" We want impropriety , justice , and exemption for all . "
Chappell Roanexplained why she declined to perform at White House Pride event.
The singer, 26, took to the Governor’s Ball music festival this weekend dressed as the Statue of Liberty. Shesaidthat she was “in drag as the biggest queen of them all,” and then quoted part of the poem written on the statue’s base: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
Appearing emotional, Chappellcontinued, “That means freedom in trans rights. That means freedom in women’s rights. And it especially means freedom for all oppressed people in occupied territories.”
Elsewhere in her performance, according to fanvideosfrom the event, Chappell directly addressed the White House while dressed as a yellow taxi. “In response to the White House, who asked me to perform for Pride. We want liberty, justice, and freedom for all. When you do that, that’s when I’ll come,” she declared.
Chappell then proceeded to sing “My Kink Is Karma,” a song which includes the lyrics, “It’s hot when you’re going through hell / And you’re hating yourself, I’m feeling myself / It’s hot when you know that you’re caught / And you’re getting pissed off, it’s getting me off.”
A representative for Chappell subsequently confirmed toVarietythat the White House did contact her management, which was then declined.
All in all, it was a hit:
chappell roan opened her gov ball determine by project a giant " am i gay " quiz onto the jumbotron , popped out of an orchard apple tree in full green body pigment as the statue of liberty , severalize the white house to go fuck themselves , and play a new song , and this is why she is the moment
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“We want liberty, justice, and freedom for all."
