Aaron Rodgers, The California Wildfires, and Family Backlash

On November 21st, Aaron Rodgers, the starting Quarterback for the Green Back Packers and a California native joined many celebrities in pledging his support for the relief efforts on Twitter.

Using the hashtags #retweet4good, #CampFireParadise, #ButteStrong, and #payitforward, Rodgers leveraged his celebrity status to support an amazing cause. In fact, Rodgers himself pledged to donate 1 million dollars to support the victims affected by the fires. Unfortunately, Rodgers has been called in the media for his estranged relationship with his family, which amongst the tragedy of the California Wildfires came to the forefront of Twitter.  Jordan Rodgers, Aarons brother, chimed on Aaron’s call for support reminding users of Rodger’s family relationship.

Jordan prefaced his tweet by reminding people to still donate to the cause but felt it necessary to call out his brother for being “fake”. After this public display of family issues combined with the urgent need for support in California, many on twitter felt a need to chime in.

Overall, many dismissed Jordan’s comments and supports Aaron for his kindness and raising of awareness. While there may be truth in Jordan’s statement the social media world wanted to focus more on family relationships rather than personal family issues. Hashtags for #teamrodgers and those in support of wildfire relief triumphed on twitter.

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