On Oct. 7, Amy Schumer made her first Instagram post about the Israel-Hamas conflict: She reshared a video of Hamas militants kidnapping hostages after killing hundreds at a music festival in Israel. Almost a month later, her almost-daily updates have made the comedian one of the most vocal and high-profile Americans to use social media to weigh in on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Even people who don’t follow the comedian — who has 13.
“If I had a client that was posting things that were getting a reaction the way Amy Schumer was posting, no matter how good her intentions — maybe she had the truest of intentions — I would recommend they immediately stop,” said Ryan McCormick, co-founder and media relations specialist at the public relations firm Goldman McCormick PR. McCormick does not represent or work with Schumer. Representatives for Schumer did not respond to a request for comment made by NBC News.