Chappell Roan Explains 2024 Election Stance After Online Backlash
Chappell Roan took to her TikTok account to explain her 2024 election stance after facing backlash online from her fans.The Good Luck, Babe!
singer posted a video to her 3.7 million followers to clarify her stance on voting in 2024, after she was accused online of sitting on the fence during the election.Chappell Roan shot to fame in the past year, after the release of her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and a rapid rise in followers after opening for singer Olivia Rodrigo on tour.She is no stranger to outspokenness, previously asking fans on TikTok to stop stalking her, and shouting back at the paparazzi at the VMAs on September 11.Most recently, she recently faced backlash due to a quote from a Guardian interview which read: "I have so many issues with our government in every way.
There are so many things that I would want to change."So I don't feel pressured to endorse someone. There's problems on both sides."Detractors of the star were quick to criticize her comments, which the singer insists were taken out of context.Chappell Roan said in her TikTok, which was posted on September 23: "I have encouraged people to use critical thinking skills, learn about what they're voting for, and ask questions."She said that there was more nuance to the interview than what was reposted to the internet.Chappell Roan said that the quote in full was her urging people to use their vote.
She said: "Vote small. Vote for what's going on in your city."She added that the election issue that matters the most to her is trans rights, and that she does not believe that cis people should be making decisions about trans rights.In her video, Chappelle Roan says that those who go to her shows know that her politics are not "lip-service" or "virtue signaling."For example, £1 from each of her U.K.
