The 2025 Emmys: Neutral or Selective? Politics, Silence, and What It Means

The 2025 Emmys made headlines for what wasn’t said. With Charlie Kirk’s death fresh in the news, host Nate Bargatze promised “no politics,” yet selective commentary still slipped in. Here’s why it matters when award shows choose silence in one area but speak in another—and what that means for culture, media, and respec