappy, and not as political as they’d like them to be, which is likely when said artists are purported to be happier in the first place.

Since when must artists share every emotion we share — and especially, why must they opine publicly about politics in order for their art or personhood be appreciated?