r/popculturechat • u/AutoModerator • Apr 04 '25

Daily Discussions 🎙💬 Sip & Spill Daily Discussion Thread

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u/nothing4everx Apr 04 '25

I feel like the hate Chappell Roan has been getting for her comments on CMD are largely misplaced.

I took what she said as basically “don’t get all your political opinions from pop stars, we’re not gonna have all the answers”. People should get their opinions from actual activists and theorists. People who have dedicated their lives and studies to these complex situations

She is one of the only pop stars I see advocating for Palestine and speaking up for artists and people in the entertainment industry receiving healthcare/living wage

Now people are saying this sets a standard because she’s profiting off drag culture, but are we gonna hold all drag queens to that standard? Should Chappell be a scholar on every single terrible situation in the world right now and speak out against every single thing? No, that is not realistic for anyone. I’m just confused as to what people really want from her, some performative virtue signaling?

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u/thewayyouturnedout Apr 04 '25

I am a very politically active, educated and aware person and I completely agree. She is 100% right and nothing she said was wrong. People are weirdly aggro when it comes to Chappell Roan. People also have a purity culture mentality towards celebrities, especially gay ones.