Why are people coming for Chappell Roan after her latest interview?
Chappell Roan’s thoughts on pop stars and politics have divided the internet. (Getty)
Chappell Roan's thoughts on pop stars and politics have divided the internet. (Getty)
The music industry’s most divisive new superstar Chappell Roan has once again divided opinion with her take on whether pop stars should be politically engaged.
Chappell Roan’s debut album was titled The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, but taking into account the duality of her controversial opinions and her iconic pop bops, it probably should’ve been called The Rise and Fall and Rise Again and Fall and Rise and Fall Again of a Midwest Princess.
The “Good Luck, Babe!” hitmaker has sparked a social media frenzy once again after appearing on Alexandra Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast last week.
While the biggest initial takeaway was that the lesbian pop icon is in a happy relationship, her first since her major rise to stardom in 2024, fans have since taken issue with other comments made in the 80-minute interview.
She expressed frustration that she, as an LGBTQ+ artist, is expected to be more “politically correct” and “politically educated”, despite having the huge task of being an internationally known pop star.
“People expect me to play by different roles because I’m gay, and I should be more politically correct about that,” she told Cooper.
“I don’t know everything about every topic I have opinions on,” she continued. “I get a lot of f**king crazy questions that a lot of peers would not get asked and that’s because I’m gay. I have my opinions, but I don’t know everything about every topic I have opinions on. I don’t know everything about being gay. I don’t know everything about being a woman. I don’t know everything about f**king fashion or drag or performing.”
Since her star ascension in 2024, the “Pink Pony Club” singer has gone viral on numerous occasions, be that for sharing her own thoughts on “creepy” fan interactions, voicing her support for the transgender community, or refusing to endorse Kamala Harris in the US presidential election due to Harris’ stance on the war in Gaza.
“I try to know everything I can, but when I don’t answer a question correctly or, like, I don’t acknowledge one community, it’s like, how can I do it all,” Roan continued.
“How can these girls tour, write, perform, interview, sleep, eat, and f**king work out? How can they do it all and lead a team and be a boss and pay people and f**king be so politically educated?”
The Grammy Award-winner dubbed the expectations placed upon her “impossible”, adding: “Why the f**k are you looking to me for some political answer? You think I have the f**king answer? Like, I’m a pop star. I wish I had the answers. I wish the president was a pop star, but she’s not.”
On social media, fans appear firmly divided over Roan’s latest statements, with some suggesting it’s a “privileged” position to not have to be politically educated, and others arguing that internet dwellers are wilfully misinterpreting her points.
chappell roan stans have been political policing people since she became popular and now it’s suddenly “don’t go to pop stars for your politics” lmaaooo pic.twitter.com/HsqEh8gp4E
— ✮ (@notauntblazer) March 29, 2025
media illiterate ppl on twitter cooking up stupid reasons to hate chappell roan or rachel zegler every week pic.twitter.com/Jd8XG5ayBc
— moo deng eater 🔻 (@scythegenderr) March 29, 2025
“Chappell Roan stans have been political policing people since she became popular and now it’s suddenly ‘don’t go to pop stars for your politics’ lmaaooo,” wrote one X/Twitter user.
“I feel like some of you should be more worried about America literally turning into a fascist state than a Chappell Roan interview but idk,” a second shared.
A third voiced: “I’m not interested in Chappell Roan for her political opinions but it’s genuinely ridiculous and comes off as privileged to say you don’t have the time to care/learn about issues that don’t directly affect you. I love her a lot but this is just deeply annoying.”
chappell roan: “I just don’t think people should look to pop stars to have ALL the 100% correct political answers, even if they are queer”
— Margee (@margeemargz) March 29, 2025
weirdos w/no brains: oh she’s an apolitical conservative trumper who hates human rights!!!
chappell roan speaks candidly for 30 seconds on the weird political standards we hold our celebrities to and the entire internet decides she’s never again using her voice to speak up for what’s right because now she’s just a privileged out of touch pop star
— ☠︎︎ lexa ⚔︎ (@harkgriddle) March 29, 2025
“Sorry but people are never gonna make me hate Chappell Roan, she’s been loud about the issues she cares about, there’s no reason to assume that’s stopping,” a third shared. “And she’s not wrong to say that people need to find their own convictions and stop taking every cue from celebs and stan culture.”
Chappell Roan’s remarks on politically engaged pop stars aren’t the only comments from the Call Her Daddy interview that have caused a stir.
Elsewhere in her chat with Cooper, Roan said that she wanted to “get married” but isn’t sure about the prospect of having children.
“All my friends who have kids are in hell,” she said. “I actually don’t know anyone who’s like, happy and has children at this age.
“I literally have not met anyone who’s happy, anyone who has like light in their eyes, anyone who has slept.”
Roan’s thoughts on having children have sparked further discourse online, plus an opinion piece or two.
Yet, if her major breakthrough over the past year has taught her fans anything though, it’s that all will be forgiven next time she releases a bop, like this month’s queer country chart-topper “The Giver”.
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